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Adviser-client relationships not swayed by RC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... is that the Royal Commission has put the spotlight on the need for quality advice and its enduring appeal," MetLife Australia head of retail sales Matt Lippiatt said. "Given that as many as four in 10 consumers and SMEs have been with their adviser for ...

MetLife partners with industry fund for digital tool

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
MetLife Australia partnered with an $8 billion industry superannuation fund to launch its digital life insurance tool designed to speed up claims tracking and lodgment for fund members. Statewide Super partnered with MetLife to launch the new digital ...

MetLife revamps relationship management and underwriting teams

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
MetLife Australia made several senior appointments to its relationship management and underwriting teams. Rachel Towell and Stuart White are the latest to join the life insurer as state managers for New South Wales and ACT, and Queensland respectively. ...

Funds management veteran joins First State Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... November. Outgoing chief Michael Dwyer will step down after 14 years of service. Stewart was appointed to lead MetLife Australia in 2014. Prior to this, she held senior leadership roles with BT Financial Group and Merrill Lynch Investment Management. ...

Life insurers cautious about My Health Record

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... testing," Phillips said. "In all cases this would only be possible with customers' full consent." In a statement, MetLife Australia said it supported the Federal Government's initiatives to enable e-health capabilities in Australia, but said any information ...

MetLife names chief operating officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
MetLife Australia appointed a former TAL and CommInsure executive as its new chief operating officer. David Campbell officially takes the post on September 17, leaving behind the positon of general manager of operations and underwriting at TAL. Luke ...

Former Suncorp executive joins MetLife

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
MetLife Australia has appointed a former Suncorp executive as its chief strategy and customer officer. Gerard McDermott will lead the strategy, project management office, customer, digital, marketing, and data functions effective immediately. He reports ...

MetLife Australia chief to lead industry fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
... sustainable long-term investment returns to these members and clients," he said. Stewart was appointed to lead MetLife Australia in 2014. Prior to this she held senior leadership roles with BT Financial Group and Merrill Lynch Investment Management. ...

MetLife awards $11bn custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
MetLife Australia is included among a $10.9 billion custody mandate awarded by its global parent across three key Asia Pacific markets. The US-based life insurer awarded the US$8.7 billion ($10.9 billion) custody mandate to HSBC Securities Services. ...

AustralianSuper launches insurance-free product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
... need to adjust our assumptions of what people need at various stages in their life," she said. Group insurer MetLife Australia recently flagged it is working with its superannuation fund partners to determine if they should follow in AustralianSuper's ...