Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 26, 1999

Edgar W. Blanch Jr. – E.w. Blanch Holdings Inc (ewb)

EDGAR W. (TED) BLANCH, JR., joined E.W. Blanch Company in 1958, became Chief Executive Officer in 1977. Mr. Blanch is or has been involved in numerous other industry, business and community activities including: Board of Trustees of The College of Insurance; Board of Governors, Cancer Therapy and Research Center; Former Chairman, Brokers and Reinsurance Markets Association; and Former Board Member of Northwest Airlines. He has also been involved in insurance legislation through the Insurance Federation of Minnesota. He is responsible for developing the world renowned reinsurance training program at E.W. Blanch Company. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including a 1996 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist. Profile
TWST: Can you give us a brief overview a little bit of the company's

history just to set the stage for the readers?

Mr. Blanch: Basically, the business that we're in is risk