Robert A. Stahl passed away on Feb. 23 in Portland, Ore. after a number of decades in insurance.
Born in 1918, Stahl’s insurance career began in 1946 with Northwestern Mutual Casualty and he opened the West Coast office of the Northern Insurance Company of New York in 1954. He was a Special State Agent and branch manager for the Northern until they were purchased by the Maryland and later American General in the early 60’s.
He left the Maryland/American General and became branch manager for Cravens-Dargan in the late 60’s and then helped form I-West Insurance Managers in 1969. He was president and CEO of the excess and surplus line broker I-West Insurance Managers until the entity was sold in 1982 to the St. Paul.
After retiring from I-West, he was instrumental in guiding the Lawyer’s malpractice program as a member of their board of directors for 10 years. He also assisted in the formation of the Northwest Physicians Mutual after leaving I-West. He was still serving on the board of directors of Independent Insurance Wholesalers at the time of his death.
He received a J.D. in Law from Lewis & Clark college of Law in the 1970 and was a member of the Lawyer Pilots Bar association.
Stahl’s first wife, Marie, died in 1980 and he later remarried.
He is survived by his four children, current wife, Judy, 3 step children and 21 great grandchildren.
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