Declan Bolger

Declan Bolger was appointed Chief Executive Officer, Irish Life Group in February 2020.

Prior to this, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Canada Life Assurance Europe plc (CLE). He was appointed in 2009 and in that role led the company’s German business.

Declan joined Canada Life in 1997 and was part of the founding team responsible for the launch of Canada Life into the German market in 2000. He has held a number of senior positions in the Product Development, Finance and Actuarial areas of the

company including Chief Financial Officer and Chief Actuary of Canada Life Assurance Europe Limited. Under Declan’s leadership, the company, through strategic investments in innovative

products and technology, has more than doubled in size to become one of the leading companies in the German broker market.

Declan is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries (UK) and a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland.