ANZ Wealth appoints Chief Underwriter for OnePath Life Insurance

ANZ Wealth has announced the appointment of Peter Tilocca as chief underwriter for OnePath Life Insurance, effective June 2017.

Tilocca has been serving as acting chief underwriter following the retirement of John Leonard in March this year, and brings more than 25 years' life insurance and underwriting experience to the role.

He joined ANZ Wealth as group underwriting and operations manager in 2013 and was most recently the firm's senior manager, insurance transformation. Prior to joining ANZ, he held a variety of senior roles with The Reinsurance Group of America. He also spent four years working with ING where he was employed as the firm's chief underwriter.

Commenting on his appointment, ANZ Wealth head of life insurance, Gerard Kerr, said: "Over the past few months, Peter has provided important strategic guidance for the business' underwriting philosophy and has been the real driver behind our policy. His performance during this time, coupled with his extensive industry experience made him the obvious choice for the role."

He added: "I'm very pleased we've been able to access this expertise from within the organisation."