In 1967, "AIG was very tiny when I became CEO. When I left in 2005, it was the largest insurance company in history."

With those two succinct sentences—delivered at the start of NU's on-camera interview with him—Maurice "Hank" Greenberg powerfully sums up why he has an undisputed claim to be atop our list of Living Legends.

It's hard to overstate the impact Greenberg has had on commercial insurance; to a certain extent, we're all living in the world he created.

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