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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Thomas W Smith	John E Sununu, 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, Kelly Ayotte
James E Smith	Susan Collins, Judd Alan Gregg, Orrin Hatch, John E Sununu, Phil Gramm, Fred Dalton Thompson, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Daniel Webster PAC, Kelly Ayotte
Lonnie A Pilgrim	Orrin Hatch, 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
David L Brennan	Orrin Hatch, Phil Gramm, Fred Dalton Thompson, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 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
Jim Davis	Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John E Sununu, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee
William Batterman Ruger	Judd Alan Gregg, Orrin Hatch, John E Sununu, Charles Foster Bass, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, William H Zeliff Jr, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Bob Smith
Albert Galatyn Hill Jr	Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John E Sununu, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Illinois Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Bob Smith, Kelly Ayotte
Julianna Holt	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, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Kelly Ayotte
Belinda VanderSloot	Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, 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, New Hampshire Republican State Committee
Richard R Rogers	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, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Kelly Ayotte
Lorenzo Fertitta	Orrin Hatch, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Kelly Ayotte
Ken Langone	Susan Collins, 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, Tom Campbell, Kelly Ayotte
Cyrus F Freidheim Jr	Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John E Sununu, 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
Robert J Wright	Judd Alan Gregg, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National 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
James C Kenny	Orrin Hatch, 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, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Tom Campbell
Robert Madison Murphy	Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National 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, New Hampshire Republican State Committee
Nicholas Calio	Susan Collins, Judd Alan Gregg, Orrin Hatch, John E Sununu, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Tom Campbell, Bob Smith, Kelly Ayotte
Frank L VanderSloot	Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, 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, New Hampshire Republican State Committee
Ronald Weiser	Susan Collins, 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, Kelly Ayotte
Richard W Pogue	Susan Collins, 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, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Tom Campbell

John J Byrne

Former Geico Insurance CEO

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