Law School
University of Nebraska at Lincoln, J.D., 1949
Law School Graduation Year
1949
College
Northwestern University, B.S., 1944; College of Insurance Executive Program
Memberships
Lincoln, Nebraska State and American (Member, Public Regulation of Insurance Law and Excess, Surplus Lines and Reinsurance Committees) Bar Associations; International Association of Insurance Receivers. Director, Nebraska Bar Foundation, 1998—.
Biographical
City Prosecutor, Lincoln Nebraska, 1955-1956. Nebraska Assistant Attorney General, 1956-1957. Nebraska Director of Insurance, 1957-1959. Partner, in a Lincoln law firm, 1959-1972. President, First Greatwest Corporation, 1972-1982. Chairman, Board of Directors, Lincoln Benefit Life, 1972-1981. Chief Executive Officer, Great West Casualty Co., 1982-1992. Director: Great West Casualty Co., South Sioux City, NE, 1972—; Bituminous Casualty Co., Rock Island, IL, 1981—; Bituminous Fire & Marine Ins. Co., Rock Island, IL, 1981—; Employers General Ins. Co., Dallas, TX, 1993—. Chairman of the Board of Directors, Federation of Regulatory Counsel. Published Articles: Author: Conversion of a Mutual Insurance Company, 6 forum 127 (1971); Co-Author with Timothy L. Moll Arbitration of Reinsurance Disputes in Liquidation of Insurance Companies, 32 Tort and Insurance Law Journal 937 (Summer, 1997). Co-Author with Robert L. Nefsky, Vacating Arbitration Awards, ARIAS.U.S. Quarterly (Second Quarter 2002). Listed in Who's Who in Insurance. Member, Certified Arbitrator and Listed Umpire, ARIAS--4S. Member, National Panel of Neutrals, American Arbitration Association.