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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$237.2M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

James River Group, Inc. primarily owns and operates property/casualty insurance companies that underwrite specialized insurance for business. Most of the risks we assume fall outside the appetite of standard market companies. We seek to provide thoughtful responses to our customers and to deliver value with every transaction.

President, CEO, Stonewood
C Kenneth Mitchell
Number of Employees 197
Contact Information

Meadowmont Village Cir Ste 333

Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517-7583

www.james-river...

(919) 883-4171

NAICS Code Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers: 524126

News & Analysis

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  • Bellwether Report is Closely Observing James River Group.

    - 2005-08-10

    M2 PRESSWIRE-10 August 2005-bellwetherreport.com: Bellwether Report is Closely Observing James River GroupC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10082005 Today the Bellwether Report has identified James River Group (Nasdaq:JRVR), a company that our analysts will be tracking over the ensuing weeks. They recently came...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
C Kenneth Mitchell President, CEO, Stonewood
J. Adam Abram President & CEO
Michael P Kehoe President & CEO
Michael T. Oakes Executive V. President & Chief Finance. Off.
Michael E. Crow Cao
Gregg T. Davis Treasurer & Executive Vice President, Finance

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Joel L. Fleishman Board of Directors
Dallas W. Luby Board of Directors
Matthew Bronfman Board of Directors
Michael H. Steinhardt Board of Directors
Nicolas D. Zerbib Board of Directors
Richard W. Wright Board of Directors
Warren Wright Richard Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Stonewood Insurance Company President & Chief Executive Officer Current
James River Group, Inc. President, CEO, Stonewood Current
Stonewood, Inc Current
Builders Mutual Insurance Company Chief Executive Officer Former
Builders Mutual Insurance Company President Former
The University of Alabama Master's Degrees Former
The University of Alabama Bachelor's Former

Organization Position Status
James River Group, Inc. President & CEO Current
James River Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Harvard University B.A. In History Former

Organization Position Status
James River Group, Inc. President & CEO Current
Argonaut Group, Inc. Former
Services, Inc. Former
University of Richmond J.D. Former

Organization Position Status
James River Group, Inc. Executive V. President & Chief Finance. Off. Current
Stonewood Insurance Company Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. Managing Director Former
Harvard Business School Mba Former
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill B.S. In Business Administration With A Concentration In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
James River Group, Inc. Cao Current
Stonewood Insurance Company Senior Vice President Finance and Chief Accounting Officer Current
Triad Guaranty Inc. Vice President Former
Ernst & Young senior manager Former
Triad Guaranty Inc. Controller Former
Triad Guaranty Inc. Principal Accounting Officer Former
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill B.S. in business administration Former

Organization Position Status
James River Group, Inc. Treasurer & Executive Vice President, Finance Current
James River Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Verispan Chief Financial Officer Former
McKesson Corporation Former
Quintiles Transnational Corp. Former

Joel L. Fleishman has been a Director of Boston Scientific since 1992. He is also Professor of Law and Public Policy at Duke University where he has served in various administrative positions, including First Senior Vice President, since 1971. Mr. Fleishman is a founding member of the governing board of the Duke Center for Health Policy Research and Education and was the founding director from 1971 to 1983 of Duke University's Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy. He is the director of the Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Center for Ethics, Public Policy and the Professions and the director of the Duke University Philanthropic Research Program. From 1993 to 2001, Mr. Fleishman took a part time leave from Duke University to serve as President of the Atlantic Philanthropic Service Company, the U.S. program staff of Atlantic Philanthropies. Mr. Fleishman also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of The Center for Effective Philanthropy and the Partnership for Public Service, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Urban Institute, Chairman of The Visiting Committee of the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and as a director of Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation. Mr. Fleishman received A.B., M.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an LL.M. degree from Yale University.

Organization Position Status
Boston Scientific Corporation Senior Vice President Current
Duke University Professor , Law and Public Policy Studies Current
The Foundation Co-Author Current
Duke Law School Professor Current
The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Center Professor of Law Current
James River Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Case At Duke Professor of Law and Public Policy, Duke University, Founding Co-Chair Current
Harvard University Chairman, Visiting Committee, Kennedy School of Government Current
James River Group, Inc. Chairman Current
Jewish Theological Seminary Board of Directors Current
Brandeis University Board of Directors Current
Partnership for Public Service Board of Directors Current
Stonewood Insurance Company Director Current
The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Center Director Current
The Center for Effective Philanthropy Director Current
Boston Scientific Corporation Board of Directors Current
Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation Board of Directors Current
Duke University Director Current
Jewish Theological Seminary Trustee Current
Brandeis University Trustee Current
The Atlantic Philanthropies President Former
The Foundation Editor Former
Urban Institute Chairman, Board of Trustees Former
Arts and Sciences Chairman Former
American Hebrew Academy Board of Directors Former
Guidant Corporation Board of Directors Former
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill J.D. Degrees Former
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill M.A. Former
Yale University Ll.M Former
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill A.B. Former
Yale University A.B. Former
The University of North Carolina Former
American Hebrew Academy Trustee Former

Organization Position Status
James River Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
General Reinsurance Corporation Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Former
General Reinsurance Corporation President Former
General Reinsurance Corporation Chief Marketing Officer Former
General Reinsurance Corporation Senior Vice President Former

Matthew Bronfman, Director (Class II) since June 2003, Age 46. Since 2000, Mr. Bronfman has served as a Managing Director of ACI Capital, a private equity firm specializing in middle market acquisitions. Mr. Bronfman also serves on the boards of Tweeter Home Entertainment Group and Blue Square Israel.

Organization Position Status
ACI Capital Co., Inc. Managing Director Current
World Jewish Congress Wjc Governing Board Chairman Current
Stonewood Insurance Company Director Current
The Israel Corporation Ltd. Advisory Board Current
Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Blue Square-Israel Ltd. Board of Directors Current
James River Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Jenny Craig, Inc. Advisory Board Current
Harvard Business School MBA Former
Williams College BA Former

Michael H. Steinhardt has served as a director of James River since January 2003. Since 1968 Mr. Steinhardt has been the Chairman and President of Steinhardt Management Co. Inc., an investment management company. Since 1993, Mr. Steinhardt has been Controls General Partner of Steinhardt Realty Partners, LP.

Organization Position Status
James River Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. Former

Nicolas D. Zerbib, Director since April 2005, Age 35 . Mr. Zerbib is a Principal of Stone Point Capital LLC, a private equity firm, which was formed to acquire the private equity business of MMC Capital, Inc., a firm he joined in 1998.

Organization Position Status
Stone Point Capital LLC Principal Current
PARIS RE Holdings Limited Director Current
James River Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
ARC Excess & Surplus LLC Director Current
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Analyst Former
MMC Capital Principal Former
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Analyst Former
Catamount Capital, LLC Associate Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A. Former
Amherst College B.A. Former
Stone Point Capital LLC Member Former

Organization Position Status
Wright Group, Inc. President Current
First Capital Bank Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Stonewood Insurance Company Director Current
James River Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Lincoln Financial Group Consultant Former
Kentucky Central Life Insurance Co Commissioner Former

Organization Position Status
James River Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current