There's no sugarcoating it: Robert Schimek is intense.

Few Property & Casualty insurance executives spend their days' earliest hours perpetually pushing themselves to log another set of reps, run an extra mile or beat their best time; fewer still can say they have completed an Ironman triathlon. Schimek relishes the challenge, be it physical or professional, and the latter is the arena in which he now must prove his mettle.

Upon entering his 30th-floor office at AIG headquarters in downtown Manhattan, it's not at all surprising to discover that the insurer's new CEO of Commercial — a new role, dovetailing with its streamlined management structure — works at a standing desk.

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Shawn Moynihan

Shawn Moynihan is Editor-in-Chief of National Underwriter Property & Casualty. A St. John’s University alum, Moynihan has earned 11 Jesse H. Neal Awards, the Pulitzers of the business press; seven Azbee Awards, from the American Society of Business Press Editors; two Folio Awards; and a SABEW award, from the Society of American Business Editors & Writers. Prior to joining ALM, he served as Managing Editor/Online Editor of journalism institution Editor & Publisher, the trade bible of the newspaper industry. Moynihan also has held editorial positions with AOL, Metro New York, and Newhouse Newspapers. He can be reached at [email protected].

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