Primary Job Title Chairman of the board Primary Organization F&G Annuities & Life
Location La, California, United States Regions West Coast, Western US Gender Male
Lee Launer has served as a director of FGL since 2011 and previously served as Chairman of the board of directors from 2011 to June 27, 2013. Mr. Launer initially joined the predecessor company, Old Mutual US Life, as the CEO-Designate in August 2010 leading up to the FGLH Acquisition by HGI. Following the FGLH Acquisition, Mr. Launer assumed the
role as our President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Launer is an accomplished insurance executive having several leadership positions through a 28-year career with one of the world’s major insurance companies, MetLife. From 2007 to 2010, Mr. Launer was a private consultant in the life insurance industry and served as the Chief Investment Officer of two Bermuda-based start-up reinsurer companies, Bridge Point Insurance Ltd. and Lennox Reinsurance Ltd. He was president of Institutional Business from 2005 to 2007 and assembled teams to create and execute significant business plans in highly mature and competitive markets, which resulted in $1.5 billion profit in both 2005 and 2006. As the Chief Investment Officer at MetLife from 2003 to 2005, he created a strategy to accurately assess investment risk and opportunities for a $300 billion investment portfolio. From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Launer held the Treasurer post at MetLife. In addition to his tenure at MetLife, he previously served as Chairman of the Board for Reinsurance Group of America and was also an active board member at MetLife Bank.
