Honoree Calls for Rejection of Cynicism: Menzies Calls for 'Advocacy Plus Personal Engagement to Make Financial Commitment Meaningful' in Address to Israel Bonds Luncheon.

• Date: 01 October 2019

Mr Menzies Remarks:

"Before I communicate my thoughts about the mission we are serving today, may I take a moment of personal indulgence to thank the many friends and colleagues here today and back in your offices, who poured out congratulations and best wishes to me over the past 10 days, since I acquired Applied Underwriters from Berkshire Hathaway in an unprecedented landmark deal. It was not easy, as the many news articles explained, given the scope of the deal and the intricacies of Federal and State regulation, but it did work, almost as reported by the press. Let me say that the Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press and, in our industry, Business Insurance, mostly all got the facts straight and presented this great transaction accurately--I see the President of Business Insurance here today, so I can thank him and his staff for objective and clear presentation thank you.

And now let me apply those two words to our subject today: Israel Bonds If we are "objective" in our analysis and "clear" in our sense of mission, we can easily understand the special...