Background
Blasch, Howard Fred was born on November 7, 1928 in New York City. Son of Ferdinand and Theresa (Weigand) Blasch.
Blasch, Howard Fred was born on November 7, 1928 in New York City. Son of Ferdinand and Theresa (Weigand) Blasch.
Bachelor, Hofstra University, 1950. Certified accounting and law, Pace University, 1955. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1956.
Postgraduate, New York University, 1958—1961.
With Crum & Forster Group, New York City, 1948—1959, assistant regional manager, 1955—1956, director and vice president subsidiary corporations, 1958—1959. Director research and development and personnel Merchants Group, 1959—1960. Executive assistant to president, director corporation planning American States Group, Indiana, 1960—1961.
Consultant Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Company, New York City, 1962—1964, manager, 1964—1967, principal, 1967—1981, practice director of insurance management consultant, 1969—1981. General partner Peat, Marwick, General & Company, 1969—1981, Peat, Marwick International, Toronto, Canada, 1976—1981. Chairman board John David Thomas, Inc., San Francisco, from 1982.
Chief Executive Officer Blasch, Yorktown Heights, New York, from 1982. President, chairman board, Chief Executive Officer Columbia Management Company, Columbia Graphics, Inc., Columbia Life Insurance Company, Cluster Munition Coalition Agency, Inc. Pennsylvania, 1984—1988.
Chairman, president Keystone Insurance Associates, Inc., from 1988. Board management International Insurance Seminars, Inc., 1971—1985, executive committee, 1972—1978. Member executive committee on governance International Insurance Hall of Fame, 1976—1984, member Electoral College, from 1974.
Vice president, trustee Griffith Foundation for Insurance Education, from 1976. Board directors Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance, Lumbermen's Finance Company, Ohio Insurance Company. Visiting lecturer management and finance at various universities.
With United States Army, 1951-1953.
Board directors Inter-American Executive Education for Andean Countries, 1976—1986, European Academy Arts, Sciences and Humanities, from 1984. Scoutmaster Boy Scouts American, 1948—1950, 1955, chairman organization and extension committee, 1966. Chairman building committee Yorktown Board Education, 1956—1957.
Member of International Platform Association, Family Service Association American (vice chairman 1980-1986), American Risk and Insurance Association (board directors 1976-1979), International Auditors Society, National Association Life Companies, National Association Accountants (Past President award 1973), Society Insurance Research (life. President, board directors 1973-1978), Masons, Gamma Iota Sigma, Kappa Mu Epsilon.
Married Marilyn Louise Heinrichs, June 27, 1953. Children: Mark E., Lois A. Blasch Van Cura, Susan J., Marjorie E. Blasch Muir, William A., John H., Barbara A., Nancy J.