Maguire Academy of Insurance and Risk Management Executive of the Year Award 2023

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Tony Kuczinski is currently Executive Advisor to the Munich Re Board of Management for MR US Holding effective January 1, 2023. He is currently an independent board member of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (Nasdaq: SKWD). He is the former president and chief executive officer of Munich-American Holding Corporation, a role he held for 15 years, and is the former chair of Hartford Steam Boiler Group, Inc. and chair of American Modern Insurance Group, Inc. He was also a board member of Munich Re America Corporation and several of the related corporations. In his CEO role, Tony had overall responsibility for Munich Re’s property and casualty reinsurance and specialty insurance businesses, primarily in North America, where he grew the business from $2.4 billion (primarily reinsurance) in 2008 to over $11 billion (specialty insurance and reinsurance) as of year-end 2022, while significantly broadening the Group’s presence and impact in North America.

During his 34 years with Munich Re, Tony held various other positions. Prior to his CEO role, which he assumed in January 2008, he was president of the Specialty Markets division of Munich Reinsurance America and president of American Alternative Insurance Corporation and The Princeton Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Company. Tony also served as project leader of Munich Re’s U.S. Strategy Project, where he was an architect of the group’s strategy for long-term profitable growth in the U.S. He has over 37 years of industry experience. Prior to Munich Re, Tony was COO of New York Marine and General Insurance Company (NYSE: NYM) after starting his business career at Coopers & Lybrand (predecessor to PWC).

Tony serves the insurance industry through participation in several organizations. He is former chair of the board and current executive committee member of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), former chair and current executive committee member of The Institutes. He is a former executive committee and board member of the St. John’s University School of Risk Management Advisory Board and former chair and board member of the Reinsurance Association of America. Tony has completed the advanced executive education program in conjunction with the Wharton School and the AICPCU. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Pace University.

In terms of community service, Tony is chair of Penn Medicine Princeton Health at Princeton, a board and executive committee member of Penn Medicine in Philadelphia and the former chair and board member of Eden Autism Services, an organization that provides service and support to individuals with Autism and their families.

Tony resides in the United States with his wife and is the proud father of three adult daughters and six grandchildren.

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