Rhic Webb
General counsel for Europe, Asia and Latin America
XL Group
Rhic Webb is described by his external lawyers as ‘a very strong lawyer who has a very good eye for detail’. He says that increasingly his time is spent in corporate matters, as well as ‘the nuts and bolts of insurance and reinsurance issues’.
Since joining the XL Group in 1998 his role has expanded to include responsibility for regulatory compliance, company secretarial and all (non-claims) legal issues for operations in Asia and Latin America as well as Europe. He has particularly strong relationships with a number of leading UK and Irish firms, including his former firm Ince & Co, but he does not buy into the brand ethos when selecting external counsel.
‘With regard to external lawyers, what is important to me is instructing the right individual and selecting the particular lawyer I want working with me on a matter, rather than simply retaining a law firm,’ he says.
Law firms used: A&L Goodbody, Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Ince & Co, Norton Rose
1998-present: General counsel, XL Group
1990-97: Solicitor, Ince & Co