On Wednesday January 21 at 6pm, St. John’s University’s School of Risk Management will honor XL CEO Mike McGavick as the “2014 Insurance Leader of the Year.” VIEW THE LIST of 27 dinner co-chairs and 26 dinner vice chairs to date for the 20th Annual Insurance Leader of the Year Award Dinner at the New York Marriott Marquis. Brian Duperreault, CEO of Hamilton Insurance Group, and Michael O’Halleran, Executive Chairman of Aon Benfield, are the Honorary Dinner Chairmen.
Proceeds of the dinner will support the University’s School of Risk Management (SRM) students and programs.
To purchase a table or attend the dinner, contact Jason Adamo of Lorelei Enterprises at 212.838.2660 x15 or [email protected]. Please make checks payable to St. John’s University/SRM.
Scroll Down to review the list of dinner chairpersons as of December 12, 2014 as well as the evening’s details and past honorees here.
2014 Insurance Leader of the Year
“The Insurance Leader of the Year accolade is traditionally awarded to an industry leader for distinguished achievement over a long career, or for special achievement in the year of recognition,” commented Brian Duperreault, who serves as Chairman of the SRM Board of Overseers. “Mike has had an extraordinary career worthy of recognition in its own right. He is a leader of immense competence, and he has most ably guided XL Group during his tenure there. Mike also has a passion for public and philanthropic service that is well known and esteemed – both within our industry and by larger segments of our society.”
Insurance Leader of the Year Dinner / Supporters as of December 12, 2014
Honorary Dinner Chairmen
- Brian Duperreault, Hamilton Insurance Group
- Michael D. O’Halleran, Aon Benfield
27 Co-Chairs
- Dominic J. Addesso, Everest Re Group Ltd.
- W. Robert Berkley, Jr., W.R. Berkley Corporation
- Gregory C. Case, Aon plc
- John Clements, Integro Ltd.
- Maurice R. Greenberg, C.V. Starr & Co., Inc.; The Starr Foundation
- Greg Hendrick, XL Group plc
- John J. Hendrickson, Validus Group
- Heidi E. Hutter, Black Diamond Capital
- Kevin H. Kelley, Ironshore Inc.
- John W. Keogh, ACE Group
- John L. Lumelleau, Lockton Companies
- Brian W. MacLean, The Travelers Companies, Inc.
- Alan J. Maguire, AEGIS Insurance Services, Inc.
- Richard Mayock, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- David McElroy, Arch Insurance Group
- Thomas F. Motamed, CNA Financial Corporation
- Michael R. Nelson, Nelson Brown & Co.
- Michael S. Pritula, McKinsey & Company
- Peter Roeder, Munich Re
- Patrick and Shirley Ryan
- Robert S. Schimek, AIG
- Richard G. Spiro, The Chubb Corporation
- Hank Watkins, Lloyd’s
- V. Prem Watsa, Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
- Peter Zaffino/Alex Moczarski, Marsh / Guy Carpenter
26 Vice Chairs
- Gautam Chawla, Citigroup
- Charles A. Davis, Stone Point Capital
- Joseph DiFrancesco, Wells Fargo Securities – Financial Institutions Investment Banking
- Vincent J. Dowling, Jr., Dowling & Partners Securities, LLC
- William H. Eyre, Jr., J L T Towers Re
- Rod Fox, TigerRisk Partners
- Stanley A. Galanski, The Navigators Group, Inc.
- Myron Hendry, XL Group plc
- Barton R. Holl, Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management
- Michael Huebsch, BlackRock
- Alan Jay Kaufman, Burns and Wilcox
- Anthony J. Kuczinski, Munich Reinsurance America, Inc.
- Jack Kuhn, Endurance Insurance
- Douglas M. Libby, Crum & Forster Insurance
- H. Elizabeth Mitchell, Platinum Underwriters Reinsurance, Inc.
- Peter Porrino, XL Group plc
- Alejandro G. Przygoda, Credit Suisse Securities
- Maamoun Rajeh/Tim Olson, Arch Reinsurance Ltd.
- Bob Ratliffe, Silver Creek Capital Management
- Daniel Riordan, Zurich Global Corporate, North America
- Michael C. Sapnar, Transatlantic Reinsurance Company
- Hemant Shah, Risk Management Solutions (RMS)
- Cynthia R. Shoss, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
- Tad Walker, Partner Reinsurance Company
- Daniel Wilson, Sirius America Insurance Company
The Award Selection Committee
- Ellen Thrower, Ph.D., Professor Emerita and Retired Executive Director, St. John’s University’s SRM (chairperson)
- George Bernstein, Esq. of The Bernstein Law Firm, P.L.L.C. (Washington, D.C.)
- Robert P. Hartwig, Ph.D., President of the Insurance Information Institute
- Joseph Mauriello, Retired Deputy Chairman and COO of KPMG LLP
- Michael J. Morrissey, President and CEO of the International Insurance Society
- Patrick J. Shouvlin, Retired Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Peter B. Walker, Director of McKinsey & Company (New York)
The “Insurance Leader of the Year Award,” presented annually since 1995, recognizes the contributions of outstanding individuals whose leadership in the worldwide insurance and financial services industry sets them apart from their peers. Last year’s recipient was Robert H. Benmosche, retired President and CEO of American International Group, Inc.
[See all 19 previous recipients below.]
St. John’s School of Risk Management
The School of Risk Management was founded in 1901 as the Insurance Society of New York and over the years evolved into The College of Insurance (TCI). In June 2001, TCI merged with St. John’s University, becoming a school of The Peter J. Tobin College of Business. Located in New York City’s East Village, SRM awards undergraduate, M.B.A., and M.S. degrees in the insurance, risk management and actuarial science disciplines. Through its Center for Professional Education, SRM also provides education, training and consulting services to the industry, governments and regulators worldwide. For more information about St. John’s University’s School of Risk Management, contact Maureen Furlong-Weber at 212.277.5111; [email protected] .
Past honorees
Insurance Leader of the Year Award Past Honorees*
- 2013 Robert H. Benmosche, President and CEO, American International Group, Inc.
- 2012 Nikolaus von Bomhard, Chairman of the Board of Management, Munich Re
- 2011 Evan G. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO, ACE Limited
- 2010 Joseph V. Taranto, Chairman and CEO, Everest Re Group, Ltd.
- 2009 Lord Levene, Chairman, Lloyd’s
- 2008 Greg Case, President and CEO, Aon Corporation
- 2007 James J. Schiro, Chief Executive Officer, Zurich Financial Services
- 2006 Joe Plumeri, Chairman and CEO, Willis Group Holdings Limited
- 2005 Peter B. Lewis, Chairman, The Progressive Corporation
- 2004 Brian Duperreault, Chairman, ACE Limited
- 2003 Jack Sinnott, Retired Chairman and CEO, Marsh Inc.
- 2002 Paul Ingrey, Chairman and CEO, Arch Worldwide
- 2001 Jack Byrne, Chairman, White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.
- 2000 Ronald E. Ferguson, Chairman and CEO, General Re Corporation
- 1999 Robert Clements, Chairman, Risk Capital Reinsurance
- 1998 Hank Greenberg, Chairman and CEO, American International Group, Inc.
- 1997 Patrick G. Ryan, Chairman and CEO, Aon Corporation
- 1996 Sir David Rowland, Chairman, Lloyd’s of London
- 1995 Edward J. Muhl, Superintendent of Insurance, State of New York
*Listing reflects title and company at the time of award presentation
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