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Roland Miller
Roland Miller was a key executive in the underwriting department of National Indemnity Company during the 1970s and 1980s.
📝 Background and Recognition
- Role: He provided "outstanding assistance" to Phil Liesche in managing the specialized auto and general liability insurance lines.
- Underwriting Discipline: Miller was instrumental in maintaining the strict underwriting standards that allowed National Indemnity to produce significant profits even when the broader insurance industry struggled.
- Performance (1978): Highlighted in the 1978 letter for his role in producing an $11 million underwriting profit on $90 million in earned premiums.
🔗 Connections
- Company: National Indemnity Company
- Manager: Phil Liesche
- Source: 1978 Letter
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📜1978 LetterExcerpt Available▼
1978 LetterExcerpt Available
The number one contributor to Berkshire’s overall excellent results in 1978 was the segment of National Indemnity Company’s insurance operation run by Phil Liesche. On about $90 million of earned premiums, an underwriting profit of approximately $11 million was realized, a truly extraordinary achievement even against the background of excellent industry conditions. Under Phil’s leadership, with outstanding assistance by Roland Miller in Underwriting and Bill Lyons in Claims, this segment of National Indemnity (including National Fire and Marine Insurance Company, which operates as a running mate) had one of its best years in a long history of performances which, in aggregate, far outshine those of the industry. Present successes reflect credit not only upon present managers, but equally upon the business talents of Jack Ringwalt, founder of National Indemnity, whose operating philosophy remains etched upon the company.