When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, young Marina Grebenkova shed the notion that her future was fixed in place. She would no longer meet the expectations of a patriarchal culture. No longer would she be confined by the boundaries of State. No longer would her prospects be limited. The scales fell from her eyes. Marina’s horizons suddenly expanded to meet her own ambitions.
Learn More
Standing on the 94th floor of Chicago's Hancock Building at age 13, I was dazzled by the city's expanse and the possibilities it represented. Most of us were farm kids on our first school trip. We'd never been to a big city let alone a building taller than three stories. The rush of excitement in that horizon-expanding moment has stayed with me.
Learn More
Reinsurance is a family affair for Bermudian Peta White. Two of her siblings are also in the industry. On a quiet evening in 1993, Peta's mother picked up their home phone to find an MIT alum on the line. He found the family's number via the school and explained that he was hiring for a position at CAT Limited, a new insurer. Quick off the mark, Peta's mother said ..
Learn More
In the “middle of the mitten” is how Ray Pernsteiner describes rural, central Wisconsin, where he grew up the son of the local police chief. Ray’s father suffered a spinal injury in his forties that left him paralyzed.
Learn More
Alex Blanco, chief executive of insurance for specialty insurer and reinsurer Vantage, strives to stay ahead of the curve by bringing empowered talent, data-driven insights and technology enablement together.
Learn More
It begins like this: Years of drought drying out the soil, wildfires scarring forests, reservoirs lower than ever, and Californians convinced it will never rain again. An El Nino forms in the Pacific and as the cool season starts, it begins to rain a heavy, drenching rain. For two months, the rain barely stops.
Learn More
Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. (Vantage) today announced that Peter Skerlj will join as Chief Risk Officer, effective February 2023. Mr. Skerlj will be based in Bermuda and report to Greg Hendrick, Vantage’s Chief Executive Officer.
Learn More
Vantage launched in the second half of 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic raging and bringing its strong headwind of uncertainty. Remote working was a forced necessity. The timing proved auspicious and served to reinforce our vision. We embraced the circumstances as an opportunity to think and do things differently.
Learn More
Our own universe is just one among many different realities according to the Multiverse theory. The theory is having a moment in popular culture. The movie “Everything, Everywhere, All at Once” brings this quantum mechanics concept to life (with a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing).
Learn More