Pacific Life Re

James Brenton, Pacific Life Re’s Chief Medical Officer – Oncology gave a fascinating presentation at the Health Claims Forum (HCF) on Tuesday. He covered the science of the reclassification of cancer, why and how it’s done and what issues this raises for our industry. He also covered PitNETs, myeloproliferative disorders, cutaneous and thyroid cancer. Thanks to HCF for organising such a great event. #lifeinsurance #insuranceclaims #cancer

Congratulations to Vanessa Ho Von, Head of Client Solutions in our Savings & Retirement line of business who has secured a place on Intelligent Insurer’s prestigious Leaders under 40 list. Vanessa has made a significant contribution to our business over the last 5 years, and we’re so delighted that she’s received this external recognition. Click here to read more about Vanessa’s story. https://lnkd.in/esgBEEvA #lifeatplre #talent #leadersunder40

Our Savings & Retirement team, along with some of our clients, had a brilliant afternoon in the sunshine helping to clean up a section of canal at Hackney Wick in London. Some paddled in canoes collecting litter from the water, whilst others walked the towpath clearing litter on their way. It was great to help stop even just some of the plastic pollution from reaching our oceans.  🛶🌊 Protecting our oceans, waterways and rivers is particularly important to us, and we’re delighted that together we all helped to keep our local environment vibrant. Thank you to everyone  who joined us to help remove bags full of rubbish from the canal.     #RiverPreservation #PLReVolunteering #LifeAtPLRe Krupa Patel Andrew Price Howie Timothy India Trusselle Oliver Gingell Phil Edbrooke Vanessa Ho Von

Richard Purcell and Aaron Saldanha from Pacific Life Re will be leading our ILAG Network virtual membership discussion on Understanding Protection Customers next week (Thursday 18 July). Richard and Aaron will use this year's Beneath the Surface report (https://lnkd.in/dSAwAnDF) as a starting point to look at how well the industry is currently serving different customer segments and what could be done to better serve and grow the protection market. If you're part of the ILAG membership, find out more on our event pages: https://lnkd.in/djf58-26

We’re delighted to announce the promotion of Phil Edbrooke to Vice President, Client Solutions for UK & Canada, and the appointment of Rachel Keaney as Associate Vice President, Client Solutions for Netherlands & Continental Europe as we expand the client solutions team in the savings & retirement line of business. Phil and Rachel each bring a breadth of significant experience to their roles and look forward to working with our clients across Europe and Canada. Read the full press release below. https://lnkd.in/gqWvafdD

As we celebrate Pride month it’s a useful time to consider how well the protection market is serving the LGBTQ community. We conducted some consumer research into underserved sections of society and found that LGBTQ customers were 11% less likely to have individual protection than those identifying as heterosexual. As the protection market looks to provide more cover to a wider population, this is an area that needs further research to understand the barriers to purchasing. Perhaps some of the following factors are still influencing decisions? •        Being wary of engaging with individual products which have been slow to adopt more inclusive language •        Being put off by questions that feel intrusive and personal, or •        Belief there is a bias in insurance against those living with HIV Whatever the reasons, we must find ways to be more inclusive and ensure that more people are covered by protection insurance regardless of their demographics or circumstances. https://lnkd.in/eegefTAH

We were delighted to host the latest Protection Review event this week in our London office. It was fantastic to see the future leaders of the Protection industry sharing their ideas and challenging existing ways of working.  #Protection #GenZ 

We were delighted to be presented with the artwork created for our Sydney office by the fabulous Aboriginal artist Brett Groves. The piece is a beautiful depiction of a whale and her calf and was commissioned to support our work with Reconciliation Australia. We are creating a 'Reflect' Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) through which we are seeking to contribute to meaningful change to support First Nations communities. As part of this work, we are creating a strategic framework to educate staff, improve relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and engage key stakeholders that support these communities. We will be finalising our Reconciliation Action Plan in the next few months and are proud that the artwork will feature in the final report. Thanks to the members of the RAP committee Aoife Kelly ACA Therese Doherty, Stephanie Martin Michael Williamson, Mikey Anthony and Tony Tong.

We’re delighted to have extended our collaboration with Malaysian Reinsurance Berhad to provide retakaful solutions to Takaful Operators.   At the recent signing ceremony, Vasan Errakiah, Managing Director, Protection, Asia commented, “This collaboration underscores the shared vision and commitment of both Malaysian Re and Pacific Life Re to meet the demands of the sector and contribute to enhancements of retakaful solutions. By combining our expertise, we are confident that we will continue to deliver greater value to our customers and contribute to the development of a robust and innovative (re)takaful market”.   Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/gkpa9kay

Are you attending the SOA Asia-Pacific Annual Symposium? Swing by our booth to connect with our team and join the conversation about your challenges and opportunities. But that's not all - we're adding an extra dose of fun to your symposium experience with our gachapon machine! We can’t wait to meet you there! Vasan Errakiah Tze Chon Ong, FSA Yao Hui Yeo, FIA, CERA Hazel Yong Kenneth Pah UnderwriteMe #kualalumpur #soa #reinsurance