Background
McGuinness, John Seward was born on March 12, 1922 in Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John P. and Mary (Bogert) M.
McGuinness, John Seward was born on March 12, 1922 in Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John P. and Mary (Bogert) M.
Student, University Washington, 1941-1943; student, University Pittsburgh, 1943-1944; Bachelor of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1948; Master of Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley, 1949; postgraduate, U. Zurich, Switzerland, 1949-1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1955; graduate, United States Army War College, 1971.
Insurance clerk, underwriter, 1939-1943. Chief automotive service branch EUCOM Exchange System, 1946-1947. Associate actuary Allstate Insurance Company, 1955-1958.
Casualty actuary MacArthur Insurance Group, 1958-1961. Budget director, actuary Glens Falls Insurance Group, 1961-1964. President John Son of McGuinness Associates, Scotch Plains, New Jersey, since 1964.
Board directors RLI Corporation.
Elder Presbyterian Church With Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Colonel Reserve retired. Fellow Casualty Actuarial Society, Canada Institute Actuaries (emeritus), Society for Advancement Management (international vice president 1972-1974, international president 1979-1980, international chairman board 1980-1981).
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Actuaries (charter), International Actuarial Association, Association Actuarial Studies in Non-Life Insurance, Association Actuarial Approach to Finance Risks, American Statistical Association, Insurance Society New York, Society C.P.C.U.s, Society Insurance Research (national president 1972), Operations Research Society, Reserve Officers Association (national treasurer 1984-1986), Confédération Internationale des Officiers de Reserve, Swiss Association Actuaries, Order Kentucky Colonels, International Insurance Society, Beta Gamma Sigma, Alpha Kappa Psi, Delta Tau Delta.
Married Shirley Paige Campbell, November 23, 1957. Children: Brian B., Ann M. Werner, Lauren K.