November 13, 2007
The School of Risk
Management (SRM), a division of The Peter J. Tobin College of
Business of St. John’s University, will honor James J. Schiro,
Chief Executive Officer of Zurich Financial Services, as the “2007
Insurance Leader of the Year” at its 13th Annual Insurance Leader
of the Year Award Dinner. The event will take place on
Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at 6 p.m. at the Marriott Marquis in
New York City. Dr. Josef Ackermann, Chairman of the
Management Board and the Group Executive Committee of Deutsche
Bank, and Kenneth R. Feinberg, Esq., Principal of The Feinberg
Group, LLP, will serve as Honorary Co-Chairmen of the award
dinner.
“This Award recognizes an individual’s exceptional leadership
over many years or during the year of the Award,” said Brandon W.
Sweitzer, Chairman of the SRM Board of Overseers. “Jim has
transformed Zurich since taking the helm at a difficult time. He is
an exceptional leader with a comprehensive, global view of
risk-taking and risk-management. Without question, Jim takes
an honored place in the lengthening line of those outstanding
individuals who have received this award.”
"We are especially proud that Jim is an alumnus of St. John's
University,” stated Dr. Ellen Thrower, Executive Director of the
School of Risk Management. “It is both a pleasure and an
honor to recognize him as the 2007 Insurance Leader of the Year,”
she added.
The Award Selection Committee is chaired by Joseph Mauriello,
Retired Deputy Chairman of KPMG, and includes George Bernstein,
Esq. of The Law Offices of George Bernstein (Washington, D.C.);
Jack Nelson, Ph.D., Insurance-Client Relationship Manager of
Wellington Management Company; Richard E. Stewart of Stewart
Economics (Chapel Hill, NC); and Peter Walker, Director of McKinsey
& Company.
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. Past recipients
are
Joe Plumeri, Chairman and CEO of Willis Group Holdings Limited;
Peter B. Lewis, Chairman of the Board of The Progressive
Corporation; Brian Duperreault, Retired Chairman, President and CEO
of ACE Limited; John T. (Jack) Sinnott, Retired Chairman and CEO of
Marsh Inc.; Paul B. Ingrey, Retired Chairman & CEO of Arch
Worldwide Insurance and Reinsurance Group; John J. (Jack) Byrne,
Retired Chairman & CEO of White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.;
Ronald E. Ferguson, Retired Chairman and CEO of General Re
Corporation; Robert Clements, Chairman of Integro Ltd.; Maurice R.
(Hank) Greenberg, Chairman and CEO of C.V. Starr & Company;
Patrick G. Ryan, Executive Chairman of Aon Group; Sir David
Rowland, former Chairman of Lloyd’s of London; and Edward J. Muhl,
former Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York.
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 downtown financial
district, 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.
A photo of Mr. Schiro is available upon request. For more
information or to attend the dinner, please contact Maureen
Furlong-Weber of St. John’s University’s School of Risk Management
by calling 212-277-5111.