People: Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc (MIG)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Robert Cubbin	55	2002	President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Karen Spaun	47	2003	Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
Christopher Timm	55	2008	Executive Vice President
Robert Spring	58		Senior Vice President - Business Operations, Chief Informational Officer
Michael Costello	51	1999	Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Kenn Allen	63	1986	Senior Vice President; President of Meadowbrook Insurance Agency
Stephen Belden	56		Senior Vice President, Chief Actuary
James Mahoney	61	2007	Senior Vice President - Field Operations
Archie McIntyre	47		Senior Vice President - Business Development
Robert Fix	65	2008	Independent Director
Hugh Greenberg	81	1985	Independent Director
Jeffrey Maffett	63	2008	Independent Director
Florine Mark	79	1996	Independent Director
Robert Naftaly	75	2002	Independent Director
David Page	78	2000	Independent Director
Robert Sturgis	70	2000	Independent Director
Bruce Thal	80	1995	Independent Director
Herbert Tyner	81	1985	Independent Director
John Shallcross		2012	IR Contact

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Biographies

Name	Description
Robert Cubbin	Mr. Robert Samuel Cubbin is Director of Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc., since 1995. He obtained his undergraduate degree in psychology from Wayne State University in 1980 and obtained his law degree from the Detroit College of Law in 1983. Mr. Cubbin began his legal career in 1983 as an associate at the Detroit, Michigan law firm of Plunkett Cooney, where he specialized in insurance defense and coverage litigation, as well as insurance regulatory and captive formation matters. In 1987, Mr. Cubbin joined the Company as Vice President and General Counsel, where he was primarily responsible for all legal and regulatory affairs relating to the Company. He was promoted to Executive Vice President in 1996 where he was responsible for legal, regulatory and claims, and was appointed to President and Chief Operating Officer in 1999, where he was primarily responsible for all operational functions within the Company. Mr. Cubbin has been a director of the Company since 1995 and in May 2002, he was appointed as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Cubbin serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of the following subsidiaries of the Company: Star Insurance Company; Savers Property & Casualty Insurance Company; Williamsburg National Insurance Company; Ameritrust Insurance Corporation. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Century Surety Company and ProCentury Insurance Company. Mr. Cubbin is also the President of Meadowbrook, Inc. (“Meadowbrook”), Outside the Company, Mr. Cubbin serves on the Board of Directors for Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc., a Michigan bank holding company. He also serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors for Citizen’s Republic Bancorp, Inc. In addition, he is a member of the Board of Directors of Business Leaders for Michigan, a private, non-profit executive leadership organization dedicated to enhancing economic growth in Michigan.
Karen Spaun	Ms. Karen Marwell Spaun is Chief Financial Officer of Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc. She was appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2003 and has served as Senior Vice President of the Company since 2002. She also serves as Director and Vice President of the Insurance Company Subsidiaries, as well as Meadowbrook. In addition, she serves as Treasurer of Meadowbrook. Ms. Spaun joined the Company in 1998 as Director of Investor Relations. In 1997, Ms. Spaun served as Controller of CoverX, an excess and surplus lines company. From 1993 to 1997, she served as Director of Financial Accounting at Citizens Insurance Company, a member of the former Allmerica Financial Corporation. Ms. Spaun previously held financial and accounting positions in public companies and the former Coopers & Lybrand public accounting firm. Ms. Spaun graduated from Ohio University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Business Administration, with a concentration in accounting and was a member of Beta Gamma Sigma.
Christopher Timm	Mr. Christopher J. Timm is Executive Vice President of Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc. He previously served as a senior officer of ProCentury, prior to the Company’s merger. In addition, Mr. Timm serves as a Director and President of Century and PIC where he is primarily responsible for the Company’s excess and surplus lines business. Previously, Mr. Timm was an owner and President of Environmental & Commercial Insurance Agency, Inc., a managing underwriting agency, prior to its sale in 1997.
