USA Lecture Tour, 09–26 March 2019

Want to discover your Irish and Scots-Irish ancestors?

Many people believe that researching Irish ancestors is impossible because of the destruction of the Public Record Office in 1922. While many records were destroyed, others survived and large collections have come online in recent years. Read More

Penn Mutual Eileen McDonnell

How A 172-Year-Old Company Is Innovating Life Insurance: Interview With CEO Eileen McDonnell
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When it comes to the life insurance industry, the word innovation may not come to mind. The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, which has been in business since 1847, is demonstrating that no matter your age, it’s never too late to think outside the box and innovate your way to the top. At Penn Mutual innovation drives their strategic objectives and leading that charge are two women, Eileen McDonnell, Penn Mutual’s chairman and CEO and Sue Deakins, the company’s CFO, who are one of only seven female CEO/CFO duos in the Fortune 1,000. Penn Mutual is differentiating themselves through diversity, technology and a unique sports sponsorship, which has given them access to a robust audience of millennials as a source of talent and new clients.

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The world and its mother knows that US investment into Ireland has been not just a boon for the domestic economy and tens of thousands of grateful employees and communities in the past 50 years — but Ireland has shown its close business ally that the relationship works both ways.

It may come as a surprise to many just how Ireland punches well above its size and weight class when it comes to investing in business in the US.

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