Oct 3 (Reuters) - National Australia Bank Ltd NAB.AX
* Announced completion of sale of 80% of its life insurance business to Nippon Life Insurance Company (Nippon Life) for $2.4 billion
* Goodwill for wealth business is expected to reduce by approximately $1.6 - $1.7 billion
* Also committed investment of at least $300 million over next 4 years in superannuation, platform, advice & asset management business
* Peter Grey has been appointed chairman of MLC Ltd
* Commencing a long term partnership with Nippon Life
* Partnership includes 20 year distribution agreement to provide life insurance products through nab's owned and aligned networks
* Transaction has resulted in a loss on sale, which is expected to be approximately $1.2 - $1.3 billion
* For cash earnings, in fy16 results, 80% of earnings for MLC Life Insurance will be treated as discontinued operations outside of cash earnings Source text for Eikon: ID:nASX8vmgBF Further company coverage: NAB.AX