Steven J. Tynan has been a Director since 1998 and has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2001. Mr. Tynan co-founded High Ridge Capital LLC, a private equity firm that specializes in the insurance sector, in 1995 and has served as a member of the firm since that time. In his capacity with High Ridge, Mr. Tynan has served on the boards of numerous private insurance, reinsurance and related entities..