MLC Life hires from BT and Clearview

MLC Life Insurance has bolstered its retail distribution team by adding three new business development managers.

Mat Amanovich will cover New South Wales, with Arthur Tang joining the Queensland distribution team.

Amanovich joins from Clearview Wealth.

Before that, he spent more than six years at BT, most recently as national business development manager for digital.

For his part, Tang brings more than two decades of experience in financial services, having undertaken business and practice development roles with several leading insurers and financial institutions.

These include PS Mutual, Horsey Jameson Bird, Commonwealth Bank, Asteron Life and ANZ.

The newcomers join former BT sales executive Adam Read, who arrived in June.

Rounding out the new team is longstanding executive Ben Deslongrais, who has been promoted from consultant to manager.

Deslongrais, who has been working at MLC Life Insurance for 13 years and in a business development role since 2017, said of the appointment: "This new role is nine years of hard work coming to reality. I love the adviser development space and enjoy working with and embedding myself into adviser offices,' he said.

"Appointing Arthur Tang in Queensland, and Mat Amanovich and Adam Read in New South Wales will boost our strength and experience and deliver quality interactions for our partners," added Michael Rogers, chief individual insurance officer for MLC Life Insurance.

Rogers noted that financial advisers have always been key partners for MLC Life.

"Bringing in experienced industry professionals means we can continue to focus on delivering a total customer experience to our partners, and these hires are the next step in underlining the improvements in our adviser experience and part of our ongoing commitment to the health and success of the financial advice industry."

"Our sales team has already doubled our new sales market share," added MLC Life Insurance general manager of distribution Michael Downey.

"In Arthur, Mat and Adam will be a crucial part of our sales strategy, which is focused on new business growth, building out our key partnerships and driving a culture of excellence."