09-10-2018 Industry legend and entrepreneur Jim Stanard reflects on his career and life in an interview spanning startups, mentors, the future of the marketâand his other career in music. Jim Stanard is one of the risk transfer industry’s legends and true entrepreneurs, and has made an indelible and lasting impression on the industry. After an early career with the Prudential in the US, Stanard followed mentor Paul Ingrey to found F&G Re in 1983, initially as a unit of USF&G. Later, he joined the parent company to help with a turnaround scheme before being tempted by the opportunities in the reinsurance space in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew.