Who are we?
IAG New Zealand is New Zealand's largest general insurer. We are part of Insurance Australia Group (IAG), which is headquartered in Sydney and is Australasia's largest general insurance group.
In New Zealand, we offer the majority of our products under the State and NZI brands and underwrite general insurance business for some of the country’s leading financial institutions.
We underwrite around $7.8 billion of insurance premiums each year and the IAG Group employs around 13,500 people.
As a leading player in that market we can offer our people the chance to work in a range of interesting areas across our entire, multi-facetted organisation. Our customers are our prime focus and our people drive our success. We understand everyone who works for IAG in New Zealand plays a vital role in our achievement - whether at one of our sales sites, customer service centres, or national office. So, we want to make sure everyone who works for us feels valued and is given the tools to achieve their full potential.
As one of New Zealand's biggest employers, we're committed to looking after our staff and having a positive impact on our customers and communities. We believe in giving back to each other and our community and sustainability is important to us!
As New Zealand’s largest insurer, we have both the scope and size to make a real difference to both your career and future!
What we offer?
Whatever area of our business you end up working in you will get:
- A permanent job with IAG following successful completion of the programme
- A competitive salary package with a range of benefits to support your career and a balanced lifestyle plus much more!
- Clear performance objectives to highlight your growth and success
- The opportunity to work on projects across multiple products and distribution channels
- A buddy and mentor to support you throughout the programme
- An in depth induction which will open your eyes to the world of insurance!
- Ongoing and regular interaction with the other graduates in our business
- Commitment to your personal development – through on the job training, courses and study
- support to further your qualifications in your discipline.
- Regular coaching to ensure you achieve your career goals
- Practical experience in Australasia's largest general insurance group
Actuarial and Reporting Team
What is the focus of the Actuarial and Reporting teams at IAG?
The Actuarial team have a key role in the business, in order to have clarity to make decisions, facts are required - this team undertakes the reporting and budgeting analysis with statistical techniques and tools to provide the business with that key decision making information. For more information on the Actuarial world
What do I need to be studying to be considered for a role in this team?
We are considering students who are currently in their final year of study with a discipline in either mathematics or statistics, level 2 statistics papers are an advantage.
I am keen! How do I apply and what happens next?
Please apply online here and should your initial application be successful you will be contacted by a member of our Careers Centre. From there you can expect a few online assessments and a telephone interview with the next step being a personal invite to come along and learn more about IAG and our Pricing teams from some our business leaders. You can then decide whether you like what you see and if IAG is the place to build your career. If the answer is still 'yes!' we will move through to assessment/interview rounds allowing plenty of opportunity for you to ask questions and meet the teams.
Commercial and Personal Products Pricing Teams
What is the focus of these teams at IAG?
In short: We apply statistical and analytical techniques to solve real-world business problems.
We operate two Pricing Teams here at IAG. The Commercial Lines Pricing team looks after the commercial products sold to businesses in New Zealand, while the Personal Lines Pricing team covers the insurance products sold to individuals and families within our communities.
Commercial and personal insurance products all have their own complexities and these teams focus on providing analytical and statistical support to aid in making and implementing business decisions to help the business meet its objectives.
Why should I consider this team and what will it offer my career?
Experience and skills in this business area are highly sought after in the New Zealand and international markets. Given we have some of the best minds and top experts in the industry working for us, these graduate opportunities will naturally come with strong mentoring and development and set you up very well for your future career.
As you maybe aware, IAG is also a recognised leader in sustainability, we tackle the wider issues around our impact on the environment and the communities we operate in.
Given insurance is about risk management we pro-actively work in communities to reduce the impact of natural disasters and crime.
You will also be given plenty of opportunity to further your qualifications in relevant fields (e.g. Actuarial qualifications) as well as be exposed to projects across multiple products and distribution channels.
What do I need to be studying to be considered for a role in this team?
We are considering students who are currently in their final year of study with a discipline in either mathematics, statistics or another numerical based discipline.
I am keen! How do I apply and what happens next?
Please apply online here and should your initial application be successful you will be contacted by a member of our Careers Centre. From there you can expect a few online assessments and a telephone interview with the next step being a personal invite to come along and learn more about IAG and our Pricing teams from some our business leaders. You can then decide whether you like what you see and if IAG is the place to build your career. If the answer is still 'yes!' we will move through to assessment/interview rounds allowing plenty of opportunity for you to ask questions and meet the teams.
Financial Services
What is the focus of these teams at IAG?
Financial Services is a diverse business unit encompassing core financial functions, along with legal, corporate services, strategy and actuarial and reporting functions.
Our aim is to support the company’s goals of market share and profitability in the following ways:
- Supporting the business strategy through providing the vision, leadership and purpose for profitable growth through insightful analysis
- Strengthening our decision support capabilities by automating and simplifying processes within Financial Services and across the business
- Providing appropriate and best value goods and services
- Delivering good governance & control through understanding and managing the financial, business and legal risks of the business
- Energising and inspiring our teams through providing a challenging and rewarding environment
We are currently seeking graduates for both our accounting services and actuarial teams.
Why should I consider this team and what will it offer my career?
Experience and skills in this business area are highly sought after in the New Zealand market. Given we have some of the best minds and top experts in the industry working for us, these graduate opportunities will naturally come with strong mentoring and development and set you up very well for your future career.
As you maybe aware, IAG is also a recognised leader in sustainability, we tackle the wider issues around our impact on the environment and the communities we operate in.
Given insurance is about risk reduction and we are pro-actively working in communities to reduce the impact of natural disasters and crime.
You will also be given plenty of opportunity to further your qualifications in relevant fields (eg chartered accounting, actuarial qualifications) as well as be exposed to projects across multiple products and distribution channels.
What do I need to be studying to be considered for a role in this team?
We are considering students who are currently in their final year of study with a discipline in either accounting, mathematics, statistics or another numerical based disciplines.
I am keen! How do I apply and what happens next?
Please apply online here and should your initial application be successful you will be contacted by a member of our Careers Centre in the first instance. From there you can expect some online assessments with the next step being a personal invite along to learn more about IAG from some our business leaders. You can then decide whether you like what you see and if IAG is a place of interest to build your career. If the answer is still 'I am keen' we will move through to assessment rounds allowing plenty of opportunity for you to ask the real questions.
We look forward to getting to know you but in the meantime you might like to get better aquatinted with our business brands:
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