Progressive chairman Lewis "Insurance Leader of the Year".Peter B. Lewis, chairman of the board for Progressive Corp., has been named the "2005 Insurance Leader of the Year" by The School of Risk Management, a division of the Peter J. Tobin Peter J. Tobin is the former Chief Financial Officer of the Chase Manhattan Corporation. He has led the company through several successful mergers and acquisitions in the course of its history. Mr. Tobin graduated with a bachelor's degree from St. John's University in 1965. College of Business at St. John's University. St. John's has presented the award annually since 1995. The distinction recognizes the contributions of outstanding individuals whose leadership In the worldwide insurance and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. industry sets them apart from their peers. Lewis credits Progressive's commitment to quality and five core values--integrity, golden rule, objectives, excellence and profit--for its success, as well as his own. "Progressive thrives because of its commitment to especially good people who are guided by five clear core values and are measured against unusually high standards. I thrive for the same reasons," he said. Lewis became chief executive officer of Progressive In 1965, 10 years after he joined the company. Since then he has guided the company to sales of more than $13 billion, and has fostered company growth. Progressive is the third-largest auto insurer in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Lewis stepped down as chief executive officer in 2002, but remained chairman of the board. Lewis will be honored at the 11th Annual Insurance Leader of the Year Award Dinner in January at the Marriott Marquis in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . John Byrne This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. Please review the use of non-free media according to policy and guidelines, correct any violations, then remove this tag once compliant. See the talk page for details. , retired chief executive officer and chairman of White Mountains Insurance Group White Mountains Insurance Group is a holding company with business interests in property and casualty insurance, and reinsurance. The group owns the direct marketing insurer Esurance. External links
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