More than 150 new jobs are being created by motor Insurance company Aioi Nissay Dowa Europe as part of North East expansion.
The company is recruiting into roles at its Quorum Park offices in Longbenton, North Tyneside, adding to the 400-strong workforce already based at the the business. The company said the recruitment drive is being made to support its relationship with subsidiary firm Toyota Insurance Services.
Aioi Nissay Dowa Europe (AND-E) is a division of MS&AD, Asia’s largest insurer, which supports a number of brands including Toyota Insurance Services, Lexus Insurance Services, Insurethebox and Tesco Bank Box Insurance. AND-E - which also has 200 staff at its London head office and in Epsom, Surrey - said it has been ramping up investment in the North East following its acquisition of Insurethebox seven years ago.
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It said it is creating a range of roles in customer services, claims management and specialist support functions for customers of Toyota and Lexus insurance products. News of the job creation follows Toyota Insurance Services' decision to bring all of its telephone-based service and sales support for its UK business in-house to AND-E’s centre of excellence at Quorum Park.
Jason Milton, managing director, Toyota Insurance Services, said: “This development gives Toyota, one of the world’s most respected and influential brands, its first business presence in the North-East beyond its retail network. We have worked with the AND-E team at North Tyneside for a number of years; their passion and enthusiasm made our decision to cement our position in the region an easy one.”
Warren Hetz, AND-E UK chief executive added: “AND-E is part of one of the biggest and fastest-growing insurers you’ve never heard of – not yet anyway. We’ve been recognised as one of the best large employers in the UK insurance industry with numerous independent awards, alongside a top ranking for the past two years in the annual survey by Insurance Post.
“By deepening our relationship with Toyota here in the North-East, we will bring a huge range of opportunities for people to grow, build or start their careers afresh in a range of areas and in a business with a culture that genuinely cares.”
AND-E, which offers hybrid working and health and lifestyle benefits, will be at Quorum’s jobs fair on November 17.
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