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Richard Meyer served as the executive vice president and partner of Johnson & Higgins, the world’s largest private insurance broker and benefit consultant, which now forms part of Marsh & McLennan (NYSE: MMC). Prior to his 1993 retirement, Mr. Meyer was responsible for all national practices and for the formation of Johnson & Higgins, Limited in London, which placed all of the firm’s insurance and reinsurance business in the London and Continental markets. In September 1997, Mr. Meyer co-founded the Bermuda-based Latin American Reinsurance Company, Ltd. with financial backing from XL Capital (NYSE: XL) and Risk Capital Re, formerly a division of Marsh & McLennan (NYSE: MMC). He served as chairman and chief executive officer until XL Capital acquired the interests of the founding executives in December 2000. Mr. Meyer is currently chairman of Global Excess Partners, LLC, a New York-based insurance agency; vice chairman of XN Holdings, an online insurance provider for expatriates; vice chairman of the Board of Overseers of St. John’s University School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science; founding board member of Executive Risk Insurance and Global Capital Reinsurance; director of Intrinsic Holdings Limited and Hallmeyer & Associates Limited. He also serves on the board of a number of non-profit organizations, including Boys Hope/Girls Hope. | 