Robert Spring	Mr. Robert Christopher Spring is Senior Vice President of Business Operations, Chief Informational Officer of Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc. He was formerly the President of the Company’s TPA Associates Division, which was acquired by the Company in 1999. Mr. Spring co-founded TPA Associates in 1993. He served as Executive Vice President of TPA from 1993 through 2000. He previously served as Assistant Vice President with American Mutual Insurance Companies from 1987 through 1989. From 1989 through 1993, Mr. Spring worked with Towers Perrin as a risk management consultant. He began his career in 1977 with Signature Group, an Illinois insurance company.
Michael Costello	Mr. Michael G. Costello is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc., since 1999. Mr. Costello also serves as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of the Insurance Company Subsidiaries, as well as Meadowbrook. Mr. Costello joined the Company in 1993 as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel. Mr. Costello was formerly a shareholder with Plunkett & Cooney, P.C., a Michigan law firm specializing in insurance law. Mr. Costello obtained undergraduate degree from Marquette University in 1982 and his law degree in 1985 from University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (“UDM”). He is a Director for the Insurance Institute of Michigan where he also serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. He is a member of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Association of Corporate Counsel and the Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals. He serves as President and Director of the ACC Michigan Chapter Foundation and is a former Director of the UDM Alumni Board of Directors, where he also formerly served as President. Mr. Costello is a former Director of the Oakland County Bar Foundation and is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and Oakland County Bar Association.
Kenn Allen	Mr. Kenn R. Allen is Senior Vice President of Meadowbrook Insurance Group and President of the Meadowbrook Insurance Agency, subsidiary of Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc. He also serves as a Director and Vice President for Star, Savers, Williamsburg and Ameritrust. Mr. Allen has served as President of the Meadowbrook Insurance Agency since 1986. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Allen held many positions at Republic Hogg Robinson, which was later acquired by Wells Fargo, where he was a Regional Senior Vice President of their property/casualty, self-funded and self-insured divisions. Mr. Allen is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and Henry Ford College. His credentials include Certified Insurance Counselor and Certified Hazard Control Manager.
Stephen Belden	Mr. Stephen A. Belden is Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary of Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc. Mr. Belden joined the Company in 2003. He previously served as Chief Actuary for Zurich North American Construction from 1995 to 2003. From 1990 to 1995, Mr. Belden worked with Orion Capital Companies as Assistant Vice President and Actuary. In addition, Mr. Belden’s experience includes serving as a consultant with Tillinghast and with Touche, Ross and Company and as an Actuarial Officer for the St. Paul Companies. He started his career in 1977 with Aetna Life and Casualty Insurance Company, where he served in various positions in the Actuarial Department. Mr. Belden graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1977. He holds the designations of both Fellow Casualty Actuarial Society and CPCU.
James Mahoney	Mr. James M. Mahoney serves as Senior Vice President - Field Operations of Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc., since March 1, 2007. In addition, Mr. Mahoney also serves as a Director of the Insurance Company Subsidiaries. He is responsible for management of the Company’s branch operations. Mr. Mahoney joined the Company in 2000. He served as branch manager for the Company’s office in Andover, Massachusetts from 2000 through 2006. From 1978 to 1995, he held various positions, including New England Regional Executive, Northeast Zone Executive, and Corporate Vice President – Field Operations, at The Hanover Insurance Company. In 1995, Mr. Mahoney joined the Lumber Insurance Group as Senior Vice President. Mr. Mahoney graduated from Merrimack College in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and earned a CPCU designation in 1989.
Archie McIntyre	Mr. Archie S. McIntyre is Senior Vice President of Business Development for Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc. In addition, Mr. McIntyre serves as a Director for the Insurance Company Subsidiaries. He joined the Company in 1986. From 1986 to 1988, Mr. McIntyre held various positions in the agency, marketing and finance divisions of the Company. From 1988 to 1996, Mr. McIntyre was a manager for the Company’s public entity division. In 1996, he was named Vice President managing the Company’s Alabama Branch office. In 1999, Mr. McIntyre was appointed to manage the Company’s Business Development Department, which includes strategic planning, marketing, acquisitions, new business due diligence and implementation, and corporate communications. Mr. McIntyre graduated from the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. He also holds an Associate in Risk Management designation.
