Mr. Robinson was appointed to the board of directors of ARC on March 8, 2007 to fill an existing vacancy on the board and is standing for election for the first time. From 2000 until its acquisition by a subsidiary of the Company in January of 2007, Mr. Robinson was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of NLASCO, Inc. (NLASCO), an insurance holding company domiciled in Texas. Following the acquisition, Mr. Robinson continues as Chairman of NLASCO. In 2000 Mr. Robinson formed NLASCO in conjunction with the acquisition of American Summit Insurance Company and the reacquisition of National Lloyds Insurance Company, which he had initially acquired in 1964 and later sold. In 1979, he organized National Group Corporation for the purpose of purchasing insurance companies and related businesses. In 1964, he became the President and CEO of National Lloyds Insurance Company in Waco, Texas, one of the two current insurance subsidiaries of NLASCO. From 1964 to present Mr. Robinson has participated in the formation, acquisition and management of numerous insurance business enterprises. Mr. Robinson established the Robinson-Lanham Insurance Agency in 1961. He has previously held positions with various insurance industry associations, including vice chairman of the board of Texas Life and Health Guaranty Association, president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Waco-McLennan County and membership on the board of directors of the Texas Life Insurance Association and the Texas Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Association. Mr. Robinson currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Robinson holds a B.B.A. degree in real estate and insurance from Baylor University. |