William O’Farrell
Vice President, Chief Reinsurance Officer
ACE Group
William O’Farrell is Chief Reinsurance Officer for ACE Group, a position he has held since 2005. In this role, he has management responsibility for the design and purchase of reinsurance programs for ACE and its business units globally, managing the company’s reinsurance recoverable asset and overseeing relationships with its reinsurers and reinsurance brokers. Mr. O’Farrell also serves as Chairman of ACE’s Reinsurance Security Committee and is a member of its Global Credit Committee. He was also appointed Vice President, ACE Group, in March 2014.
With over 20 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry, Mr. O’Farrell joined ACE in 2003 as Senior Vice President of Reinsurance Recoverables with global responsibility for managing the company’s reinsurance asset. Prior to joining ACE, he was Vice President and Legal Counsel with the Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group, where he held a number of senior positions during his more than 10-year tenure with the company.
Mr. O’Farrell holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a major in Finance from Creighton University. He also holds a Juris Doctorate from Creighton University’s School of Law and is admitted to practice in Connecticut. He is also a military veteran, having served as a U.S. Army officer in Operation Desert Storm.