0This book is your chance to sit down at a relaxing dinner with Larry Goanos and listen to him, and about 400 of his peers, friends, and rivals spin a few yarns about their days in the professional lines insurance industry. This edition also includes a new foreword written by Maurice R. (Hank) Greenberg.Larry writes in a conversational style that will welcome you into his world, the world of professional lines insurance. By the end, you will feel like you've lived through the ups and downs of the lives lived in the professional lines arena. The chapter on September 11, 2001 will take you into the shoes of people who were living in New York City in the days and weeks after that day.Larry uses this book to memorialize the people and companies that built this niche in the US, Great Britain, and Bermuda. By the time you're finished, you'll feel like you know these people and companies, almost like you're family.