MLC Life announces senior hire

Yasmine Raso

Senior Journalist, Financial Newswire

3 May 2023

MLC Life Insurance, part of the Nippon Life Insurance Group, has appointed former Nippon Life Insurance Officer Hiroyuki Endo as Chief Investment Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer.

As a member of the MLC Life Insurance Leadership Team, Endo will be responsible for managing the company’s finance functions.

Formerly based in Nippon Life’s Tokyo Office, Endo commenced his career at the company in 1995 and has since held several roles including Chief Manager, Cash Management Department; Deputy Manager, Investment Risk Management Department; and most recently General Manager, Separate Account Investment Department.

“I am delighted to welcome Hiroyuki Endo to MLC Life Insurance and to the Insurance Leadership Team and I know the broader business joins me in welcoming Endo-san,” Kent Griffin, MLC Life Insurance Chief Executive Officer, said.

“This is a sign of the critical, close working relationship between Nippon Life Insurance and MLC Life Insurance, and the commitment Nippon Life has to the success of our business. I look forward to working with Endo-san.”

Endo will take over the role from Yosuke Nakano, who has moved on to the role of General Manager, Head of Indian Business, Global Business Planning Department at the Nippon Life business based in Mumbai. He will lead the Indian business in life assurance and asset management.

“MLC Life Insurance is core to Nippon Life Insurance’s international growth strategy,” Minoru Kimura, Director and Managing Executive Officer of Nippon Life Insurance Group, said.

“We are delighted Endo-san will be able to bring his significant depth of experience to MLC Life Insurance, as part of our long-term partnership.”