Risk People as at 25 March 2020

New Appointments

Mercer welcomes new CEO, AIA Australia gains insurance head

David Bryant is to lead Mercer Australia in the chief executive position for the Pacific zone. Bryant moves from Australian Unity, where he was the chief investment officer. Bryant replaces Ben Walsh, who is joining AIA Australia as chief insurance officer.

Departures

TAL loses distribution team members in restructure

Several roles in TAL’s life insurance distribution team have been made redundant as part of a restructure announced in 2019. More business units have been reviewed, with restructures put in place, resulting in role removal and changes to roles within some teams.