Michael Walsh

Following roles as Legal & General Reinsurance’s (L&G Re) Chief Actuary and Chief Business Development Officer, Mike became L&G Re’s Chief Financial Officer. During his time with L&G Re, Mike has overseen the execution of multiple PRT transactions, including the largest in Ireland in 2018, as well as L&G Re’s inaugural transaction in Canada and L&G Re’s award-winning pandemic stop-loss reinsurance.

Prior to joining L&G Re, Mike held a variety of roles, including as an adviser to sponsors and trustees of pension funds, as well as senior roles within the UK pension risk transfer market. He oversaw the launch of Partnership into the bulk annuity market and the completion of more than 30 bulk annuity transactions. Across his career, Mike has also been responsible for developing pricing capability in the innovative medically underwritten bulk annuity market; overseeing production of quotations; leading product development; and implementing major improvements to systems, governance and processes.

Mike has a Master’s in Mathematics with Statistics and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, for which he has been a member of the working parties and organising committees of Member Interest Groups.