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Retirement innovation deadlock continues

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... alternative to the account-based pension show no signs of lifting, despite industry consensus that such innovation is necessary. MetLife's recent decision to drop its hybrid annuity-style product, MetLife Max, after just a month on the market is the ...

MetLife head of retirement products departs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
MetLife's head of retirement products Ashvin Arora has left MetLife after the retirement product he designed, MetLife Max, was discontinued after just two months. MetLife confirmed that Arora had left, but gave no reason for his sudden departure. A ...

MetLife Australia names new CFO

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
A former MLC & NAB WealthA chief financial officer (CFO) has joined MetLife Australia as its latest CFO. Vince Watt has over 14 years' experience in financial services and joined MLC/NAB in 2000 where he held various positions including head of planning ...

Mandates and pricing boost MetLife, TAL group inflows

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
Superannuation fund insurance mandates and pricing increases placed MetLife and TAL well above-average in annual group risk inflows. MetLife recorded a 105.9% increase in overall group risk premium inflows during the year ended March 2014, according ...

BT Financial GM to take helm at MetLife

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
Deanne Stewart, a senior manager at BT Financial Group will be joining MetLife Australia as its new CEO starting in mid-July. Stewart will also be joining the group's Asia Leadership team reporting directly to Dr. Nirmala Menon, senior vice president ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly higher this week on the back of gains in global markets. AMP chief economist Shane Oliver is tipping a lift of five to 10 points at the local open. The S&P 500 finished the week above 1,900 for ...

MetLife to make 32 appointments

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
MetLife will open a Melbourne office, with plans to hire more than 30 new staffers across claims, product and pricing, client relationship and finance. "MetLife is strongly committed to the group insurance segment in Australia and to life insurance ...

Premium increases boost life risk inflows 11.5%

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... premiums rates to face the industry's challenges. Total inflows were $12,796.6 million for the year ended December 2013, with MetLife, TAL and BT/ Westpac registering the highest growth rates, a Plan For Life report showed. Total group premium inflows ...

Individual cover through super, key to insurance recovery

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... insurance industry lies in encouraging consumers to enhance their default life risk cover within their superannuation, MetLife and Financial Services Council (FSC) research has concluded. "The real challenge for the industry is to get onto the front ...

TAL takes over from AMP as biggest life insurer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... second, also passing the $1 billion mark. The group side saw the biggest growth, with TAL growing by more than 30% and MetLife by 110%.