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INSURANCE NEWSCAST'S 2009 LIST OF THE 100 MOST POWERFUL
PEOPLE
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01/11/10 - - Cleveland, OH -- Insurance Broadcasting in conjunction with the
Insurance Media Association, is pleased to announce our 7th annual
list of the "100 Most Powerful People In The Insurance Industry, North
America" also referred to as "The Insurance Dream Team."
The premise is simple.
What 100 people connected to the insurance industry in the U.S. would
you put in a room to effect an outcome related to insurance?
Our
thought is to include the people who control the most insurance industry resources
(people, capital, intellectual knowledge, technology, etc.) or has the
most influence on those resources; the person at the top.
Our methodology
for measuring power is not to create a list of the
CEO's of the 100 largest insurance companies. Nor does it
recognize or account for past achievement, longevity, decide who is the most effective
businessperson, determine who has been the most innovative, or choose
who is on the fast-track to the top.
You either have ultimate
authority over resources (power), or you don't.
We
understand the subjectivity of this type of ranking, but stand by our
premise. The people below are the 100 we think who have the
most (collective) resources available to them and who would have the most ability (as
a group) to successfully accomplish any goal or directive of the
insurance industry. In a sense, it is an insurance industry "Dream
Team" (www.insurancedreamteam.net).
In an
industry as large and segmented as the insurance industry, 100 people is
an incredibly small number of people to single out and recognize,
ensuring at least some degree of debate. We
publish this list to provoke thinking and discussion, and to provide a
better perspective on our industry.
As we
mention each year, it is important to note that no one asked to be on
the list, and many might even be a bit uncomfortable to be on a "power"
list. The term "power" in today's society can make people uncomfortable,
with words like leadership or stewardship preferred.
My
personal belief is that the people on this list would be the first to
give credit to others. Most likely they have worked hard and have great
integrity and management skills, and the reason they have power is that
they have been given that power by others because they are "trusted."
That their power is a reflection of the confidence
and faith others have in them, and their power is viewed by them as a
guardianship, duty and charge to serve others.
We
received many nominations of people with great credentials that we were
just unable to fit onto a list of only 100. The difficulty is easily
understood by asking yourself who you would remove from the list below
to add your favorite. We also have categorized the names for specific niches of the insurance industry. The names
are listed alphabetically within each category. No effort was made to
rank the list as #1, #2, #3, etc.
One major difference for the 2009 list is it
is being published at the end of the year instead of the beginning. This
allows a look back and is better positioned to judge events and issues
from a hindsight perspective. This procedure also means not everyone
pictured below is still in the same position they were in during all or
part of 2009.
We are interested in
your comments. You can send an e-mail to
walt@insurancebroadcasting.com.
Walter B. Podgurski, CEO, Insurance Broadcasting
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SUPER-ICON STATUS
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P&C COMPANIES
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Ramani Ayer
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, The Hartford Financial Services Group,
Inc. - 7th
http://www.thehartford.com
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Robert H. Benmosche
President and Chief Executive Officer,
American International Group, Inc.-
1st (Previously
appeared on list with MetLife)
http://www.aig.com
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Jay S. Fishman
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Travelers - 7th
http://www.stpaul.com/
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Mike Foley
Chief Executive Officer of Zurich's North America Commercial business division and is
also a member of the Zurich Group Executive Committee (GEC). - 1st
http://www.zurichna.com
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Edmund F.
Kelly
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Liberty Mutual Insurance - 7th
http://www.libertymutual.com
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Thomas F. Motamed
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CNA Financial
- 1st
http://www.cna.com
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Glenn Renwick
President & CEO, Progressive - 7th
http://www.progressive.com
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Edward B. Rust
Jr.
Chairman and CEO, State Farm Insurance Companies- 7th
http://www.statefarm.com
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Thomas J. Wilson
Allstate's chairman, president and chief executive officer
- 1st
http://www.allstate.com
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LIFE COMPANIES
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HEALTH INSURANCE / HEALTHCARE
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Larry C.
Glasscock
Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Anthem, Inc. - 5th
http://www.anthem.com/
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H. Edward
Hanway
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, CIGNA Corporation - 7th
http://www.cigna.com/ |
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Karen Ignagni
President & CEO, America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) - 7th
http://www.ahip.org/
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Michael B. McCallister
President and Chief Executive Officer, Humana - 1st
http://www.humana.com/
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Kevin McCarthy
President and CEO, Unum US - 1st
http://www.unum.com/
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Scott P.
