Committee Composition

Chairman of the Board = Chairman of the Board Committee Chair = Chair Committee Member = Member Independent Director = Independent Director
  Audit Compensation Corporate Governance & Nominating Investment
Michael H. Lee Chairman of the Board        
Charles A. Bryan CPA, FCAS, CPCU Independent Director Member of Audit Committee Committee Chair for Compensation Committee Member of Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee  
William W. Fox Jr. Independent Director Member of Audit Committee   Member of Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee  
William A Robbie CPA Independent Director Member of Audit Committee     Member of Investment Committee
Steven W. Schuster Independent Director   Member of Compensation Committee Committee Chair for Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee Member of Investment Committee
Robert S. Smith Independent Director   Member of Compensation Committee   Committee Chair for Investment Committee
Jan R. Van Gorder Independent Director   Member of Compensation Committee Member of Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee  

Director

Mr. Van Gorder became a Director in February 2009, upon the completion of the merger of CastlePoint Holdings, Ltd. into the Company. Prior to joining the Company's Board of Directors, he served as a member of CastlePoint's Board of Directors from March 2007 until February 2009. Mr. Van Gorder was employed by Erie Insurance Group from November 1981 through December 2006. He held a variety of positions at that company, including Acting Chief Executive Officer from January 2002 to May 2002 and his most recent position as Senior Executive Vice-President, Secretary and General Counsel from December 1990 through December 2006. He served as a consultant and acting Secretary and General Counsel at Erie Insurance Group during the period January 1, 2007 through May 12, 2007. Mr. Van Gorder served as a member of the board of directors of Erie Indemnity Company, Erie, Pennsylvania, from 1990 to 2004. Mr. Van Gorder has also served as a Director and Chairman of the Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania. Mr. Van Gorder received a B.A in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania in 1970 and a J.D. from Temple University School of Law in 1975.

The Board of Directors believes that Mr. Van Gorder possesses the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills necessary to serve on the Board because of his more than 25 years of relevant insurance industryrelated legal and business experience, including serving as General Counsel of a public insurance company, and his years of service on various insurance-related boards of directors.

Austin P. Young III, CPA Independent Director Committee Chair for Audit Committee     Member of Investment Committee

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