In Korea, I’m a gyo-po. The term describes a Korean person who is perceived as different having lived in another country. I proudly carry that mantle. Over my life and career, I’ve taken on a multi-faceted cultural identity as a Korean Australian American.
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Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. (Vantage) has appointed Richard Wall as Head of U.S. Financial Lines, effective immediately. Mr. Wall will be based in Connecticut and report to Alex Blanco, Vantage’s Chief Executive, Insurance.
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In rugby, a Garryowen kick sends the ball high into the air. The tactic affords the attacking team time to advance down the pitch and arrive in numbers. Well executed, it’s a spectacular show of sportsmanship.
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Adventure guides don’t often find their way into insurance. Vantage Risks’ Nicole Perrault did, and the re/insurance industry is better for it. She’s a rarity in a sector that tends to skew conservative-minded. And she’s all the more exceptional for being a mother of two and an avid outdoorswoman and having built a storied career across three insurance startups.
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Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. (Vantage) today announced the appointment of Denise Watkins as Head of Excess Casualty and Bermuda Healthcare, pending Bermuda immigration approval. Ms. Watkins will be based in Bermuda and report to Alex Blanco, Vantage’s Chief Officer of Insurance.
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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.
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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.
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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 ..
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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.
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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.
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