Serota
President & Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association -
7th
http://www.bcbs.com/
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Ronald A. Williams
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aetna Inc. - 7th
http://www.aetna.com
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RE-INSURANCE
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AGENT ORGANIZATIONS &
DISTRIBUTION
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Guy E. Baker, CLU,
MSFS
MDRT President -
1st
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Jessica M. Bibliowicz
President and
Chief Executive Officer, National Financial Partners - 3rd
http://www.nfp.com/
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Leonard Brevik
Executive Vice President & CEO, National Association Of Professional Insurance
Agents (PIA) - 4th
http://www.pianet.com/ |
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Jack Chiasson
Executive Director at NAILBA - 1st
http://www.nailba.org/
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Ken A. Crerar
President, The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Officers (CIAB) - 6th
http://www.ciab.com/ |
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John J. Healy, CAE
Chief Executive Officer NAIFA, The
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA)
- 6th
http://www.naifa.org/ |
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Bernard G. Heinz
Esquire,
Executive Director, American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) - 7th
http://www.aamga.org/
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Fred H. Jonske
President and Chief Executive Officer, M Financial Group - 7th
http://www.mfin.com/
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Edwin P. Morrow
Chairman and CEO, International Association of Registered Financial
Consultants - 1st
http://www.iarfc.org
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Robert A. Rusbuldt
President and CEO, Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big
“I”) - 7th
http://www.iiaba.net |
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Janet
Trautwein
Executive Vice President and CEO, National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU)
- 3rd
http://www.nahu.org/ |
INSURANCE REGULATION
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INSURANCE BROKERAGE
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J. Powell Brown
President & Chief Executive Officer, Brown & Brown - 1st
http://www.bbinsurance.com/
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Gregory C. Case
President, CEO, Aon Corp. - 2nd
http://www.aon.com/ |
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J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr.
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. -
1st
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Brian Duperreault
President and Chief Executive Officer, MMC - 1st
http://www.mmc.com
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Martin P.
Hughes
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, HUB International Limited - 6th
http://www.hubinternational.com
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David Lockton
Chairman, Lockton Cos. L.L.C. - 1st
www.lockton.com
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Joe Plumeri
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Willis Group Holdings Limited - 7th
http://www.willis.com
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H. Wade Reece
Chairman & CEO, BB&T Insurance Services - 1st
http://insurance.bbt.com
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Michael J. Sicard
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer - USI
Holdings Corp. - 1st
http://www.usi.biz/ |
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Dave Zuercher
Executive Vice President, International and Insurance Services,
Wells Fargo & Company - 4th
https://wfis.wellsfargo.com/ |
RATINGS AGENCIES
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INSURANCE EDUCATION & RESEARCH
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Laurence
Barton, Ph.D.
President & CEO, The American College - 6th
http://www.theamericancollege.edu |
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Dr. Robert P.
Hartwig, CPCU
President -
Insurance Information Institute – 2nd
http://www.iii.org |
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William T.
Hold, Ph.D.,
CIC, CPCU, CLU,
President, The National Alliance For Insurance Education And
Research - 5th
http://www.scic.com |
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Robert A. Kerzner, CLU, ChFC
President and CEO, LIMRA, LOMA and LL Global, Inc. - 4th
http://www.limra.com |
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James R.
Marks, CAE, CPCU, AIM
Chief
Executive Officer, CPCU Society - 7th
http://www.cpcusociety.org |
INSURANCE LAW
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CONSULTING
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INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS
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Brian K.
Atchinson
Executive Director, IMSA - 7th
http://www.imsaethics.org/
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Charles M.
Chamness
President,
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) - 5th
http://www.namic.org
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Dan Durbin, CSSC, Allstate Life
Insurance Company
President,
National Structured Settlements Trade Association (NSSTA) - 1st
www.nssta.com
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Marvin H. Feldman, CLU, ChFC
President and CEO, LIFE Foundation - 1st
http://lifehappens.org
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Dennis P. Harwick
President, Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA) - 2nd
http://www.cicaworld.com
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Doug Head
Executive Director,
Life Insurance
Settlement Association (LISA)
- 5th
http://www.lisassociation.org
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Dennis Jay
Executive Director, Coalition Against Insurance Fraud - 3rd
http://www.insurancefraud.org
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Frank Keating
President and CEO, American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) - 6th
http://www.acli.com
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Todd McCredie
President, Aviation Insurance Association - 1st
http://www.aiaweb.org
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S. Michael McLaughlin, FSA, CERA, MAAA, FIA
President, Society of Actuaries - 1st
http://www.soa.org |
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Joseph P.
Pomilia
Executive
Director, Insurance Accounting & Systems Association, Inc. (IASA) - 5th
http://www.iasa.org
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Leigh Ann Pusey
President and CEO,
President, American Insurance Association (AIA) -
1st
http://www.aiadc.org
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David A.
Sampson
President and CEO of PCI (Property Casualty Insurers Association of America) - 1st
http://www.pciaa.net |
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Marvin W.
Tuttle, Jr., CAE
Executive Director and CEO, Financial Planning Association FPA) - 2nd
http://www.fpanet.org
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Linda
Wilson,
AAI, CPIW, AISE
International President, National Association of Insurance Women
(International), NAIW - 1st
http://www.naiw.net
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INSURANCE
ANALYSTS
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INSURANCE, CANADA
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INSURANCE TECHNOLOGY
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INSURANCE INDUSTRY VENDORS
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BANK INSURANCE MARKETING
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WORKPLACE BENEFITS NICHE
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INSURANCE MEDIA
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