"New Frontier" strategy: group benefits, retirement, asset management (PineBridge) and productivity
Michel Khalaf
CEO · Executive on file
Relationship
Not mapped
Likely agenda
Enterprise-wide priorities
Account health
30 Build · about $47M of planned deals (est.); 2 plans not yet started
Their priorities
Michel Khalaf's "New Frontier" plan (Dec 2024) targets group benefits leadership, retirement (pension risk transfer), asset management scale (PineBridge acquisition) and productivity programs. unverified
Capital-light reinsurance deals (Chariot Re sidecar). unverified
The New Frontier productivity targets are explicit. AI-led operations in group benefits claims are a natural fit.
Plays to raise
Group benefits operations transformationCost & operationsIdentified
Why now: Michel Khalaf's "New Frontier" plan (Dec 2024) targets group benefits leadership, retirement (pension risk transfer), asset management scale (PineBridge acquisition) and productivity programs.
Ask: A 4-week cost baseline and value-at-stake review: spend cube, benchmarks and 3-5 levers with savings ranges, ready for the next earnings or board cycle.
Why now: "New Frontier" strategy: group benefits, retirement, asset management (PineBridge) and productivity.
Ask: A 3-week integration readiness and synergy assurance review: test the synergy case line by line, flag conversion risks, and stand up a weekly synergy tracker the CFO can use with investors.
30 Build · about $47M of planned deals (est.); 2 plans not yet started
Their priorities
Michel Khalaf's "New Frontier" plan (Dec 2024) targets group benefits leadership, retirement (pension risk transfer), asset management scale (PineBridge acquisition) and productivity programs. unverified
Q2 2026 showed broad-based growth, international momentum and productivity initiatives (Barchart). Expense ratio targets. unverified
US state and international regulation. Group benefits compliance. unverified
The New Frontier productivity targets are explicit. AI-led operations in group benefits claims are a natural fit.
Plays to raise
Group benefits operations transformationCost & operationsIdentifiednamed buyer
Why now: Michel Khalaf's "New Frontier" plan (Dec 2024) targets group benefits leadership, retirement (pension risk transfer), asset management scale (PineBridge acquisition) and productivity programs.
Ask: A 4-week cost baseline and value-at-stake review: spend cube, benchmarks and 3-5 levers with savings ranges, ready for the next earnings or board cycle.
Why now: "New Frontier" strategy: group benefits, retirement, asset management (PineBridge) and productivity.
Ask: A 3-week integration readiness and synergy assurance review: test the synergy case line by line, flag conversion risks, and stand up a weekly synergy tracker the CFO can use with investors.
Other firms at the account: Infosys, TCS, Cognizantmentions unverified
COO
Name not on file · Plan buyer
Relationship
Not mapped
Likely agenda
Cost & operations, AI & agents, Workforce transformation
Account health
30 Build · about $47M of planned deals (est.); 2 plans not yet started
Their priorities
Michel Khalaf's "New Frontier" plan (Dec 2024) targets group benefits leadership, retirement (pension risk transfer), asset management scale (PineBridge acquisition) and productivity programs. unverified
Q2 2026 showed broad-based growth, international momentum and productivity initiatives (Barchart). Expense ratio targets. unverified
Cloud migration and gen-AI for claims and service. Big group benefits platforms. unverified
The New Frontier productivity targets are explicit. AI-led operations in group benefits claims are a natural fit.
Plays to raise
Group benefits operations transformationCost & operationsIdentifiednamed buyer
Why now: Michel Khalaf's "New Frontier" plan (Dec 2024) targets group benefits leadership, retirement (pension risk transfer), asset management scale (PineBridge acquisition) and productivity programs.
Ask: A 4-week cost baseline and value-at-stake review: spend cube, benchmarks and 3-5 levers with savings ranges, ready for the next earnings or board cycle.
Why now: "New Frontier" strategy: group benefits, retirement, asset management (PineBridge) and productivity.
Ask: A 3-week integration readiness and synergy assurance review: test the synergy case line by line, flag conversion risks, and stand up a weekly synergy tracker the CFO can use with investors.
