Twenty-Eighth Annual Award Dinner
Honoring
Mario Greco
Group Chief Executive Officer
Zurich Insurance Group
Honorary Dinner Chairperson
Larry Fink
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
BlackRock
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
New York Marriott Marquis
1535 Broadway, New York, NY 10036
6 p.m. Cocktail Reception | 7:30 p.m. Dinner
Hosted by the Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science (GSRM) and established in 1995, the “Insurance Leader of the Year Award” has annually recognized the contributions of outstanding individuals whose leadership in the worldwide insurance and financial services industry set them apart from their peers. Proceeds of this event directly support GSRM programs and students.
The Award Selection Committee is chaired by Ellen Thrower, Ph.D., Professor Emerita and Retired Executive Director, St. John's University’s GSRM, and includes Robert P. Hartwig, Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Finance and Director – Risk and Uncertainty Management Center, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina; Kevin H. Kelley, Chairman, IQUW Holdings; Joseph Mauriello, Retired Deputy Chairman and COO of KPMG LLP; Michael J. Morrissey, Chairman of the Board, Protective Life Corporation; Cynthia R. Shoss, Partner, former Co-Chair of Global Board and former Co-Head of Global Insurance Group, Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP; and Patrick J. Shouvlin, Retired Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
All of our event planning and protocols are subject to the latest public health guidelines and as such event may be modified as circumstances change. For questions or concerns related to ticket or table purchases for this award dinner, please contact our event manager at [email protected] or call to 347-986-7488. We will continue to update this website in accordance with local, city, and state health protocols.
If you are interested in purchasing tickets after January 12, please contact Tim Hamilton at [email protected] or (347) 986-7488, to secure your reservation and donation.
Mario Greco
Mario Greco joined Zurich in March 2016 as Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Greco began his professional career in management and consulting, working in McKinsey & Company’s Milan, Italy, office from 1986 until 1994, where he became a partner in 1992 and subsequently a partner leader in the insurance segment.
In 1995, he joined RAS (Allianz Group) in Milan as head of the claims division. He became general manager in charge of the insurance business the following year. In 1998, he was appointed managing director and in 2000, he became the company’s CEO.
At the end of 2004, Mr. Greco joined Allianz AG’s executive board, with responsibility for France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey. In April 2005, he joined the Sanpaolo IMI Group in Milan as CEO of EurizonVita, and in October 2005, he was appointed CEO of Eurizon Financial Group. From 2007 to 2012, he served at Zurich, first as CEO Global Life, and from 2010 as CEO General Insurance. In 2012, he was appointed CEO of Generali.
Mr. Greco is a member of the International Advisory Council of Bocconi University; a member of the executive faculty of the University of St.Gallen; a member of the Advisory Board of the Executive M.B.A. program of the ETH and the University of St.Gallen; and an Advisory Board member of the Department of Economics at the University of Zurich.
Mr. Greco holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Rome and a master’s degree in international economics and monetary theory from Rochester University.
Other Information
Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Board
JOHN W. KEOGH
President and COO
Chubb Group
Dean
BRANDON W. SWEITZER
Directors
MARC J. ADEE
CEO
Crum & Forster Insurance
JUAN C. ANDRADE
President and CEO
Everest Group, Ltd.
KAREN B. BAILO
Commercial Lines President
Progressive Casualty Insurance Company
W. ROBERT BERKLEY, JR.
President and CEO
W.R. Berkley Corporation
MARK A BERVEN
President and COO
Nationwide Property & Casualty
Nationwide Insurance
NEETI BHALLA JOHNSON
President, Global Risk Solutions
Liberty Mutual Insurance
JACQUES BONNEAU
President and CEO
PartnerRe Ltd.
JAMES D. CAREY
President
Stone Point Capital
GREGORY C. CASE
CEO
Aon
MARK B. CLOUTIER
Executive Chairman and Group CEO
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited
PETER F. CLUNE III
CEO
Lockton
WILLIAM P. CULLEN
Director
AEGIS Insurance Services, Inc.
