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Captain Andrew Kinsey spent 23 years in the U.S. Merchant Marine and U.S. Naval Reserve, sailing in all licensed ranks, including Master. His sailing experience was primarily with Maersk Lines, sailing as Master of three different Container ships.

He also served as Master aboard two Military Sealift Command (MSC), Large Medium Speed RORO (LMSR) ships, the USNS “Sisler” and USNS “Red Cloud.” He served in Operations Desert Shield & Desert Storm, Restore Hope, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, and received numerous decorations and awards.

After coming ashore in 2006, Andrew worked as an independent Marine Surveyor in the Tri-state area and joined the ACE/US Commercial Marine - Marine Advisory Service, in 2009. At ACE he was responsible for providing a wide range of Risk Control services to support its commercial book of marine business, including Cargo, Project Cargo, Hull & Machinery, Terminal Operators, and related Inland Marine LOB’s.

Andrew is a graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY (1984) and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marine Transportation/ Nautical Science. He also holds an Unlimited U.S. Coast Guard Masters License, for vessels of any gross tonnage upon oceans.

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Bob Bastian is Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Prudential Individual Life Insurance and Annuities businesses. Bastian leads industry experts in creating modern digital and technology solutions, crucial for serving customer needs in a rapidly evolving financial technology landscape. Bastian drives comprehensive changes across multiple dimensions including culture, talent, organization, process and architecture which have dramatically improved time-to-market, reduced cost and established sustainability for future growth. Bastian joined Prudential in 1999 and has spent the majority of his time as part of the Life business. In this role he was instrumental in the successful onboarding of the Hartford business, leading over 25 cross functional teams toward a seamless integration.