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Industry backs Lifewise campaign

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
... throwing their weight behind the campaign are AIG Life, Macquarie, Suncorp, Zurich, TOWER Australia, Aviva Australia, Mercer, MetLife and AXA Australia to name a few. Chris Pearce, shadow minister for financial services and superannuation and corporate ...

Life insurers post 18 pc plus growth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
... grew more than 12 per cent over the year to December. CommInsure inflows in this market grew almost 25 per cent, followed MetLife Insurance and ING with more than 16 per cent and over 15 per cent inflow growth respectively.

Challenger commits to annuities

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
... further $1.3 billion in life investment and insurance contract liabilities from the transfer. Meanwhile, the transfer of the Metlife annuity portfolio is also a major contributor to the firm's improved normalised net profit after tax (NPAT) of $106 million ...

ING Aus hires former Tower senior exec

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... officer of AMP General Insurance Limited, chief executive officer of GIO Australia Holdings Limited and managing director of Metlife Insurance. Harry N. Stout, chief executive of ING Australia, said that Pearce's background, having worked at some of ...

MetLife appoints head of insto

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
MetLife Insurance Limited appointed Richard Anderson as head of institutional business. Anderson, currently with Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), will join MetLife in October and be responsible for building on the 2007 and 2008 growth ...

MTAA boosts insurance cover

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2008
MTAA Superannuation Fund has improved its group insurance cover for its members after renewing its contract with MetLife Insurance. The super fund member default insurance cover includes total and permanent disability (TPD) cover. In addition, many ...

Manchester Unity moves to life insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
Manchester Unity and MetLife Insurance have joined forces to develop a life insurance policy, Simple Life, which includes up to $1 million in death and terminal illness cover. Designed exclusively for Manchester Unity members, Simple Life, includes ...

MetLife and Challenger finalise deal

Following delays, MetLife Insurance has finally received court approval to transfer its annuity and pension business to Challenger, effective end of this month. "The sale of our investment business completes a major phase of our strategic re-positioning," ...

MetLife sells annuity business to Challenger

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2007
MetLife Insurance has entered into an agreement to transfer ownership its annuity and pension business to Challenger Life. The sale is part of MetLife's strategy to focus on its core strengths, particularly group insurance. "This transaction will free ...

Former MetLife MD to head up TOWER investments

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
TOWER has appointed former MetLife managing director, Gavin Pearce, as its new chief executive officer of investments in Australia. Pearce, formerly both managing director of MetLife Insurance Australia and the former Citicorp Life Insurance business ...