It's Not The Score, It's The Trip: One Man's Journey To Building A Global Franchise

by Brian O'Hara

Overview

It’s Not the Score, It’s the Trip tells the tale of a man who was driven, smart, and eager to be wealthy, from his early days with his, by most standards, huge family, led by a father who was his guide, mentor, and hero. He fell in love, twice: once with college friend Nancy Tofanelli and later with the insurance industry. Both relationships were defined by compassion, and each came to define his life.
Brian O’Hara is an ordinary man who landed at a place and time in history that gave him the opportunity for an extraordinary life, and who recognized where he had landed and took the lead during some of the most remarkable years in the history of the financial services world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642251494
Publisher:	Advantage Media Group, Inc.
Publication date:	06/23/2020
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

BRIAN O’HARA is the former chairman of XL Capital, Ltd., now known as XL Group, PLC. He served as chairman of XL’s board of directors from 2008 to 2009. He served as president and CEO of XL from 1994 to 2008. In 1986, Mr. O’Hara joined XL Insurance as its founding president and chief operating officer.

He is a prior chairman of the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) and former director of the Geneva Association. Mr. O’Hara has been founding director of the Bermuda Community Foundation since 2013, a director and member of the Executive Committee of the United States Chamber of Commerce, director emeritus of the School of Risk Management at St. John’s University, director of Roundtable Healthcare Private Equity Partners, and a trustee of the Bermuda Institute of Oceanic Studies (BIOS).

Table of Contents

Foreword xi

Preface xiii

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Good Luck Runs In The Family, 1948-1965 7

Chapter 2 Testing My Luck, 1966-1970 31

Chapter 3 Turning Fun Into Profit, 1970-1979 45

Chapter 4 Going Down The Road-No Simple Highway, 1979-1989 61

Chapter 5 Buy Or Be Bought, 1990-1999 81

Chapter 6 Leading The Industry, 1999-2003 99

Chapter 7 Navigating Rough Waters, 2003-2006 115

Chapter 8 Plan B, 2007-2008 123

Chapter 9 Now What? 2008-2011 141

Epilogue 153

Acknowledgments 157

About the Author 159

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Praise For It’s Not The Score, It’s the Trip

“This memoir is a fascinating, real life, discerning glimpse into the challenges, the defeats, and the victories that built a business and made a man.”
MICHAEL DOUGLAS, Furthur Films

“On the surface, this delightful book is about one man’s life and especially his building of a highly successful business; but it really stands as an instructive celebration of a great entrepreneur’s capacity for wild rides and as a manual for the immeasurable importance of getting culture right in any institution. In both arenas, Brian O’Hara has much to teach us all.”
MIKE MCGAVICK, former CEO, XL

“More than just a business memoir, this is a human portrait of a husband, father, colleague, and friend. Brian O’Hara is a man who knows how to live life boldly with a heart full of gratitude—amid the highs, the lows, and everything in between. This book offers a look into the mind of a born leader, with lessons and insights that transcend business and wisdom that can benefit everyone.”
THOMAS J. DONOHUE, CEO, US Chamber of Commerce

Editorial Reviews

This memoir is a fascinating, real life, discerning glimpse into the challenges, the defeats, and the victories that built a business and made a man.” —MICHAEL DOUGLAS, Furthur Films

“On the surface, this delightful book is about one man’s life and especially his building of a highly successful business; but it really stands as an instructive celebration of a great entrepreneur’s capacity for wild rides and as a manual for the immeasurable importance of getting culture right in any institution. In both arenas, Brian O’Hara has much to teach us all.” —MIKE MCGAVICK, former CEO, XL

“More than just a business memoir, this is a human portrait of a husband, father, colleague, and friend. Brian O’Hara is a man who knows how to live life boldly with a heart full of gratitude—amid the highs, the lows, and everything in between. This book offers a look into the mind of a born leader, with lessons and insights that transcend business and wisdom that can benefit everyone.” —THOMAS J. DONOHUE, CEO, US Chamber of Commerce

From the Publisher