Thomas Motamed to Receive City of Hope’s 2007 “Spirit of Life” Award
Thomas Motamed, Vice Chairman and COO of Chubb Corporation, is the 2007 Spirit of Life Award honoree for City of Hope hospital. City of Hope is one of the best cancer research and treatment facilities in the world, and the Spirit of Life Award recognizes “outstanding philanthropic commitment”. In this interview, Motamed tells Mark Wells of Insurance Journal why his descision to support City of Hope was an easy one.
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