AIA Australia has announced a newly formed managerial team in its Retail Distribution business.
The insurer says the formation of the new team is “…to support the company’s long-term investment in the financial advice industry.”
The announcement of the new retail management team follows the appointment of Craig Parker to the role of General Manager, Retail Distribution in October last year.
The new team will comprise four Regional Managers:
- Clive Staple, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory
- Ian Harpley, Queensland
- James Wingate, Victoria and Tasmania
- Evan Miller, New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory
AIA also confirmed it had reshaped the rest of the Retail Distribution team, including several new roles and promotions “…to support financial advisers more effectively.”
Chief Partnership Distribution Officer Sam Tremethick, who was also appointed to his role in October 2022, says that at a time when it’s increasingly important for Australians to have access to a high standard of financial advice, the company “…is focused on strengthening its support for advisers. We want to help our adviser partners to grow their businesses through providing holistic life, health and wellbeing advice to their clients.”
Tremethick says AIA Australia has also been working on new product and benefit enhancements, which it will share over the coming months, starting with the launch of its new AIA Vitality app “…which will make it easier and more appealing … for customers and their advisers to engage with their health and with us.”
The announcements come shortly ahead of AIA’s third annual Adviser Summit, taking place 7-9 March 2023 (see: AIA Adviser Summit).
