New Country Manager and Deputy COO Appointed for XL Insurance Operations in UK and Ireland
February 08 2006 - 11:20AM
PR Newswire (US)
LONDON, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Clive Tobin, Chief
Executive responsible for XL Capital Ltd's ("XL") insurance
operations ("XL Insurance"), today announced further organizational
changes within XL's UK office. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060208/MXW003 ) Donal Kelly,
who has been with the XL group for six years, has been appointed
Country Manager and Deputy Chief Operating Officer for the UK and
Ireland regions. He replaces Eileen McCusker who is now Chief
Operating Officer for the UK and Ireland regions. Mr. Kelly will
report to Mrs. McCusker in his new role. Mrs. McCusker, who in her
former role also had management responsibility for Scandinavia,
will retain responsibility for that region. Prior to his new
position, Mr. Kelly was Head of Client Relationship Management for
the UK and Ireland with responsibility for the Sales and Marketing
function in the region. He joined the XL group in February 2000
when he was appointed as Vice President for XL Europe Ltd's London
Business Unit. Prior to joining the XL group, Mr. Kelly spent 13
years with America International Group's Bermuda and London
operations where he was responsible for managing the department
handling AIG's major global captive programmes. Mrs. McCusker said:
"This appointment is a continuation of our strategic plan to
integrate our Underwriting, Regional Management and Sales
operations. I believe Donal's extensive experience of Client
Relationship Management will help us to deliver more robust and
better integrated support to our customers as we continue to grow
our insurance operations in the UK and Ireland." Mr. Tobin also
announced that Dermot O'Donohoe, Chief Underwriting Officer of XL
Insurance's Specialty Operations, is expected to assume the
position of Active Underwriter following the resignation of Paul
Drake, Active Underwriter of XL's Lloyd's Syndicate 1209. Mr.
O'Donohoe's appointment is subject to the necessary XL London
Market Ltd Board and regulatory approvals. Mr. O'Donohoe joined XL
in 1991 as a Professional Lines underwriter and progressed to Chief
Underwriting Officer before becoming President and Chief Executive
Officer of XL Europe Ltd and Chief Executive Officer of XL
Insurance Company Ltd in December 2002. He has been a member of the
XL Insurance Executive Board since 2004. Mr. Tobin said: "Lloyd's
is an important component in our Insurance Operations. Dermot's
strong leadership and acute business expertise coupled with his
experience of the Lloyd's market will enhance XL Insurance's focus
on providing quality service and products to brokers and clients
across all markets." He added: "I would like to take this
opportunity to thank Paul for his valuable contribution to the XL
group, particularly in terms of his efforts in managing our Lloyd's
platform, and I wish him well in the future." "XL Insurance" is the
brand name used by XL Capital Ltd's global insurance operations. XL
Capital Ltd, through its operating subsidiaries, is a leading
provider of insurance and reinsurance coverages and financial
products to industrial, commercial and professional service firms,
insurance companies and other enterprises on a worldwide basis. For
more information on the XL group of companies, visit
http://www.xlcapital.com/ .
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