Pension risk management is complicated, so we recognise that a trusted partner is an absolute requirement in any engagement. Our team of talented and experienced pension and actuarial experts is committed to delivering tailored solutions – backed by our financial strength, and combined with our high level of customer service and care.
The MetLife Assurance Board
Our board is comprised of six directors, including two non-executive directors, bringing experience and expertise in actuarial, investment and risk management disciplines to MetLife Assurance. Like the MetLife Assurance management team, our board is well established within the UK and global pensions and risk management arenas, and committed to providing pension solutions that help our clients better manage their risk.
Norman runs CR Global, a global macro hedge fund investing in bonds and currencies that he created in 2006. He has spent most of his career in investment management, retiring from the role of Global Head of Fixed Income for UBS Global Asset Management in 2001. In addition to UBS Global AM and its precursors, Norman has also worked at HM Treasury, Shell International and the capital markets consultancy Makinson Cowell. He has a first class degree in Economics from Cambridge University.
Norman is a Trustee, and Chairman of the Investment Committee, of UnLtd, the charity for social entrepreneurs; and a member of the Investment Committee of Clare College, Cambridge.
David joined the MetLife Assurance Board in April 2007 and chairs the Audit Committee.
David is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries with over 30 years’ experience as a consultant. He is currently Non-Executive Chairman at engage Mutual and the Independent Trustee of a number of pension funds, including those sponsored by Royal Mail Group and Inchcape plc.
Previously David was Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Deutsche Bank UK Life and Head of Bacon & Woodrow’s (now Hewitt’s) UK Benefits & Investment Practice.
Management Team
The MetLife Assurance team is committed to the day-to-day management of providing tailored pension solutions that help each client better manage their risk.
Dan DeKeizer – Chief Executive Officer
 | Dan DeKeizer leads MetLife's bulk annuity operations in the UK, providing pension risk transfer solutions for corporate defined benefit plans. Dan’s insight into the unique risks faced by pension schemes and the ways in which insurance products can be used to solve the needs of pension fund sponsors, trustees and members, has been gained from over 20 years experience with MetLife as an actuary, risk manager and business leader. |
Stephanie Fuller – Head of Legal and Compliance
Stephanie was admitted as a solicitor in 1992 and since then has specialised in financial services law and compliance. Her career has been divided between private practice (DLA and City Law Partnership) and in-house positions as a senior legal adviser at Lincoln Financial Group and Head of Legal at the Railways Pension Scheme.
Paula is responsible for the provision of company secretarial services to MetLife Assurance. Paula is also responsible for provision of legal and compliance services to MetLife Assurance. She is a qualified solicitor and chartered secretary. Prior to joining MetLife Assurance, Paula worked at the Railways Pension Scheme.
Yogash Dulabh – Chief Financial Officer
Yogash has responsibility for MetLife Assurance’s Financial functions. He is a qualified actuary with over 15 years experience in the life insurance industry. Before joining MetLife Assurance he spent 5 years with Ernst & Young in the Life Actuarial department where he gained experience of financial reporting and reserving as a senior manager on a number of large insurance audits. He was also the longevity subject matter expert which has given him a key insight into the risks that MetLife Assurance faces in the bulk annuity market.
Finance Management Team
| Philip is responsible for the risk management of MetLife Assurance. He has over 10 years experience in the insurance industry qualifying as an actuary in 2005. Prior to joining MetLife Assurance Philip worked as a consultant at Milliman. |
Emma Watkins - Director of Business Development
Emma is responsible for new business within the bulk annuity market through the development and management of ongoing relationships and enhancing MetLife Assurance's profile within the industry. Emma has over 13 years experience in the pensions arena and is a member of th Board of Pensions Network and an associate of the Pensions Management Institute (APMI). Emma previously held positions with ACE Europe, Hazell Carr Pensions Consulting and Prudential, where she had product management, operational and client management responsibilities for multi-dsciplined defined benefit and pension technical areas.
Relationship Management Team
Dan is responsible for securing new business within the bulk annuity market through Trustee and Adviser relationships in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Dan also has responsibility for developing MetLife Assurance’s product book, working closely with Adam Davis our Pricing Actuary. Dan has over 14 years experience in the pensions arena, where he held positions with Jardine Lloyd Thompson, Invesco Perpetual Pensions Limited and Aon Consulting.
Adam is responsible for Trustee and Adviser relationships in the UK with a focus for clients outside of London and the Republic of Ireland. In performing this role Adam takes a lead in the negotiation and completion of business opportunities where MetLife Assurance is in an exclusive relationship with a client. Adam is also the Pricing Actuary and has responsibility for the product development process, including the pricing of these products. Previously, Adam worked at the Co-operative Insurance Society as a pricing actuary, as well as being heavily involved in their annuity reinsurance transactions. Adam is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries.
Simon is the actuary responsible for overseeing the production of buyout quotations. He has 10 years of pensions experience, including seven years with Higham Dunnett Shaw (now part of Capita Hartshead) where he worked with trustees to wind up pension schemes. He is therefore particularly aware of the challenges that trustees face when undertaking a buyout of benefits. Simon is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries.
Dayle is responsible for Trustee and Adviser relationships in the UK with a focus for clients in the Southern region and the Republic of Ireland. In performing this role Dayle takes a lead in the negotiation and completion of business opportunities where MetLife Assurance is in an exclusive relationship with a client. Previously Dayle worked in business development at XL Re on a range of annuity, term insurance and critical illness reinsurance transactions. Prior to that he worked at Royal & SunAlliance and Norwich Union. Dayle is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries.Alistair Finlayson – Director of Operations
Alistair is responsible for day to day Operations, including the Implementation and Administration Functions. He has over 20 years experience in the insurance and reinsurance industries with knowledge of the UK Life, Pensions and Health markets. Prior to joining MetLife Assurance Alistair worked at Lloyds, Swiss Re and XL Re where he held operational and client management responsibilities.
Operations Management Team
Paul is responsible for overseeing the administration function at MetLife Assurance. He has over 28 years in-house and third party experience in occupational pensions including responsibility for administration, implementation, project management and client relationship management. He is a qualified Prince2 Practitioner and sits on the Society of Pension Consultants Administration Committee and is a member of the ABI Future Leaders Forum.
Rich is responsible for day to day quality assurance at MetLife Assurance. Richard has 30 years experience in the Life Reinsurance industry. He has been responsible for establishing the administration teams in three start up companies in the UK market over the past 10 years most recently with XL Re.
