John B. Bridge

JOHN B. BRIDGE
PARTNER
317-637-0700
jbridge@psrb.com

EDUCATION

J.D., 1975, Columbia Law School

A.B., 1972, (History), magna cum laude, Wabash College

LICENSURE

1978, United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

1978, State of Indiana

1976, State of New York

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Associate, Shearman & Sterling, New York, New York, 1975-1978

Associate, Baker & Daniels, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1978-1981

Associate Corporate Counsel, Inland Container Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1981-1983

Corporate Counsel and Secretary, Resort Condominiums International, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 1983-1984

Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Brougher Insurance Group, Inc., and its successors, VASA North America Inc. and Seaboard North American Holdings, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 1984-1996

Of Counsel, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1996 - 1998

Partner, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1999-present

HONORS

Phi Beta Kappa

General Motors Scholarship

Wabash College Honors Scholarship

PUBLICATIONS AND SEMINARS

Speaker and Author, "Insurance Law: Third Party Coverage in Indiana," National Business Institute, 1998

Speaker and Author, "Basic Insurance Law for Paralegals," National Business Institute, 1999

Speaker and Author, "Current Issues in Commercial Real Estate in Indiana," Lorman Educational Services, 1999

ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Associate Editor, Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problem, 1974-1975

Board of Directors and former President, Peoga Lakes Association, Inc.

Charities Committee, Trinity Episcopal Church

Commissioner of Cycling, Pan American Games, 1985-1987

Deputy Commissioner of Cycling, National Sports Festival, 1981-1983

President, Central Indiana Bicycling Association, 1984-1985

Member, International Bar Association

Member, American Bar Association

Member, Indiana State Bar Association

Member, Indianapolis Bar Association

SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS IN WHICH MR. BRIDGE WAS COUNSEL

Acquisition of Astbury Environmental Engineering, Inc., 2004

Formation of Horizon Properties I, LLC and Horizon Properties II, LLC, 2003

Sale of Assets of Bruce Miller Oil Co., Inc., 2002

Acquisition of business from, and issuance of convertible notes to, The Centris Group, Inc., by Novia Underwriters, Inc., 1998-1999

Formation and Capitalization of Novia Underwriters, Inc., an Indiana managing general underwriter, 1997.

Formation of Seaboard North American Holdings, Inc., a Canadian insurance holding company with consolidated assets of $1,000,000,000, 1995-1996

Sale of VASA Life Insurance Company to Eureko B.V. and by Eureko B.V. to Seaboard Life Insurance Company of Canada, 1993

Acquisition of VASA North America, Inc. by Eureko B.V. of The Netherlands, 1992

Sale by WASA Insurance Group of Neptunus CRC Ltd., a British insurance broker, 1991

Acquisition of VASA Life Insurance Company, an Indiana life insurance company, 1990

Acquisition of Brougher Insurance Group, Inc. by VASA North America, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of WASA Insurance Group of Sweden, 1988-89
Sale of interest in Kansa International, Inc., an Indiana insurance holding company, to Kansa Insurance Group of Finland, 1987-1988

Initial public offering by Brougher Insurance Group, Inc., 1986

Formation of Intercontinental Corporation, an Indiana third party administrator, and sale of minority interest to three European insurance companies, 1986

Acquisition of VASA North Atlantic Insurance Company, an Indiana property and casualty insurance company, and sale of minority interest to Vegete Insurance Group of Sweden, 1985

Acquisition of Sterling Investors Life Insurance Company, a Florida life insurance company, 1985

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