Eugene Wollan, a lawyer who spent his 60-year career with Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass and literally wrote the book on reinsurance law, died Feb. 2 after a short illness. He was 84.

Wollan was one of the first attorneys to specialize in insurance law and rose to international prominence in the field. He began his career representing insurers. Reinsurance was his primary area of practice for the past 25 years. He represented several high-profile companies, including American International Group.