Tower names new risk executives
Tower Australiahas reinforced its push back into the risk insurance side of the industry with the appointment of two senior executives in the group’s sales and distribution arms.
Previously national manager of wealth protection atMLC, Jordan Hawke has joined Tower in the role of national sales manager for the risk and investment business.
At MLC Hawke covered the development and rollout of distribution efforts to expand sales in wealth protection products and prior to that was NSW sales operation state manager atColonial.
Head of distribution strategy at Comminsure Michael Downey also joins Tower as national manager for its risk and alliance business.
Apart from the role with the Commonwealth Bank’s risk group Downey also held marketing responsibility for the bank’s network and direct product ranges and managed the group insurance division atAXAandAustralian Casualty and Lifebefore joining Comminsure.
Tower says the new roles reinforce the group’s move back into sales and product development for the market and fits in with its efforts to concentrate on the life insurance market with particular focus on risk business and superannuation platforms.
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