Ronald L. Bornhuetter

BORNHUETTER--Ronald L. 76, a resident of Greenwich, CT, died on October 16, 2008. Ron graduated from the College of Wooster and also received an MBA from Columbia University and an AMP from Harvard University. For over 40 years, Ron worked in the insurance and reinsurance industries including serving 14 years at NAC Re Corporation as its Chairman and CEO and approximately 20 years at General Re Corporation, where he served as Chief Financial Officer. In 1972, he co-authored an award winning paper, which is still considered to be the standard model for determining loss-reserving procedures for liability lines of the insurance business. He was a former President of both the Casualty Actuarial Society and the American Academy of Actuaries. He also served as a Director of eight companies including XL Capital Ltd. and as a Trustee of The College of Wooster, where a dormitory "Bornhuetter Hall" has also been built. He is survived by his loving wife Carol, his two children Ronald Jr. and Linda and his grandchildren Daniel and William Gridley; and two step-daughters Jenette and Christine and his grandchildren Harley, and Tilly Griffiths and Chrystal deGarmo. Visitation will be at the Leo Gallagher & Son Funeral Home in Greenwich on Tuesday, October 20 from 6-8pm with the funeral service on Wednesday, October 22 at 9:30am at the First Presbyterian Church, Greenwich CT. Memorials may be sent to the College of Wooster, Wooster, OH.