SPECIAL REPORT
HALL OF FAME 2018 CATHY GRIFFIN Broker, VP and environmental practice group co-leader BROWN & RIDING
An environmental insurance specialist and true pioneer in the sector, Cathy Griffin has been involved in environmental insurance since its beginnings in the 1980s. “I initially started working in environmental due to genuine interest, but it was also good timing,” she says. “I am of the generation that started Earth Day, and we all knew about Love Canal, Times Beach and other man-made disasters. The government had passed the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, which is still the principal federal law in the United States governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste. The government also created Superfund in 1980, so it was our generation that was becoming more conscientious about the environment; of what was being released into the air, water and ground; and the effects of pollutants and contaminants on people and the earth’s natural resources.” Griffin became an environmental insurance broker in 1985 and has stayed at the forefront of the sector, developing many programs for environmental exposures, including a combined malpractice/pollution program for doctors who were reviewing the indoor air quality of industrial plants to determine why people were becoming sick. She was also a leader in the development of mold insurance in the early 2000s when large multimilliondollar losses were being paid and few companies were willing to write the exposure.
RONALD C. WANGLIN Chairman BOLTON & COMPANY
For more than 30 years, Ron Wanglin has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to serving the needs of educational institutions and has helped Bolton & Company develop a deep understanding of the unique culture that makes schools, colleges and universities special. As chairman of Bolton’s board, Wanglin is responsible for setting and overseeing the company’s strategic growth and has been instrumental in the vision, development and success of Bolton’s education practice group. Beyond education, Wanglin has specialized in insuring the aviation, healthcare, manufacturing, real estate and technology industries for more than three decades. He has served on agency advisory councils for ACE, AIG, Berkshire Hathaway and others. He has also been a frequent speaker at a number of conferences and on a variety of insurance topics, including enterprise risk management, intellectual property insurance, employee benefits and retirement plans, and the Affordable Care Act. Wanglin is a past president of the Independent Insurance Agents Association in Santa Monica, past chairman of the Pacific Network Group and has served on the boards of Assurex Global and the National Alliance Research Academy. Active in a variety of civic activities, Wanglin is a trustee emeritus of The Buckley School, past chairman of the Los Angeles West District of the American Red Cross and past president of the Westwood Village Rotary Club.
38
ED ZACCARIA Executive vice president and chief underwriting officer, insurance, North America CHUBB
Ed Zaccaria has been with Chubb since 2014 and is responsible for overall underwriting practices, portfolio management, predictive and data analytics, and the management of the corporate underwriting staff for Chubb’s North American insurance operations. Previously, Zaccaria served as president of ACE USA regional operations, responsible for national and local distribution strategies, as well as expanding ACE USA’s product and marketing presence throughout the country. He also oversaw ACE USA’s regional executive management team and global client executive practice. With more than 40 years of diverse experience in P&C insurance, Zaccaria served in several senior management roles at ACE, including leading ACE USA’s Global Underwriting Group, where he was responsible for directing overall operations and strategy for a diverse group of products, including global property, energy and foreign casualty. He also served as CFO for a major operating division within ACE USA and held a variety of other corporate strategy and financial management roles. Prior to his tenure with ACE, Zaccaria was a CPA at Arthur Andersen & Co.
www.ibamag.com
28-43_Hall of Fame 2018-SUBBED.indd 38
26/10/2018 3:38:23 AM