Other firms at the account: Infosys, TCS, Cognizantmentions unverified
CEO
Name not on file · Plan buyer
Relationship
Not mapped
Likely agenda
Enterprise-wide priorities
Account health
30 Build · about $47M of planned deals (est.); 2 plans not yet started
Their priorities
Michel Khalaf's "New Frontier" plan (Dec 2024) targets group benefits leadership, retirement (pension risk transfer), asset management scale (PineBridge acquisition) and productivity programs. unverified
Capital-light reinsurance deals (Chariot Re sidecar). unverified
The New Frontier productivity targets are explicit. AI-led operations in group benefits claims are a natural fit.
Plays to raise
Group benefits operations transformationCost & operationsIdentifiednamed buyer
Why now: Michel Khalaf's "New Frontier" plan (Dec 2024) targets group benefits leadership, retirement (pension risk transfer), asset management scale (PineBridge acquisition) and productivity programs.
Ask: A 4-week cost baseline and value-at-stake review: spend cube, benchmarks and 3-5 levers with savings ranges, ready for the next earnings or board cycle.
Why now: "New Frontier" strategy: group benefits, retirement, asset management (PineBridge) and productivity.
Ask: A 3-week integration readiness and synergy assurance review: test the synergy case line by line, flag conversion risks, and stand up a weekly synergy tracker the CFO can use with investors.
Other firms at the account: Infosys, TCS, Cognizantmentions unverified
Interest rates, mortality and morbidity, and cyber.
Head of Transformation
Name not on file · Plan buyer
Relationship
Not mapped
Likely agenda
Enterprise-wide priorities
Account health
30 Build · about $47M of planned deals (est.); 2 plans not yet started
Their priorities
Michel Khalaf's "New Frontier" plan (Dec 2024) targets group benefits leadership, retirement (pension risk transfer), asset management scale (PineBridge acquisition) and productivity programs. unverified
Capital-light reinsurance deals (Chariot Re sidecar). unverified
The New Frontier productivity targets are explicit. AI-led operations in group benefits claims are a natural fit.
Plays to raise
Group benefits operations transformationCost & operationsIdentifiednamed buyer
Why now: Michel Khalaf's "New Frontier" plan (Dec 2024) targets group benefits leadership, retirement (pension risk transfer), asset management scale (PineBridge acquisition) and productivity programs.
Ask: A 4-week cost baseline and value-at-stake review: spend cube, benchmarks and 3-5 levers with savings ranges, ready for the next earnings or board cycle.
Why now: "New Frontier" strategy: group benefits, retirement, asset management (PineBridge) and productivity.
Ask: A 3-week integration readiness and synergy assurance review: test the synergy case line by line, flag conversion risks, and stand up a weekly synergy tracker the CFO can use with investors.
Other firms at the account: Infosys, TCS, Cognizantmentions unverified
Interest rates, mortality and morbidity, and cyber.
Integration Management Office lead
Name not on file · Plan buyer
Relationship
Not mapped
Likely agenda
M&A & integration, Cost & operations
Account health
30 Build · about $47M of planned deals (est.); 2 plans not yet started
Their priorities
Michel Khalaf's "New Frontier" plan (Dec 2024) targets group benefits leadership, retirement (pension risk transfer), asset management scale (PineBridge acquisition) and productivity programs. unverified
Q2 2026 showed broad-based growth, international momentum and productivity initiatives (Barchart). Expense ratio targets. unverified
Why now: "New Frontier" strategy: group benefits, retirement, asset management (PineBridge) and productivity.
Ask: A 3-week integration readiness and synergy assurance review: test the synergy case line by line, flag conversion risks, and stand up a weekly synergy tracker the CFO can use with investors.
Group benefits operations transformationCost & operationsIdentified
Why now: Michel Khalaf's "New Frontier" plan (Dec 2024) targets group benefits leadership, retirement (pension risk transfer), asset management scale (PineBridge acquisition) and productivity programs.
Ask: A 4-week cost baseline and value-at-stake review: spend cube, benchmarks and 3-5 levers with savings ranges, ready for the next earnings or board cycle.
Why now: "New Frontier" strategy: group benefits, retirement, asset management (PineBridge) and productivity.
Ask: A 3-week integration readiness and synergy assurance review: test the synergy case line by line, flag conversion risks, and stand up a weekly synergy tracker the CFO can use with investors.
Other firms at the account: Infosys, TCS, Cognizantmentions unverified
Interest rates, mortality and morbidity, and cyber.
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