Robert Fix	Mr. Robert F. Fix is Independent Director of Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. since October 31, 2008. He obtained his undergraduate degree in economics in 1969 from Michigan State University and his PhD in economics from Iowa State University in 1973. From 1972 to 1976, Mr. Fix taught finance and economics at Iowa State University. From 1979 to 1981, Mr. Fix was an Assistant Vice President – Portfolio Manager for the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis. From 1981 to 1983, Mr. Fix served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the First Indianapolis Corporation and later served as Vice President – Investment Officer for American Fletcher National Bank from 1984 to 1987. From 1987 to 2001, Mr. Fix served as President and Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Richmond, N.A. From 1988 to 2006, Mr. Fix was President and Vice Chairman of Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc. Mr. Fix formerly served as Vice Chairman of First Bank Richmond, N.A. and as Chairman of the Board of American Trust F.S.B., which are subsidiaries of First Mutual Bancorporation, Inc. Before the merger with the Company, Mr. Fix served as a director of ProCentury Corporation (“ProCentury”) since October 2000. He was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors on October 31, 2008 and is a member of the Audit Committee and Capital Strategy and Acquisition Committee. He formerly served on the Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. Fix served on the Indiana Bankers Association Board of Directors and was Chairman from 2002 to 2003. He was formerly Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors for the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of ProAlliance Corporation and Chairman of its Audit Committee.
Hugh Greenberg	Mr. Hugh W. Greenberg is Independent Director of Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc., since 1985. He obtained his undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Michigan in 1951. After working in the automotive supply business, Mr. Greenberg formed Detroit Gage & Tool Company, where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer from 1961 to 2002. From 2002 to the present, Mr. Greenberg has served as Chairman of DataNet Quality Systems, a developer of software systems for manufacturing. Mr. Greenberg has been a director of the Company since 1985 and is Chairman of the Governance & Nominating Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee. In addition, Mr. Greenberg has served on several boards of directors for several Michigan foundations and other non-profit organizations.
Jeffrey Maffett	Mr. Jeffrey A. Maffett is Independent Director of Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. since October 31, 2008. He graduated in 1971 from Defiance College with an undergraduate degree in Business Administration. Shortly after graduation Mr. Maffett joined the management training program with Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati, OH. Later he was employed at Eaton National Bank and Trust Co. as President and Chief Executive Officer from 1987 to 2003. Currently, Mr. Maffett serves as President and Chairman of Colonial Banc Corp. as well as Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Oculina Banc Corp. As an organizing director, Mr. Maffett ultimately served as President of the Community Bankers Association of Ohio and served a term on the Community Bank Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Before the merger, Mr. Maffett had been a director at ProCentury since October 2000, and was appointed to the Company’s Board on October 31, 2008, where he serves on the Audit Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. Maffett has served on various civic and charitable foundation boards. Mr. Maffett is a director of ProAlliance Corporation, an Ohio based insurance holding company.
Florine Mark	Ms. Florine Mark is Independent Director of Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc., since 1996. She is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The WW Group, Inc., which is United States franchise holder of Weight Watchers International. Ms. Mark has experience in owning, managing and operating her own business and developing it into one of the franchises in the United States. Ms. Mark has been a director of the Company since 1996 and is a member of the Governance & Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee. Over the years, Ms. Mark has been a member of several boards of directors. Currently, she serves on the Citizens Bank, Advisory Board – Southeastern Michigan, Business Leaders for Michigan, The Community Foundation, English Gardens, The Detroit Economic Club, The Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness, Health and Sports, The Henry Ford Health System, Art Van Furniture, Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, Women’s Leadership Board, and the Wayne State University College of Education/School of Business Administration Advisory Board. Ms. Mark has been inducted into the National Management Association Hall of Fame and received the Entrepreneur Visionary Award from the Women’s Business Center in Washington, D.C. Ms. Mark has received several awards and recognitions based upon her contributions to business and for supporting a variety of charitable causes.
