Auckland, 6 November, 2015 – AA Insurance has been ranked New Zealand’s Most Improved Large Workplace in the IBM Kenexa Best Workplaces survey.
The company was also a finalist in the Large Workplaces category for the eighth year in a row, and has been recognised in the Five-Year League since 2012 for sustained workplace excellence. Large workplaces are those with 400-749 employees.
The awards are based on employee ratings in a confidential online survey. This year over 30,000 employees from 193 New Zealand organisations participated in this year’s survey, which is conducted between March and August and is open to all New Zealand-based businesses. AA Insurance’s 600 plus employees graded their workplace and employers across 12 key categories including leadership, culture, recognition and engagement.
AA Insurance Chief Executive, Chris Curtin, says the IBM Kenexa Best Workplaces survey is a great way to take the company’s temperature, to gauge how they were doing and what their people thought of the company. “At AA Insurance we’re constantly monitoring, adapting, and improving ways of doing things in order to respond to staff feedback – to help extend their abilities and make their working lives more engaging,” he says. “So, we’re truly grateful our people have recognised the improvements we’ve made, because we really do listen to what they’re saying. It means a lot to be recognised for the progress we continue to make.”
He confirmed the strong connection between engaged people and satisfied customers.
“Happy staff means happy customers. We couldn’t have one without the other,” he continues. “So I’d like to say a big thank you to all our people for their contribution. They take time and care with each of our customers, but they also help make AA Insurance a great place to work.”
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About AA Insurance
AA Insurance is an independently operated, New Zealand-based joint venture between the New Zealand Automobile Association Limited (NZAA) and Vero Insurance New Zealand Limited (VINZL). Since 1994 we have demonstrated trusted expertise in home, contents and car insurance in New Zealand, and in 2018 introduced commercial small business insurance. We underwrite our own policies and sell direct to New Zealanders. Our 1000+ employees look after 500,000+ customers with more than 1,000,000 policies.
We proudly partner with Variety New Zealand – the Children’s Charity (as the lead partner of its Beds for Kids programme), Student Volunteer Army and support grassroot school sports via our Big Little Sponsorship sports grant in partnership with Eden Park. We are consistently recognised in industry awards and honours, including being voted the Reader’s Digest Most Trusted General Insurer for 13 years running, named Canstar’s 2023 Home and Contents Insurer of the Year and Outstanding Value Award winner, and currently ranked 7th amongst 100 of New Zealand’s most successful companies in the Kantar Corporate Reputation Index (since 2015).
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