Mario Greco, Group Chief Executive Officer, Zurich Insurance Group, To Be Honored by The Peter J. Tobin College of Business At
St. John’s University as The Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance And Actuarial Science “2023 Insurance Leader of The Year”
January 10, 2024
New York, NY (September 12, 2023) – St. John’s University’s Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science (GSRM), part of The Peter J. Tobin College of Business, will honor Mario Greco, Group Chief Executive Officer of Zurich Insurance Group, as the “2023 Insurance Leader of the Year” at its 28th Annual Insurance Leader of the Year Award Dinner. The University is delighted that Larry Fink, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock, will be joining the ceremony as the Honorary Dinner Chairperson, introducing Mr. Greco. The event takes place on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. Proceeds from the dinner support the University’s GSRM students and programs.
“Mario has led with distinction one of the largest and most important companies in our field. He is an accomplished and thoroughly global executive, having built and grown Zurich’s brand and position in each of the world’s largest markets,” commented John W. Keogh, President and Chief Operating Officer, Chubb Group, Chairman of the GSRM’s Board of Overseers. “Throughout his career, he has been committed to talent development—both academically, as well as by way of professional education. Alone among our industry’s senior executive ranks, he participates in the leadership/faculty of four first-rank European universities. He is a most worthy recipient of this year’s Insurance Leader award. We look forward to his presence at our upcoming event.”
“The Insurance Leader of the Year has grown to be one of the most prestigious awards in the insurance industry,” said Brandon W. Sweitzer, Dean, Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science. “We are immensely proud to be the host of this award and to have such an acclaimed honoree as Mario Greco.”
The Award Selection Committee is chaired by Ellen Thrower, Ph.D., Professor Emerita and Retired Executive Director, St. John’s University’s School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science (now 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 Chief Operating Officer of KPMG LLP; Michael J. Morrissey, Chairman of the Board, Protective Life Corporation; Cynthia R. Shoss, Partner, former Cochair of the Global Board, and former Cohead of Global Insurance Group, Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP; and Patrick J. Shouvlin, Retired Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
The Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science was founded in 1901 as the Insurance Society of New York and over the years evolved into The College of Insurance (TCI). In June of 2001, TCI merged with St. John’s University, becoming part of The Peter J. Tobin College of Business.
From its location at 101 Astor Place in Manhattan’s East Village, St. John’s awards undergraduate, M.B.A., and M.S. degrees in the insurance, risk management, and actuarial science disciplines. Through its Tobin Center for Executive Education, the University also provides education, training, and consulting services to industry, governments, and regulators worldwide.
GSRM is a global leader in risk and insurance education and training and draws candidates from many regions of the world. All degree programs offered by The Peter J. Tobin College of Business, and thus by GSRM, are fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
A photo of Mr. Greco is available on Zurich’s website. For more information, or to attend the dinner, please contact Maureen Furlong Weber, Director, Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science, at 212-277-5111 or [email protected].
