TAL appoints Chief Commercial Officer following Suncorp Life acquisition

Life insurer TAL Dai-ichi Life Australia (TAL) has announced that Andrew Howard has been appointed to the newly-created role of chief commercial officer following TAL's acquisition of Suncorp's Australian life insurance business.

In this role, Howard will be responsible for the performance of the (former) Suncorp Australian life business as well as supporting employees as they transition to TAL.

TAL Group CEO and managing director Brett Clark said of the appointment: "We are delighted that Andrew has joined the team to manage the integration of Suncorp's Australian life insurance business. Andrew has a strong track record of leading growth and transformation programs, and engaging people through times of change."

Howard previously served as chief operating officer and interim CEO at industry super fund Rest. Before this, he spent 12 years with the National Australia Bank (NAB) Group where he held a number of general management positions including GM people and culture with NAB Wealth, GM group and direct insurance with MLC Insurance and GM distribution and client management with NAB Asset Management.