U.S. cancer research group City of Hope for his outstanding contributions to his industry and community. The Spirit of Life award will be presented to Mr.

Duperreault in November in Chicago's Sheraton hotel by the National Insurance Council of City of Hope.

A spokesperson for the City of Hope said Mr. Dupearreault joined ACE as chairman, president and CEO in October 1994.

"He has overseen ACE's growth from a small catastrophe insurer with operations in three countries to a broadly diversified global company doing business in almost 50 countries.'' Prior to joining ACE he was executive vice president of Foreign General Insurance at AIG and CEO of American International Underwriters.

The Insurance Industry Council has supported City of Hope activities for more than 20 years. In the last seven years, the Council has channeled its donations to the institution's breast cancer research programmes.

City of Hope said it is conducting a number of promising clinical trials to redefine the standards of care for breast cancer patients at centres nationwide.

Brian Duperreault AWARDS AWD