Robert Victor Mendelsohn

Background

Mendelsohn, Robert Victor was born on July 18, 1946 in New York City. Son of Harold Victor and Mary Ellen Mendelsohn.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Georgetown University, 1968. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1971. Bar: New York 1971. Attorney firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher, New York City, 1971-1974.

President, director West.R. Berkley Corporation, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1974-1993.

Chief Executive Officer Royal & Sun Alliance United States of America, Incorporated., Charlotte, North Carolina, 1994. Group Chief Executive Officer, director Royal & Sun Alliance Group plc, London, 1997.

Director RoyalIns., plc, London. Trustee Jose Limon Dance Foundation, 1979.

Career

Attorney Wilkie Farr & Gallagher, New York City, 1971-1974. President & director W.R. Berkley Corporation, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1974-1993. Chief Executive Officer & director Royal Insurance United States of America, 1993—1997, Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group PLC, London, 1997—2002.

Advisory director Harvard Center for Corporation Governance. Director Georgetown University Library., Navigators Group Inc.

Achievements

• Robert Victor Mendelsohn has been listed as a noteworthy business advisor, insurance company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Insurance Association (vice chairman), Institute Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter/Insurance Information Institute (board of trustees). Clubs: Innis Arden Golf, New York Athletic, Riverside (Connecticut) Yacht, TPC-Piper Glen.

Connections

Father:

Harold Victor Mendelsohn

Mother:

Mary Ellen Mendelsohn