Chief Claims Officer named at MLC Life Insurance

MLC Life Insurance has appointed Natalie Cameron as its chief claims officer, effective 10 July 2017.

In this role, Cameron will be responsible for leading MLC Life Insurance's 350-strong claims team and accelerating the company's claims transformation program.

She joins from AIA New Zealand where she was the chief executive officer. Previously she has been general counsel, company secretary, chief operating officer and chief group insurance officer for AIA Australia from 2005 to 2015. Prior to that she was a lawyer at ASIC and a litigation lawyer at Clayton Utz.

Commenting on her appointment, chief executive officer, MLC Life Insurance, David Hackett, said: "Natalie is a highly accomplished professional who joins us in a period of tremendous growth in the wake of our new partnership with Nippon Life Insurance. Her experience in the industry is broad and deep. She will be joining our executive and claims team as we move ahead with our goal of becoming the leading and most trusted life insurer in Australia. I'm pleased that we are attracting such great talent to our business, and I warmly welcome her to MLC Life Insurance."

Cameron added: "I am delighted and honoured to be joining such an Australian icon as MLC Life Insurance, especially at this exciting time for the company and its customers. I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to be working with a great team to drive the claims transformation program."