Take a Tour Interview: Bob Van Gieson

All-American guy turned globe trotter, DUAL’s ebullient chief executive has developed his own way of doing things over the past 40 years. And, while the journey hasn’t always been smooth, his enthusiasm hasn’t faltered

“I was a poor kid, brought up in New Jersey. I never thought I was going to leave New Jersey,” muses DUAL International chairman and chief executive Bob Van Gieson, before adding: “But it sure didn’t work out that way.”

You can say that again. Van Gieson has come a long way and, 40 years on, still maintains his enthusiasm for insurance. It’s a good thing too, because DUAL, the London-based liability underwriting agency he runs, has major plans and, as he approaches his second retirement, big hitter Van Gieson has been parachuted in to bring them to fruition – and quickly.

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