Robert Naftaly	Mr. Robert H. Naftaly is Independent Director of Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc., since 2002. He obtained his undergraduate degree in accounting from Walsh College in 1959. Mr. Naftaly obtained his Certified Public Accountant Certification in 1961. Mr. Naftaly began his employment with Geller, Naftaly, Herbach and Shapiro from 1961 to 1983. He served as Director of the State of Michigan Department of Management and Budget from 1983 to 1987 and was a Vice President with Detroit Edison from 1987 to 1988. Mr. Naftaly first served as Chief Financial Officer, and later served as Chief Operating Officer for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan from 1988 to 2002. Mr. Naftaly is currently a member of the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has been a director of the Company since 2002, is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee, and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Capital Strategy and Acquisition Committee. Mr. Naftaly serves on the Board of Directors and on the Audit and Compensation Committees of the Board of Directors for Sun Committees, Inc., a publicly traded company that operates manufactured home communities. He serves as Chairman of the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Committee, which administers the UAW Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association (VEBA) Trust Fund and is a Director of Talmer Bank, a privately owned bank with offices in the Midwest. Mr. Naftaly serves on the Board of Directors of Walsh Business College and several other Michigan charitable entities or foundations.
David Page	Mr. David K. Page is Independent Director of Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc., since 2000. He with honors from both Dartmouth College in 1955 and Harvard Law School in 1958. He was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. In 1958-59, Mr. Page was a Fulbright Scholar studying companies law at the London School of Economics. Mr. Page began his legal career at the Detroit, Michigan, law firm of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, LLP (“Honigman”). He was named partner in 1966 and has focused his practice on corporate transactions, including corporate governance, financing, mergers and acquisitions, sales, public offerings, private placements and estate planning. Mr. Page has served on Honigman’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee and as past chairman of its Corporate Department and Management Committee. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and the American Bar Association. In addition to his legal experience, Mr. Page has served as a director, and sometimes, officer of several publicly held companies. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Keyco Bond Fund, Inc. Mr. Page is active in civic affairs and is, or has been, a director of many non-profit organizations, several of which he served as chairman or vice chairman. Mr. Page has been a director of the Company since 2000, is a member of the Compensation Committee and is the Chairman of the Capital Strategy and Acquisition Committee.
Robert Sturgis	Mr. Robert W. Sturgis is Independent Director of Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc., since 2000. He obtained an undergraduate degree in mathematics from the University of Maine in 1964. In 1968, Mr. Sturgis became a fellow in the Casualty Actuarial Society. In 1970, he became a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. From 1964 to 1979, Mr. Sturgis was an actuary with Aetna Insurance Company. From 1979 to 1986, Mr. Sturgis served as a principal and director of Tillinghast and from 1986 to 1995 he was a principal and director of Tillinghast-Towers Perrin, a global management and actuarial consulting firm. Mr. Sturgis retired as a director and principal of Tillinghast-Towers Perrin in 1995. Aside from his membership in the Casualty Actuarial Society and the American Academy of Actuaries, Mr. Sturgis also served on the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline from 1965 to 2002. Mr. Sturgis has been a director of the Company since 2000 and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Capital Strategy and Acquisition Committee. He has served on the board of directors of several non-profit and charitable organizations.
