PEOPLE MOVES: Eastspring Investments, MetLife, KW Wealth
The New Year is off to a strong start as four firms make changes at the top
Metlife
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PEOPLE MOVES: MIA, Merian Global Investors, MetLife
Manx Insurance Association chairman replaced, while Merian and Metlife make CEO changes
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AmMetLife launches Malaysian life plan
The new solution will include coverage of genomic testing for customers diagnosed with cancer
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Life companies among most valuable insurance brands
Axa, Metlife and Zurich have taken some of the top spots among the 100 most valuable insurance brands of 2018, but China is the most dominant country with its companies taking four of the top 10 slots.
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Amazon moves into healthcare with Buffett and JP Morgan
Amazon has announced plans to partner with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan to launch an independent company that will offer low-cost healthcare to the employees of all three companies, a move that has halted the January healthcare bull run on Wall Street.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Metlife, Aviva and WH Ireland
WH Ireland appoints a chief operating officer from Brewin Dolphin, Aviva expands its emerging markets debt team and Metlife names a new head of its global employee benefits team.
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MetLife joins insurers offloading Hong Kong businesses
US-headquartered MetLife is following in the footsteps of its international rivals by looking to sell its Hong Kong insurance unit, according to media reports.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Schroders, JPMAM, Blick Rothenberg
Schroders has recruited its head of solutions from BlackRock, while JP Morgan has expanded its ETF team with a double hire and Blick Rothenberg has hired a complex tax specialist for HM Revenue & Customs tussles.
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Tories trump Labour as UK advisers struggle with uncertainty
Advisers favour a Conservative victory in the UK general election as nearly one in three say uncertainty over the result and its aftermath are a major concern for their business, research from MetLife shows.
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Bangladesh life market forecast to grow by $1.5bn
Bangladesh’s life insurance market is likely to expand by $1.5bn (£1.2bn,€1.4bn) in the next three to four years, according to Chris Townsend, MetLife’s Asia president.
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Nine insurers identified as globally systemically important
The Financial Stability Board has named Aegon, Aviva, and Axa among nine global insurance firms identified as systemically important financial institutions (SIFI).
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PEOPLE MOVES: Andy Robinson, MetLife, Lombard Odier
Today’s people moves column boasts an embarrassment of riches as the industry seems to be getting its house in order before the Christmas break. Former Zurich man Andy Robinson has resurfaced, while MetLife has named a chief executive in Hong Kong. Lombard Odier’s new chief operating officer has left the world of haute couture to…