Mark Cummins
Description Michael L. Browne was elected a director of Harleysville Group in 1986 and served as its non-executive Chairman of the Board in 2003. In 2003, he was also elected as a director and appointed as the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Harleysville Mutual. He held such non-executive Chairman of the Board positions until he was appointed as CEO of Harleysville Group and President and CEO of Harleysville Mutual in February 2004. In January 2005, Mr. Browne was appointed President of Harleysville Group. Mr. Browne served in the United States Marine Corps from 1968-1971, attaining the rank of captain and was a Marine infantry platoon leader in Vietnam. From 1975 to 1977, he was Special Assistant to U.S. Secretary of Transportation, William T. Coleman, Jr., and from 1976 to 1977, he also served as U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Transportation. From 1980 to 1983, Mr. Browne was the Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In 1983, he joined the law firm of Reed Smith LLP, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a partner. Mr. Browne was the managing partner of its Delaware Valley regional office from January 1993 until January 2001, when he became head of Reed Smith?s international insurance practice, a position he held until February 2004. Mr. Browne currently is a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Institute for CPCU and Insurance Institute of America, the Board of Directors of the Property Loss Research Bureau, the Board of Governors of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, the Board of Directors of the Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania, the Board of Directors of the Insurance Information Institute. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Harleysville National Corporation from April 2008 to June 2009. To view the detailed information, you need to SUBSCRIBE with us. |
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