AMP Life explained

AMP Life
Type:Subsidiary
Industry:Financial services
Life insurance
Location:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Key People:Megan Beer (CEO), David Clarke, (Chair, Australia), Anne Blackburn (Chair, New Zealand)
Products:Life insurance, superannuation, retirement plans
Parent:Resolution Life Group Holdings

AMP Life is a superannuation, retirement investments and life insurance company based in Australia and New Zealand. It currently employs 1,000 people and manages $55 billion in funds for its 1.5 million[1] customers.[2] Its CEO is Megan Beer.[3] The company was created by AMP Limited and is now owned by Resolution Life Australia, which in turn is part of the Bermuda-registered holding company, Resolution Life Group Holdings Ltd.[4] [5] AMP holds a 20% stake in the new company[6] as the AMP leadership sees the ongoing relationship as being one of partnership. The AMP branding is expected to continue into the foreseeable future. The new business is being supported by AMP for a two-year period and all services commitments to customers remain unchanged.

History

Life insurance was the very first financial product offered to customers by AMP in 1849.[7] It remained a core business for the group until 2020. Notification of the sale of AMP Life to Resolution Life was announced to the market on 25 October 2018.[8] The plan was briefly “derailed” when the New Zealand aspects of the deal were blocked by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand though this was later resolved. On 15 May 2020, the market was notified that AMP Life's retirement investments and life insurance products would now be under one trustee and super fund.[9] All policies made with AMP have continued to be honoured, as have services to customers and advisers.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Moullakis. Joyce. 8 July 2020. Acquisitive Resolution to use AMP as vehicle for rationalisation in life insurance sector. The Australian. 15 July 2020.
  2. Web site: 2020-06-30. AMP officially exits life insurance after 170 years. 2020-07-13. Australian Financial Review. en.
  3. Web site: Simpkins. Sarah. 2019-02-06. AMP shakes up group with new appointments. 2020-07-13. www.investordaily.com.au. en-gb.
  4. Web site: 2020-06-30. AMP Life sale finally completes for $3b Money Management. 2020-07-13. www.moneymanagement.com.au. en.
  5. Web site: 2020-09-01. Resolution Life's acquisition of Voya's individual life business to close in Q4 - Reinsurance News. 2021-01-03. ReinsuranceNe.ws. en.
  6. Web site: AMP reaches revised agreement with Resolution - Life Insurance - Insurance News - insuranceNEWS.com.au. 2020-07-13. insurancenews.com.au. en.
  7. Book: Abjorensen. Norman. Historical Dictionary of Australia. Docherty. James. Rowman & Littlefield. 2014. 978-1-4422-4502-0. Australian Mutual Provident Society (AMP). https://books.google.com/books?id=FTa7BQAAQBAJ&pg=PA60. 60.
  8. Web site: AMP to sell wealth protection and mature businesses. 2020-07-13. corporate.amp.com.au.
  9. Web site: Changes to our AMP Life Business – AMP. 2020-07-13. www.amp.com.au.
  10. Web site: 2020-07-06. Resolution looks for Australian growth beyond AMP Life Money Management. 2020-07-13. www.moneymanagement.com.au. en.