The Charles A. Will Award
Congratulations to Brandon May of Northwestern Mutual! Brandon is the 2023 recipient of the Charles A. Will Award, sponsored by Gen Re!
Charles A. Will was a Senior Vice President, Underwriting at Cologne Re in 1974 when he authored the book “Does It Make Sense?”, a text that encapsulated the process of decision making for underwriters. In 1994, General Re® formed an alliance with Cologne Re (now General Reinsurance AG). Berkshire Hathaway acquired General Re Corporation in 1998 and five years later, General Re and Cologne Re began marketing globally under the brand name of Gen Re. Gen Re has long been known as an ‘underwriting company’ and it is their pleasure and privilege to continue the legacy of Mr. Will’s impact on the underwriting profession through their sponsorship of the Charles A. Will Award.
The recipient of the award is the new FALU with the highest aggregate score on all of the ALU exams. The Charles A. Will Award recipient receives a larger version of the crystal globe that all new FALUs receive, and payment of his or her expenses (airfare, hotel and registration fee) for the annual AHOU conference where the international underwriting community will recognize his or her accomplishment.
Recipients of the Charles A. Will Award
1993 - John Custer, Metropolitan
1994 - Paula Mendonça, Financial Life of Canada
1995 - Elizabeth Watson, Crown Life
1996 - Lori Lown, Century Life of America
1997 - Kathy Richter, Minnesota Mutual Life
1998 - William Camm, M.D., AUL
1999 - Dennis Dickman, State Farm Life Insurance Company
2000 - Hsu (Jasmin)Huei Huang, Allianz Insurance Mgmt Asia Pacific
2001 - David Wright, GE Financial Assurance
2002 - Pat Brachmann, Munich American Re
2003 - Tom Gross, New York Life
2004 - Troy Delancey, Lincoln Benefit
2005 - Melissa Meier, Modern Woodmen of America
2006 - Keyongone Oh, Samsung Life Insurance Company
2007 - Sengdavone Sophasath, Empire Financial
2008 - Lisa Kay Claussen, Hartford Life
2009 - Yongfu Chen, China Pacific Life Insurance Company
2010 - Dong Yuxing, PICC Health Insurance Company
2011 - Xiaopeng Shen, Swiss Re
2012 - Daniel P. George, MD, Mass Mutual
2013 - Amy Rider, Optimum Re Insurance Company
2014 - Kelley Gieryn, Northwestern Mutual
2015 - Scott Carrigan, Federated Life Insurance Company
2016 - Andrew Langemeier, Assurity Life Insurance Company
2017 - Tammy Kinnes, Lincoln Financial Group
2018 - Ecaterina Karina Lavric, Sun Life Financial
2019 - Dr. Sana Jafrani, TPL Life Insurance Limited
2020 - Kevin Alameddine, Swiss Re
2021 - Qianyi Yang, Cigna & CMB Life Insurance
2022 - Sheetal Salgaonkar, RGA Global Shared Services
2023 - Brandon May, Northwestern Mutual