Pacific Life Re Expands Client Solutions Team in Savings & Retirement Business Through Promotions of Philip Edbrooke and Rachel Keaney 

Pacific Life Re, a leader in the life and health reinsurance industry, are expanding the client solutions team in the savings & retirement line of business. This will allow the team to further support clients as the business expands in both existing and new markets.  

Philip Edbrooke joined Pacific Life Re in 2011 and has held various roles across reporting, pricing and business development functions, primarily looking after protection lines of business for UK and Irish clients. Since moving to Pacific Life Re’s savings & retirement team at the beginning of 2023, Edbrooke has been leading the expansion into the Dutch and wider Continental European markets.

As vice president, client solutions (UK & Canada), Edbrooke will be responsible for delivering on the growth objectives of Pacific Life Re’s savings & retirement line of business. This includes leading the management of client relationships and execution of strategy across longevity and funded longevity reinsurance business in the UK and Canadian markets.

Rachel Keaney will assume Edbrooke’s previous role of associate vice president, client solutions, for Netherlands and Continental Europe. Keaney joined Pacific Life Re’s Sydney office in July 2020 as associate vice president, projects in the pricing team before returning to London in June 2023. She brings more than 13 years of valuable industry experience gained from both the UK and Australian markets, where she has held a wide range of roles across client management, pricing, valuation, and risk.

Vanessa Ho Von, managing vice president, client solutions commented: “Our recent restructure sets us up to seek growth and it’s great that we’re able to fill these key roles with two very talented people from within the business. I look forward to working closely with them both over the coming years.”