About

Operating as a statutory corporation whose members are appointed by the Minister of Health, VHI Healthcare currently ranks as the largest health insurance company in Ireland. Its legal team is positioned at the heart of the company, as it provides legal and compliance support to all internal units. The unit’s highly influential role of facilitating business for the group has been recognised on many occasions, including during the group’s 18-month restructuring process and the regulators’ validation of VHI being fit for purpose allowing the company to transact and conduct business within the health insurance market. Currently the team is responsible for several projects and splits its time between providing advice on contract review, litigation management and ensuring that all ad hoc legal work is dealt with in a comprehensive but cost effective manner. To serve the company effectively, the team maintains close relationships with internal management and the group’s units including Vhi’s risk, claims, medical and financial divisions. The team’s efforts have been overseen by company secretary and head of legal Tara Glynn since October 2016 – a former Rabobank lawyer who possesses substantial experience of managing legal affairs in a corporate setting. Senior solicitor Mary Finlay, who has been at the company for nearly eight years, also receives mentions in this year’s research for her contributions to several successful internal projects.