A native of Dublin, John has held senior leadership positions in insurance companies in Ireland and in the USA. He is a fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute, a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and Dublin City University, where he completed his MBA.

John began his career in the insurance industry in 1976 at Sun Alliance before his appointment in 1996 to the position of Chief Executive Officer at St. Paul Ireland (Now Travelers). In 2000, John moved to the United States to take up the position of President of Financial and Professional Services at St. Paul Travelers at their global head office in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Following a successful tenure with St. Paul Travellers, John was appointed Executive Vice President at ERIE Insurance Group, joining the company in 2007. In 2018 John joined Berkley Mid-Atlantic Group as its President and most recently as Chairman before he stepped down from his role to take up his new position.

Gerard (Ger) Mulvaney is Finance Director and Executive Director of IPB Insurance. He has over 20 years’ experience in the insurance and financial services sector, with a career spanning industry, regulation and professional services.

Ger joined IPB in 2013 and has held a number of senior roles, including Director of Risk & Compliance. Prior to joining IPB, Ger worked in the Insurance Supervision Division of the Central Bank of Ireland, where he was responsible for the prudential supervision of insurance undertakings, gaining deep insight into regulatory expectations, capital adequacy and governance standards in the sector. He previously trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PwC, where he worked in the Financial Services audit practice, advising insurance and financial services clients on financial reporting, controls and regulatory requirements.

Conor Mahon is Director of Operations at IPB Insurance, having joined the company in 2014. He has been a member of the Leadership Team for more than a decade and has executive responsibility for IT, Strategy, Projects and Investments.

Prior to joining IPB Insurance, Conor spent many years as a management consultant with Accenture. He has significant experience in defining and implementing strategic initiatives that support improved business outcomes for organisations in Ireland and internationally.

Conor holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University College Dublin and a Master’s in Finance from the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School at UCD.

Evelyn Savage is Company Secretary Director of Legal & Sustainability at IPB Insurance. Evelyn is a qualified solicitor and has worked in the insurance industry for over 15 years.

Prior to joining IPB, Evelyn worked as Company Secretary and Head of Legal in an international insurance company and was also leading the implementation of ESG within that organisation. During her career to date, Evelyn has worked in a broad range of roles, including head of legal, company secretary, insurance advisory and litigation solicitor and a general practice solicitor.

Evelyn holds a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology (Hons) from University College Cork and qualified as a Solicitor through the Law Society of Ireland.

Enda Devine is a highly experienced financial services executive with over 25 years’ experience in senior leadership and Board-level executive and non-executive roles. During his tenure at IPB Insurance, he has served as Executive Director, Finance Director, and Acting CEO, and now holds the role of Director of Risk and Compliance. His experience spans finance, investment, strategy, governance, regulatory compliance, enterprise risk management, and executive leadership in a highly regulated environment.

Enda is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers, a member of the Institute of Directors in Ireland. He also holds a Diploma in Information Systems from Trinity College Dublin.

Frank Kavanagh is Director of Underwriting at IPB Insurance. He is responsible for leading the strategic, tactical and day to day operations of the Underwriting function. He is also responsible for the reinsurance purchase function including the development and implementation of the firms reinsurance programme.

Frank has over 20 years’ experience in the Irish, UK and wider European insurance markets. Before joining IPB Insurance Frank was Head of Specialty Commercial for Europe at Hiscox. There he held several senior underwriting and leadership positions over a period of 13 years. Frank has a strong track record in delivering underwriting profitability across a wide range of product lines and in developing innovative products to meet the needs of target customer groups.

Frank served as the President of the Insurance Institute of Dublin between 2011 and 2012. He holds the CIP designation from the Insurance Institute of Ireland and a Bachelor of Business Studies degree from the University of Limerick.

Graham Orr is Director of Member & Client Relations at IPB Insurance. Graham has responsibility and oversight of the day to day operations in the areas of Member & Client Relations, Client Enterprise Risk Management and New Business Development.  He is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership, development, management and delivery of insurance and risk management services to all our Members and clients.

Prior to this, Graham was Commercial Underwriting Manager in IPB Insurance. Before joining IPB Insurance Graham held a number of key underwriting roles at RSA Insurance and has over 19 years’ experience in the insurance sector.

Graham holds the designation ‘ACII’ (Chartered Insurer) from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and a Masters in Business from the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business at UCD.

Máiréad is responsible for leading the people agenda in IPB, including Talent Management and Development, Diversity and Inclusion and HR Operations aligning people strategies to business performance and results. During her time at the company, IPB has achieved and retained its designation as a Great Place to Work.

Before taking up her current role, Máiréad developed the Corporate Social Engagement Strategy for IPB. She cultivated and managed relationships with IPB’s Members, the Irish Government and Charities to build strategic partnerships. She oversaw the investment by IPB of €1m in a tripartite matched funding partnership with the Irish Government and Local Authorities, creating a €3 million grant programme for communities participating in The Gathering diaspora initiative in 2013.

Máiréad commenced her career in the banking sector and has over 20 years of experience in the Financial Services sector. Prior to joining IPB, Mairead worked for blue-chip and start-up organisations and has held HR roles in AIB, Postbank and Elan Pharmaceuticals.

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Financial Services and a Post Graduate Diploma in HRM.

Michael Whelehan is Director of Claims at IPB Insurance. He is responsible for all elements of the Claims function from its strategic direction to operational delivery incorporating oversight of external service providers and our large in-house team of experienced legal and claims professionals who handle all claim types from motor, accidental damage, personal accident etc. to complex liability claims, in order to deliver an exceptional and unique service to our stakeholders.

Prior to joining IPB in November 2014, Michael was Head of Claims Operations in FBD Insurance. Previous experience includes Head of Operations and COO within the Friends First and IFG Plc financial services groups respectively. Michael is a Business Graduate with a number of subsequent qualifications obtained in Banking, Financial Services, General Insurance, a Certified Insurance Practitioner, Licentiate of the Association of Compliance Officers in Ireland and a Certified Insurance Director

Joanne is Director of Actuarial in IPB Insurance and our Head of Actuarial Function (HoAF). Joanne has responsibility for delivering all elements of the Actuarial Function, as set out by the Domestic Actuarial Regime, as well as assisting with capital modelling, optimisation of the reinsurance programme and our pricing strategy, and contributing to business planning and strategy development.

Prior to her appointment in IPB, she held senior positions in Partner Re and Deloitte and has over 10 years’ experience in the insurance industry. Joanne is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland (FSAI) and holds a Bachelor of Actuarial and Financial Studies (First Class Honors) from University College Dublin (UCD).  She is very involved in the Society of Actuaries in Ireland, currently leading the Non-Life IFRS 17 working group, as well as being a member of the General Insurance committee within the society.