Blanch Company Founder Dies
NU Online News Service, Jan. 28, 12:43 p.m. EST?Edgar "Ted" W. Blanch, Sr. a reinsurance brokerage pioneer and founder of the Dallas-based broker E.W. Blanch, which was acquired by the Benfield Group three years ago, died Thursday. He was 92.[@@]
Mr. Blanch, a University of Maryland graduate, founded his company in 1957. In 2000, Mr. Blanch, who was still chairman and chief executive officer, said his company was up for sale after a drop in revenues and charges it related to its involvement in the Unicover workers' compensation pool, which collapsed.
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