Brian O’Hara
Brian O'Hara, Former Chairman and Chief Executive of XL
Mr. O’Hara is the former Chairman of XL Capital Ltd, now known as XL Group plc. He served as Chairman of XL’s Board of Directors from 2008 to 2009.
He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of XL from 1994 to 2008. In 1986, Mr. O’Hara joined XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd as its founding President and Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. O’Hara began his insurance career in San Francisco with The Royal Insurance Company and Employers’ Reinsurance Company in 1970.
He joined General Reinsurance Corporation in 1975 and in 1978 assumed responsibility for the newly developing captive reinsurance underwriting.
From 1979 to 1986 Mr. O’Hara was a founder and Chief Underwriting Officer of reinsurer Trenwick Group, Inc. in Bermuda.
He is a prior Chairman of the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) and is a Director/member of the Executive Committee of the United States Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. O’Hara is Director Emeritus of The School of Risk Management at St. John’s University, a Director of the Roundtable Private Equity Partnership and a member of the Senior Advisory Board of Oliver Wyman.
Mr. O’Hara has a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Santa Clara University and a CPCU designation.
He also has an Honorary Doctorate in Commercial Science from St. John’s University.
