Pacific Life Re bolsters savings & retirement team with key promotions

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Pacific Life Re bolsters savings & retirement team with key promotions

Industry shifts prompt Pacific Life Re to “adapt, advance, and amplify”

Professionals Risks

By
Althea Javellana

Pacific Life Re is significantly strengthening its client solutions team in the savings and retirement business line. This expansion is strategically designed to enhance client support as the company grows its presence in both existing and new markets.

Philip Edbrooke, who Pacific Life Re in 2011, has been appointed as vice president, client solutions for the UK and Canada. Throughout his tenure at the company, Edbrooke has taken on several roles encompassing reporting, pricing, and business development, predominantly focusing on protection lines for clients in the UK and Ireland. His appointment to the savings and retirement team at the start of 2023 marks a deliberate strategy to lead the company’s expansion into the Dutch and broader Continental European markets.

In his new role, Edbrooke is responsible for spearheading the growth initiatives of Pacific Life Re’s savings and retirement division. His key duties involve nurturing client relationships and directing the execution of strategies related to longevity and funded longevity reinsurance operations in both the UK and Canadian markets.

Succeeding Philip Edbrooke, Rachel Keaney is stepping into the role of associate vice president, client solutions for the Netherlands and Continental Europe. Keaney joined the Sydney office of Pacific Life Re in 2020 as associate vice president, projects in the pricing team. She relocated to London in June 2023. With more than 13 years of experience across the UK and Australian markets, her background includes a variety of significant roles in client management, pricing, valuation, and risk.

“Our recent restructure is poised to drive growth, and it’s fortuitous that we can fill these key positions with such talented individuals from within our ranks,” said Vanessa Ho Von, managing vice president, client solutions. “I anticipate a fruitful collaboration with them in the years to come.”

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