Photo: ODTInsurance giant IAG has announced it will close all 53 of its AMI stores and its remaining State store, culling 65 branch manager jobs. Seven stores - Dunedin, Albany, Botany, Te Rapa in Hamilton, Mount Maunganui, Wellington, and Hornby - will remain open until the end of June next year. The Timaru branch would remain open until November 27. IAG customer and consumer general manager Kevin Hughes said 350 jobs would be transferred to customer service and other departments. The seven stores than will remain open until June next year were chosen as they were within an hour's drive of around 70 percent of AMI customers, he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 23, 2020 05:48 UTC