John J Byrne

Former Geico Insurance CEO

John Joseph Byrne was born on July 11, 1932, in Paterson, New Jersey, to John J. Byrne and Winifred Mohr Byrne. As a teenager, he worked at his father’s insurance agency in Wildwood, New Jersey, according to a death notice on the website of Rand-Wilson Funeral Home in Hanover, New Hampshire. He graduated from Rutgers University in New Jersey in 1954 and earned a graduate degree in mathematics from the University of Michigan. He began his career as an actuary at Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. After Geico, Byrne led the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. until its acquisition in 1991 by Allianz AG Holding of Germany, now Allianz SE. (ALV) He retained control of the fund’s holding company, which he renamed Fund American Enterprises Inc. Today it is White Mountains Insurance Group. Byrne served on the Board of Overseers of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in Hanover, which his three sons -- John, Mark and Patrick -- attended, according to the death notice. He served on the board of Internet retailer Overstock.com Inc., the company his son Patrick led as CEO. The two clashed at one point over Patrick Byrne’s public campaign against short selling. Besides his sons, Byrne’s survivors include his wife, Dorothy; seven grandchildren; and his brother, James Byrne, according to the funeral home.

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Howard H Leach	Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John E Sununu, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Tom Campbell, Kelly Ayotte
John A. Kaneb	Orrin Hatch, John E Sununu, Charles Foster Bass, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Kelly Ayotte
Ray L Hunt	Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Bob Smith, Kelly Ayotte
Patrick G Ryan	Orrin Hatch, John E Sununu, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Tom Campbell, Mark Kennedy Shriver, Kelly Ayotte
Duane R Roberts	Susan Collins, Judd Alan Gregg, John E Sununu, Fred Dalton Thompson, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Tom Campbell, Bob Smith, Kelly Ayotte
Max M Fisher	Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, William H Zeliff Jr, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Bob Smith
Peter M Flanigan	John E Sununu, Phil Gramm, Fred Dalton Thompson, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Tom Campbell, Kelly Ayotte
J Steven Hart	Susan Collins, Judd Alan Gregg, Orrin Hatch, John E Sununu, Charles Foster Bass, Phil Gramm, Fred Dalton Thompson, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Daniel Webster PAC, Bob Smith, Kelly Ayotte
John F Donahue	Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John E Sununu, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 1999 State Victory Fund Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Bob Smith
Clifford Sobel	Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 1999 State Victory Fund Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Kelly Ayotte
Stanley Tate	Susan Collins, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 1999 State Victory Fund Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Bob Smith, Kelly Ayotte
Woody L Hunt	Orrin Hatch, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Kelly Ayotte
J Allen Martin	Susan Collins, Judd Alan Gregg, Orrin Hatch, John E Sununu, Charles Foster Bass, Fred Dalton Thompson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Illinois Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, Daniel Webster PAC, Kelly Ayotte
John Woodhouse	Orrin Hatch, John E Sununu, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Bob Smith
Robert Stuart Jr	Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John E Sununu, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 1999 State Victory Fund Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Tom Campbell
Elsie Hilliard Hillman	Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 1999 State Victory Fund Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Tom Campbell
Woody Johnson	Susan Collins, Judd Alan Gregg, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 1999 State Victory Fund Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee
Craig J Duchossois	Susan Collins, Phil Gramm, Fred Dalton Thompson, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Tom Campbell, Kelly Ayotte
John M Templeton Jr	Judd Alan Gregg, John E Sununu, Fred Dalton Thompson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Bob Smith, Kelly Ayotte
James A Patterson	Susan Collins, John E Sununu, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 1999 State Victory Fund Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, Pat Buchanan

John J Byrne

Former Geico Insurance CEO

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