American Overseas Group Limited announced that Patricia A. Ryan has been appointed Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the company effective as of May 14, 2014. Ms. Ryan is also Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Old American Capital Corporation, and related entities. With over twenty years of legal and insurance experience, Ms. Ryan has held positions of Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at QBE Insurance Company, as well as Senior Counsel and Managing Director at Allianz/Fireman's Fund.

Ms. Ryan was a Partner at Cassiday Schade LLP in Chicago, Illinois, for a number of years.