Reinsurance broking veteran Horace Mann (Jay) Johnson passes at 78

Reinsurance broking veteran Horace Mann (Jay) Johnson has passed away at the age of 78.

Johnson of Burlington, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at his home on March 16. He is survived by his wife, Karen, and children JJ, David and Daniel.

Johnson was a recognised figure in the industry, who built intermediaries including Axiom Re and R/I Inc.

At the beginning of his distinguished career, he co-lead the reinsurance arm of the Penn General Companies, and later founded Reinsurance Intermediaries (“R/I Inc.”) in 1973.

Johnson was behind North Carolina and the Burlington area becoming a major hub for reinsurance talent. In 2001, he created Axiom Re which grew to be the sixth largest reinsurance broker in the US.

Outside of reinsurance, Johnson was a serial entrepreneur, who loved to live his life to its fullest and was always larger than life with everyone and everything he touched in his path.

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