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The Fall of First Executive: The House That Fred Carr Built [Hardcover]

Gary Schulte (Author)
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Making the most of an opportunity to offer high-yielding products backed by junk bonds, Fred Carr built a bankrupt life insurance firm called First Executive into a company that had $19 billion in assets before it collapsed in 1991. Schulte, a senior vice president with Executive Life, describes Carr as an eccentric personality with preference for outrageous promotional events. Although this is more specialized and less entertaining than most business histories, it's another story of 1980s financial excess. For larger business collections.
- Joseph Barth, U.S. Military Acad. Lib., West Point, N.Y.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Harpercollins (November 1991)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0887305490
  • ISBN-13: 978-0887305498
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #937,579 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The "Liar's Poker" of the Insurance World, August 16, 2011
This review is from: The Fall of First Executive: The House That Fred Carr Built (Hardcover)
If you like Michael Lewis you'll love Gary Schulte! This story is the "Liar's Poker" of the insurance world. With wit and wisdom Gary takes you on the roller coaster ride that was First Executive, right up to the point where the ride derails. Hold on and enjoy!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!!!, June 4, 2003
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George H. Thom III "gtiii1" (Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida) - See all my reviews
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Gary Schulte takes you into the boardroom and meeting rooms of the insurance industry to give you an understanding of how things work - and don't work. A must read.
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