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Hallmark Financial Services Inc.

(HALL) is in the Financial Services Industry

Market Cap:$151.2M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$274.4M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Provider of Automobile Insurance

President, Non, Standard AutoBrookland Davis
Number of Employees 329
Contact Information

777 Main Street

Suite 1000

Fort Worth, Texas 76102

www.hallmarkgrp...

(817) 348-1600

NAICS Code Other Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers: 524128

Recent Events

  • Hallmark Financial Q1 profit declines

    5/18/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Hallmark Insurance Group

    4/30/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Specialty Underwriters' Alliance, Inc. Highlights New Reasons Why Stockholders Should Reject Hallmark Board Slate

    4/27/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Earnings Results

    3/26/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Hallmark Financial Services Announces Slate of Director Nominees for Specialty Underwriters' Alliance

    1/14/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Brookland Davis President, Non, Standard Auto
Gregory P. Birdsall CIO
Jeffrey R. Passmore Chief Accounting Officer, Principal Finance Officer & Senior Vice President
Richard N. Gibson Chief Actuary
Scott Berlin Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
George R. Manser Board of Directors
James C. Epstein Board of Directors
James H. Graves Board of Directors
Organization Position Status
American Hallmark Insurance Company of Texas President Current
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. President, Non, Standard Auto Current
KPMG International Senior Manager Former
KPMG International Supervising Senior Tax Specialist Former

Gregory P. Birdsall joined the company March 24, 2003 as the Chief Information Officer, responsible for technology solutions for the Hallmark family of companies. Mr. Birdsall came to the company from the position of 2nd Vice President of Application Architecture at Lincoln Financial Advisors, Inc, a subsidiary of Lincoln Financial Group Inc. Mr. Birdsall brings 16 year of Insurance-related IT experience to the company. Previously, he had served 3 years as Vice President of Systems Development for E.W. Blanch, a reinsurance intermediary, and served over 10 years with Gulf Insurance Group, a subsidiary of Travelers Insurance where he was the Director of IT Architecture. Prior to that, Mr. Birdsall developed Property and Casualty Insurance software for Equifax Insurance Services, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. CIO Current
Lincoln Financial Group Vice President Former
Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation Vice President Former
Gulf Insurance Group Former

Jeffrey R. Passmore has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company since June, 2003, and previously served as Vice President of Business Development for the Company. Prior to joining the Company in November, 2002, Mr. Passmore had since 2000 served as Vice President and Controller of Benfield Blanch, Inc. and its predecessor E.W. Blanch Holdings, Inc., a reinsurance intermediary. From 1998 to 1999, he served E.W. Blanch Holdings, Inc. as Assistant Vice President of Financial Reporting. From 1994 to 1998, he was a senior financial analyst with TIG Holdings, Inc., a property and casualty insurance holding company. Mr. Passmore began his career as an accountant for Gulf Insurance Group from 1990 to 1993. Mr. Passmore is a certified public accountant licensed in Texas.

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. Chief Accounting Officer, Principal Finance Officer & Senior Vice President Current
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Richard N. Gibson joined the Company and became Chief Actuary in February 2003. Mr. Gibson is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. He has over twenty years of experience in the property and casualty insurance industry. Prior to joining the Company, he was President of Summit Ridge Actuarial Consulting. Previously, he was Assistant Vice President of Actuarial Services for California State Auto Association. He also served as Vice President and Chief Actuary for Personal Lines at TIG Insurance.

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. Chief Actuary Current

George R. Manser is Chairman of Concorde Holding Co. and CAH, Inc. LLC, each a private investment management company. From 1991 to 2003, Mr. Manser served as a director of State Auto Financial Corp., an insurance holding company engaged primarily in the property and casualty insurance business. Prior to his retirement in 2000, Mr. Manser also served as Chairman of Uniglobe Travel (Capital Cities), Inc., a franchisor of travel agencies; as a director of CheckFree Corporation, a provider of financial electronic commerce services, software and related products; and as an advisory director of J.C. Bradford & Co. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Manser served as the Director of Corporate Finance of Uniglobe Travel USA, L.L.C., a franchisor of travel agencies, and also served as a director of Cardinal Health, Inc. and AmerLink Corp. From 1984 to 1994, he also served as a director and Chairman of North American National Corporation and various of its insurance subsidiaries.

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cardinal Health, Inc. Director Former
CheckFree Corporation Director Former
State Auto Financial Corporation Director Former
Organization Position Status
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
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Bankcap Partners Managing Director of Erwin Current
Cashland Managing Director and Partner Current
Superpawn, Inc. Managing Director and Partner Current
Erwin, Graves & Associates Managing Director and Partner Current
Detwiler & Co., Inc. Director and Vice Chairman Current
Bankcap Partners Board of Directors Current
Cash America International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Superpawn, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cashland Board of Directors Current
Detwiler & Co., Inc. Managing Director Former
Dean Witter Reynolds Head of the Energy Group Former
FINRA Former
Citibank Former
Detwiler, Mitchell & Co. Director Former
Detwiler & Co., Inc. Director Former
Trinity College B.A. Degree Former
Organization Position Status
Brown Gibbons Lang & Company LP Managing Director & Principal Current
Select Pain Procedure Center Current
Pinnacle Partners In Medicine Current
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. Director Current
New York Medical College M.D. Former
Miami University BS Former
Case Western Reserve University B.A. Former
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     HALL $7.50 -0.45 (-5.66% )
Intraday | 3 Month | 6 Month | 1 Year
Average Volume 80,498
Shares Outstanding 20.86M
Market Cap 156.5M
Year High 10.71
Year Low 5.05
Earnings Per Share N/A
P/E Ratio -
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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