School of Risk Management Raises Record Amount

It was a historic night for St. John’s University’s School of Risk Management.

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With more than 1,600 guests in attendance, the University raised a record $2.47 million as it honored Evan G. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO of ACE Limited, at the 2011 Insurance Leader of the Year Award Dinner. The proceeds from this event support the School of Risk Management’s students and programs.

“I am sincerely honored to be accepting this award,” Greenberg told the crowd. “It means a lot to me and my family – and, by the way, ours is the only family to be recognized twice with this honor.” His father, Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, received Insurance Leader of the Year accolades in 1998.

Presented annually since 1995, the Insurance Leader of the Year Award recognizes the contributions of outstanding individuals whose leadership in the worldwide insurance and financial services industry sets them apart from their peers.

Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M., President of St. John’s University, delivered the invocation for the evening and directed his words of faith to the insurance leaders in attendance.

“Our loving God is the source of all peace, of all security, of all trust in this ever-changing and turbulent world,” he noted. “The insurance industry has as its fundamental purpose – in this ever-changing and challenging world – to assist people to foster that security. May those who labor in this industry never forget that special responsibility.”