Phil Hernon

Chief Operating Officer

Phil Hernon is an experienced run-off practitioner having held various senior roles in the legacy market. Mr. Hernon commenced his 40-year career in the Lloyd's broking market, which included senior positions across various disciplines including premium processing, claims, finance, and broking. Phil joined Carrick in October 2019 to lead the management of their European business.

In 1995 Mr. Hernon was a founding director of Helix U.K. Ltd, one of the pioneers to managing broker run-off matters. He was integral in several global run-off issues, including representing Equitas and other carriers in resolving major disputes and crystallising assets. One of his major clients was Castlewood (later rebranded Enstar), who he joined in 2003 to lead Kinsale, one of the group's subsidiaries. As Managing Director of Kinsale, Mr. Hernon was exposed to a number of high-profile issues across both owned and managed clients.

In 2014 Phil Hernon joined Catalina and was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Europe, and Chief Executive Officer of the U.K. owned companies. During his time at Catalina he restructured the U.K. operations and managed the integration and run-off of some major acquisitions and was responsible for the European subsidiaries’ run-off strategies particularly in Ireland and the U.K.