Executive Profile
Monday, November 25, 1996
Name: Paul Buell
Age: 45
Position: Senior vice president, Grand Pacific Life Insurance Ltd.
First job: Camp counselor in Massachusetts
Hobby: Theater
"We're going to be taking a comprehensive look at all our product lines," he said. "Companies are realizing they can't do it all and are looking for joint venture partners. It's a strategy we are considering."
He most recently worked as senior vice president and chief actuary of Pacific Guardian Life Insurance Co. for 12 years.
Buell has 22 years experience with insurance and worked for Washington National Insurance Co. in Evanston, Ill. and Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co. in Omaha, Neb. before coming to Hawaii in 1984.
He earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn. Buell and his wife, Carol, have two daughters: Susanna, 16; and Emily, 13.