US life insurer Protective Life Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese life insurer Dai-ichi Life Holdings, has appointed Pooja Rahman as senior vice president (SVP) and chief risk officer.
Rahman, who was most recently head of financial risk at New York Life, has worked in international policy and analysis at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
He was formerly director and senior corporate counsel at Aviva, in-house counsel at Iowa insurance division, and lead technical analyst at Principal Financial Group.
The firm has also promoted Deep Banerjee, who joined in September 2020 as VP strategic risk, to SVP and treasurer.
The pair join Protective’s performance and accountability committee and will report to Steve Walker, executive vice president and chief financial officer of the insurer.
Commenting on the appointments, Walker said: “Pooja has significant industry experience and a deep understanding of the issues impacting our business.
“We have a strong team in place, and Pooja’s leadership will help drive our enterprise risk management expertise and enable our continued growth.
“We are equally excited about Deep’s moving into the role of SVP and treasurer,” Walker continued.
“In his time with Protective, Deep has already added tremendous value, and we are confident in his ability to continue advancing this important part of our business.”