Bruce Thal	Mr. Bruce E. Thal is Independent Director of Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc., since 1995. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1952 with an undergraduate degree in business administration. Mr. Thal obtained a Certified Public Accountant Certification in 1955. He began his accounting career in 1952 as a junior accountant and later became a partner with Sillman, Kleiman & Thal from 1957 to 1968. He later joined J.K. Lasser & Company from 1968 to 1978. Thereafter, he joined Touche Ross & Company (now known as Deloitte & Touche LLP) where he was a partner until he retired in 1995. Mr. Thal has been a member of the American Association of Certified Public Accountants since 1956, as well as the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Thal has been a director of the Company since 1995 is Chairman of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee.
Herbert Tyner	Mr. Herbert Tyner is Independent Director of Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc., since 1985. He obtained his undergraduate degree in business administration in 1951 and his Masters in Business Administration in 1952 from Ohio State University. From 1953 to 1954, Mr. Tyner worked for Detroit Bank and Trust Company. From 1955 to the present, Mr. Tyner has owned and served as the Chief Executive Officer of Hartman & Tyner, which is a Detroit-based real estate developer of land, apartment developments and other real estate developments in Michigan and Florida. Mr. Tyner has been a member of the Apartment Association of Michigan and Building Industry Association since 1954. Mr. Tyner has been a director of the Company since 1985 and is a member of the Compensation Committee and the Governance & Nominating Committee. Aside from his professional memberships, Mr. Tyner also serves on the Board of Trustees of Beaumont Hospital and has formerly served on other boards of directors of other privately owned companies.
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Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Robert Cubbin	774,359
Karen Spaun	380,825
Christopher Timm	447,767
Robert Spring	254,700
Michael Costello	388,876
Kenn Allen	250,400
Stephen Belden	632,593
James Mahoney	361,570
Archie McIntyre	--
Robert Fix	--
Hugh Greenberg	--
Jeffrey Maffett	--
Florine Mark	--
Robert Naftaly	--
David Page	--
Robert Sturgis	--
Bruce Thal	--
Herbert Tyner	--
John Shallcross	--

As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Robert Cubbin	641,500	1,395,589
Karen Spaun	45,250	107,685
Christopher Timm	0	0
Robert Spring	23,000	32,621
Michael Costello	139,286	374,049
Kenn Allen	63,671	96,675
Stephen Belden	0	0
James Mahoney	900	8,966
Archie McIntyre	64,867	135,428
Robert Fix	0	0
Hugh Greenberg	0	0
Jeffrey Maffett	0	0
Florine Mark	0	0
Robert Naftaly	0	0
David Page	0	0
Robert Sturgis	0	0
Bruce Thal	0	0
Herbert Tyner	0	0
John Shallcross	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
STURGIS ROBERT W	1,300	$7.95
SPAUN KAREN MARWELL	1,500	$8.06
TIMM CHRISTOPHER J	2,296	$7.25
COSTELLO MICHAEL GERARD	7,576	$0.00
BELDEN STEPHEN A	2,061	$7.25
BELDEN STEPHEN A	5,909	$0.00
SPAUN KAREN MARWELL	7,576	$0.00
ALLEN KENN R	165	$7.25
MAHONEY JAMES M	5,909	$0.00
MCINTYRE ARCHIE S	2,984	$7.25
SPRING ROBERT CHRISTOPHER	313	$7.25
MCINTYRE ARCHIE S	5,909	$0.00
CUBBIN ROBERT S	23,636	$0.00
MAHONEY JAMES M	2,083	$7.25
TIMM CHRISTOPHER J	7,576	$0.00
ALLEN KENN R	2,227	$0.00
SPRING ROBERT CHRISTOPHER	2,727	$0.00
COSTELLO MICHAEL GERARD	7,115	$6.87
PAGE DAVID K	10,000	$6.50
CUBBIN ROBERT S	10,000	$6.35
SPAUN KAREN MARWELL	2,000	$6.47
TIMM CHRISTOPHER J	10,000	$6.39
PAGE DAVID K	2,400	$0.00
TYNER HERBERT	2,400	$0.00
FIX ROBERT F	2,400	$0.00

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People: Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc (MIG)

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