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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 ...

Zurich appoints ex-CommInsure risk expert

... previously chief underwriter at CommInsure and FAI Life. More recently she was a consultant on major underwriting projects with MetLife and Prefsure. Michelle Baltazar

Scale fails to buy cheaper premiums

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2006
... insurance renewal cycles. "The later the renewal date, the higher the likelihood that the cover will be better," he said. MetLife head of institutional business, Michael Burke, said the dominant factor in calculating premiums is an individual fund's ...

IUS appoints group risk manager

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2006
... manager of group risk to its life insurance team. Damon Purkiss, formerly assistant manager institutional business for MetLife, will take on the role, focusing on product development, pricing and client relationships. IUS has plans to extend its life ...

FCA levels insurance field for DIY funds

Family Care Australia (FCA) has teamed up with MetLife Insurance to provide self-managed super funds (SMSFs) group insurance products at fees on par with that of large employer and industry funds. "Unlike members of large employer or industry funds ...

Vanguard appoints new BDM for northern push

... specialises in superannuation and retirement income streams. He has seven years experience in the industry, including time with MetLife, ANZ and Chifley Financial Services. He holds a Bachelor of Economics and has completed his DFP and the Certified ...

MetLife changes put focus on service

MetLife is bringing its insurance client services and administration systems back in house with 23 new appointments, while at the same time adding two business development managers to its institutional team. Head of institutional business, Michael Burke ...

Financial Standard latest edition - out now

... facing today's financial planners. Includes Rainmaker's top 100 adviser groups. Super fund focus: Skandia. Under the radar: MetLife. Managed fund focus: Absolute Alpha Strategic Fund. Profile: Principal Global Investor's CEO Kirk West. Financial Standard ...

Who's better who's best

... Shares Super Funds. CommBank's CommInsure also took the gold award for Best Term-Certain Annuity. But with new player MetLife taking the number two spot, this confirms that MetLife is a player to watch in this space. AMP took bronze. Other fund managers ...