David I. Vickers

Pioneer Financial Services, Inc. is an insurance company that offers life, accident, and health insurance. The company is based in Rockford, IL. The company was founded by Peter W. Nauert. Pioneer Financial Services, Inc. (Illinois) was acquired by CNO Financial Group, Inc. on May 30, 1997 for $478.44 million.

Founded in 1992, Amerin Corp. provided wholesale mortgage insurance with two products: discount borrower-paid mortgage insurance and lender-paid mortgage insurance. The company went public in November 1995. Amerin served some of the nation's largest mortgage lenders, including Bank of America, Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp., Countrywide Home Loans, Fleet Mortgage Group and Norwest Mortgage Inc. The company was located in Chicago, IL

Ceres Group Inc. through its insurance subsidiaries, provides health and life insurance products through two primary business segments. The Medical segment includes catastrophic and medical health insurance for individuals, families, associations and small to mid-size businesses. The Senior segment includes senior health, life and annuity products for Americans age 55 and over. The Company also provides medical cost management services to its insureds. Ceres Group is located in Cleveland, OH.

Insure.com, Inc. provides online consumer insurance information services. The company owns and operates a comprehensive online consumer insurance information services website, www.insure.com. The Insure.com service enables consumers and business owners to obtain instant quotes from over 60 insurance companies for several different life, health, auto and home insurance products. Its website provides insurance information and decision-making tools, along with access to other forms of personal insurance, such as auto, homeowners, renters, long-term care and travel insurance through various partners. It was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Darien, IL.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Continental General Insurance Co. markets and sells medical and life insurance products and annuities. The firm offers case management, disease management, non-medical network negotiation, PPO referral and pregnancy support services. The company was founded in 1961 and was headquartered in Omaha, NE.

The Warranty Group Inc. provides insurance benefits solutions. It offers underwriting, claims administration and marketing expertise to the manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of consumer goods as well as specialty insurance. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

TWG Innovative Solutions, Inc. provides advertising, marketing, and promotional services. It offers direct marketing, database management, and outbound telemarketing services. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Golden, CO.