Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 17, 2003

David Foy – White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd (wtm)

DAVID T. FOY, is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. Since Mr. Foy's arrival in March 2003, the company has refinanced its bank debt through a $700 million senior notes offering, was declared effective on a $2 billion shelf registration, and recently closed on a new $300 million credit facility. Most recently, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Hartford Life, the nation's fourth largest life insurance group and a subsidiary of The Hartford Financial Services Group. Mr. Foy joined Hartford Life in 1993 in the individual annuity operation. In 1995, he became the Director of Finance for the company. He led Hartford Life's initial public offering in 1997 and their acquisition of PLANCO in 1998. In 1998, he was promoted to Senior Vice President and given responsibility for all of the finance functions at Hartford Life. In 2001, the company acquired Fortis Financial Group for $1.1 billion. Mr. Foy was previously employed by Milliman & Robertson, an actuarial consulting firm, from 1989 to 1993. He graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1989 with a BS in Applied Statistics and is a Fellow in the Society of Actuaries. Profile
TWST: Could you give us a summary of what your company and organization

is today?

Mr. Foy: White Mountains Insurance Group is engaged in the property-

casualty insurance and reinsurance