Benchmark Insurance Company
Chairman/Principal
2003-Present

A- rated casualty carrier licensed in 42 states.

Nevada Mutual Insurance Company
President/Director
2002 - Present

Nevada domiciled medical malpractice insurer.

TREAN Corporation
President/Chairman of the Board
2000 - Present

Founded TREAN as a managing general agent and insurance holding company.

Medical Reinsurance Co., LLC
President/Chairman of the Board
1995 - Present

Founded MRC ® as a managing general agent and reinsurance broker in 1995 and repositioned it as an independent company in 1996.

First Dakota Indemnity Company
President/Chairman of the Board
2000 - 2003

South Dakota domiciled property/casualty

Health Care Insurance Facility
Chairman of the Board
1994 - 1995

Founded HCIF as a reinsurance managing general agent owned by seven large insurance companies specializing in medical malpractice, workers compensation and accident/health lines of business.

E.W. Blanch Co.
General Partner/Board Member/Executive Vice President
1977 - 1996

Founded Professional Liability Unit in 1979. Promoted to Vice President in 1981, Senior Vice President in 1982, and General Partner/Executive Vice President in 1987. Named Executive Vice President and member of the Board of Directors of E.W. Blanch Co. and E.W. Blanch Wholesale, Inc. when E.W. Blanch Holdings Co. became a publicly traded company in 1993. Formed MRC ® as a wholly owned subsidiary of Blanch in 1995.

Attorney - Private Practice
1976 - 1977

General law practice.

Education:

Juris Doctororate Degree from the University of Minnesota Law School, 1976.

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the Universityof Minnesota, 1974.

Society of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters designation, 1980.