Ordinarily, my blog posts all somewhat upbeat and (to me at least) somewhat amusing. This is not to be one of those weeks. Because this week, the VCIA, the Vermont captive industry and indeed the captive community globally is marking the passing of Andy Sargeant, formerly of USA Risk Management.  Andy’s retirement predates my arrival here at the VCIA and so I have to leave it to his good friend, Gary Osborne, to remark, “He was a great friend to our community and especially the Vermont community where he added his expertise and knowledge to both the VCIA and ICCIE boards.” Gary goes onto say that Andy was, “one of those rare things – a well-liked and loved boss.” Vermont’s Seven Days newspaper ran a very touching obituary of Andy, and you can find it here.

Please look for a more extensive tribute to Andy in our August newsletter. More importantly, please hold Andy, his family and all those that cherished his friendship in your thoughts at this sad time.