Constantine P. Iordanou
Constantine P. Iordanou (1950 – 16 June 2024) was a Cypriot insurance executive who was the chairman of the board and president and CEO of Arch Capital Group, an insurance, reinsurance, and mortgage insurance firm.
History
[edit]Iordanou was the oldest of six children on the island of Cyprus.[1] His father was a police officer.[1] Iordanou immigrated to the United States in 1969.[2] He graduated New York University with a BS in Aerospace Engineering.[3]
After college, Iordanou worked for AIG.[1] He was hired by Berkshire Hathaway in 1987 and worked as president of the company's commercial casualty insurance division.[4] He worked at Zurich North America from 1992 to 2001, including as COO and CEO of Zurich American and CEO of Zurich North America.[3] Iordanou was listed at #46 on The National Herald's list of Wealthiest Greek-Americans.[3] He was named 2017 Insurance Leader of the Year by St. John's University's School of Risk Management.[5]
Arch Capital Group
[edit]Iordanou started Arch Capital Group with Paul Ingrey and Robert Clements in 2002, overseeing the firm's holding company.[2][4] He was named CEO in 2002 and chairman of the board in 2009.[6]
Iordanou was the director at Verisk Analytics, Inc., the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR), and the American Insurance Association (AIA).[3] In 1975, he helped found the Pancyprian Association of America.[3] Iordanou was a founding member of Faith: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism.[7]
Death
[edit]Iordanou died on 16 June 2024, at the age of 74.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Reynolds, Dan (10 December 2014). "A Man of Principle". Risk & Insurance. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Dinos Iordanou Began in Aerospace, Soars in Insurance World". The National Herald. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Constantine Iordanou". The National Herald. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Learning from the masters". Reactions. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Constantine "Dinos" Iordanou Announced As 2017 Insurance Leader Of The Year | St. John's University". St. John's University. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Constantine Iordanou". Fortune. 12 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Mr. Constantine Iordanou". The FAITH Endowment. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Long-time insurance executive Dinos Iordanou dies". Business Insurance. Retrieved 19 June 2024.