Philomena is Head of Legal for IPB Insurance.  A practising solicitor with 12 years post-qualification experience, Philomena’s journey with IPB Insurance began in 2015, joining the Legal team initially as Legal Counsel, before being promoted to Legal Manager in 2017.  Philomena was appointed to the role of Head of Legal in 2022, and has overall strategic, tactical, and operational accountability for the company’s Legal Function with responsibility for managing and directing the company’s commercial legal activities, the management of legal risks and the provision of legal guidance to the business.

Prior to IPB, Philomena worked in general practice in a boutique Dublin Law Firm. Philomena holds a Bachelor of Arts in Legal & Business Studies from Waterford Institute of Technology; a Degree of LL.B. and Masters in Law (LL.M.) from University College Cork; the designation of the Licentiate of Compliance Institute and a Management Diploma in Insurance form the Insurance Institute of Ireland.