LISA DAVIS
CEO, US & Bermuda
Canopius
M. STEVEN DECARLO
Executive Chair
Amwins Group, Inc.
JOHN Q. DOYLE
President and CEO
Marsh McLennan
ALEXIS FABER
Chief Operating Officer
WTW
RODMAN FOX
Executive Chairman
Howden Tiger
PETER GARVEY
Executive Vice Chairman
Galway Holdings
MARC GRANDISSON
CEO
Arch Capital Group Ltd.
MAURICE R. GREENBERG
Chairman and CEO
C.V. Starr & Co., Inc.
SCOTT GUNTER
CEO
AXA XL
GREG HENDRICK
CEO
Vantage Group Holdings
JOHN HOWARD
Chairman and CEO
Truist Insurance Holdings, Inc.
ALAN J. KAUFMAN
Chairman, President and CEO
H.W. Kaufman Group
Burns & Wilcox
MICHAEL KERNER
Member of the Board of Management
Munich Reinsurance
JOHN J. MARCHIONI
Chairman, President and CEO
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.
RICHARD MAYOCK
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
(pwc.com)
RAM MENON
Partner
KPMG LLP
FREDERIC “FRITZ” NAUCK
Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company
JEREMY A. NOBLE
President, Insurance
Markel
MACIEK A. NOWAK, Ph.D.
Dean
The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
St. John's University
KEVIN J. O’DONNELL
President and CEO
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
DAVID H. PRIEBE
Chairman
Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC
MICHAEL S. PRITULA
Managing Director
QualRisk
STACEY REGAN
Executive-Insurance
General Electric Company
DINO E. ROBUSTO
Chairman and CEO
CNA Financial Corporation
JOHN C. ROCHE
President and CEO
The Hanover Insurance Group
CYNTHIA R. SHOSS
Partner, Former Co-Chair of Global Board and Former Co-Head of Global Insurance Group
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
KRISTOF TERRYN
CEO North America
Zurich Insurance
ELLEN THROWER, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita
Greenberg School of Risk Management
St. John's University
VINCENT C. TIZZIO
President and CEO
AXIS Capital
GREGORY C. TOCZYDLOWSKI
EVP and President, Business Insurance
Travelers Companies
A. MORRIS TOOKER
EVP, Head of Middle, Large, Specialty Commercial and Enterprise Sales & Distribution
The Hartford
CHRISTOPHER TOWNSEND
Member of the Board of Management
Allianz SE
HANK WATKINS
Regional Director and President, Americas
Lloyd’s
CHRISTOPHER E. WATSON
Partner
Aquiline Capital Partners LLC
CHRISTOPHER J.B. WILLIAMS
Vice President Executive Officer
Co-Head of International Business and
Group Co-Chief Retention Strategy Officer
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
JAMES J. WRYNN
Senior Managing Director
FTI Consulting, Inc.
PETER S. ZAFFINO
Chairman and CEO
American International Group, Inc. (AIG)
Directors Emeriti
JOHN J. AMORE
CHUCK DAVIS
JAMES F. DOWD
BRIAN DUPERREAULT
JOHN J. HENDRICKSON
KEVIN H. KELLEY
JOHN L. LUMELLEAU
JOSEPH MAURIELLO
BRIAN M. O'HARA
PATRICK G. RYAN
PATRICK J. SHOUVLIN
ROBERT J. SMITH
PETER J. TOBIN
MARIO P. VITALE
- 2022 Alan D. Schnitzer, Chairman and CEO, The Travelers Companies, Inc.
- 2020 (Celebrated January 2022) Tricia Griffith, President and CEO, The Progressive Corporation
- 2019 (Special 25th Event Anniversary Award for ‘Lifetime Leadership’): Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO, C.V. Starr, Starr Companies & The Starr Foundation
- 2018 Daniel S. Glaser, President and CEO, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
- 2017 Constantine Iordanou, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Arch Capital Group Ltd.
- 2016 Anthony F. Markel, Vice Chairman of the Board, Markel Corporation
- 2015 Prem Watsa, Chairman and CEO, Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
- 2014 Mike McGavick, CEO, XL Group plc
- 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