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MetLife makes senior appointments
Big US-based insurer, MetLife, has announced three senior appointments within its Australian business, MetLife Insurance.
The company said the appointments were aimed at continuing to build an enhanced customer experience and improved product offering.
The announcement said former AIA executive, James Carey, had joined MetLife in the newly created role of head of reinsurance and regulatory affairs, while former AMP Financial Services staffer, Holly Dorber, had joined the insurer to become head of government affairs and public policy.
It said that, as well, Stephen Varney had recently joined MetLife's growing Melbourne office as head of individual pricing and affiliate, having previously worked at AMP, AXA, Colonial and National Mutual.
Commenting on the appointments, MetLife's chief product and marketing officer, Tim Tez, said they further demonstrated MetLife's focus on continual improvement and reinforced the firm's goal of providing the easiest and most caring customer experience.
"James's experience will be invaluable in centralising MetLife's Reinsurance matters. By building stronger operating models to better identify, manage and control risk, both our business divisions and partners will benefit.
"Holly will also play a pivotal part in driving our engagement with regulatory and political stakeholders as we continue to manage change and raise industry standards in the Australian life insurance sector.
"Stephen has an impressive depth of knowledge and proven track-record to drive change. He will be instrumental to MetLife as we continue to strengthen our offering in the individual insurance space, working closely with our key partners."
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