Pat O’brien

Pat is a Chartered Accountant with 20+ years experience in senior roles in the insurance industry in Ireland, UK and Bermuda. From 2011 to 2015, Pat was CEO of Liberty Insurance, one of the major insurers in the domestic Irish market. Pat was responsible for establishing this insurer in Ireland, following an acquisition of a business under administration. Pat led a high profile transformation of this business, including the development of a new underwriting and distribution strategy, the launch of the Liberty Insurance brand and a major restructuring program. Prior to this, Pat spent 10 years as a director and COO of Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe (“LMIE”), Liberty’s commercial and specialty business in Europe. During this period, LMIE grew from a start up to become a significant European insurer with GWP in excess of $750m and 450 staff.