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Article: The wolf and his pack: starting an insurance company is like stepping on stage--frightening for many, but electrifying for others. For alternative risk veteran George L. Estes III, forming Sparta Insurance Co. fed an addiction similar to an actor's compulsion to perform. And with an all-star cast of characters behind him, he never broke a sweat.(PROFILE)
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- Risk & Insurance
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- March 1, 2008
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* George L. Estes III, a native of Hartford, Conn., credits his rigorous private school education, background in athletics and marriage of 37 years with teaching him vital life skills.
* Estes co-founded Discover Re in 1990 and guided the company through three changes in leadership over 17 years.
* Sparta, an acronym for Specialty Program and Risk Transfer Alternatives, launched last year with nearly $280 million in capital and an A- rating from A.M. Best Co.
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