James P. Romano

Conning Research & Consulting, Inc. is a broker-dealer headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm is a subsidiary of Conning & Co. and their ultimate parent is Cathay Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. (TPE: 2882). They offer an array of specialty information products and services, providing analysis of both performance and key issues confronting the insurance industry. Their coverage areas include the property-casualty, life-annuity, and health insurance industries.

Conning, Inc., do-business-as Conning Asset Management, is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. They are a subsidiary of Conning & Co., which is ultimately owned by Cathay Life Insurance Co., Ltd. in Taiwan. Conning manages fixed income and equity investments on behalf of institutional, insurance and pension clients.

Conning Holdings Corp. provides outsourced asset management and regulatory reporting services. The firm?s services include economic scenario generator, strategic asset allocation, economic capital modeling and investment optimizer. It also offers risk management and capital management services to insurers. The company was founded by William Smith Conning in 1912 and is headquartered in Hartford, CT.

Founded in 1990, Dowling & Partners is an SEC-registered, institutional broker/dealer headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut. The firm focuses on the U.S. reinsurance industry including property and casualty insurance, life insurance and health insurance. They offer a full array of investment services. Dowling & Partners' research is weighted toward larger, publicly-traded insurers, reinsurers and intermediaries. The firm places emphasis on balance sheet strength and areas of sustained competitive advantage and makes extensive use of the statutory books filed with state insurance departments. Dowling & Partners is a member of FINRA. Their transactions are introduced and cleared through Pershing LLC.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). KBW offers sales and trading in equities securities of financial services companies.

Goodwin Capital Advisers, Inc. (Goodwin) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 2007 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Conning & Co. Their ultimate is parent Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (TPE: 2882) in Taiwan, which acquired the firm in 2015 through their subsidiary, Cathay Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Goodwin manages fixed income investments on behalf of institutional clients.

Distribution Partners Investment Capital L P functions as a private equity fund. The private company is based in Wilmington, DE. The company was founded by Gordon G. Pratt.

Limbach Holdings LLC operates as holding company. It also engages in construction and heating contract works. The company was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. (VIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS).The firm was originally formed in 1975 as Phoenix Investment Counsel, Inc. They completed a spin-off in 2009 to become independent of the Phoenix Companies. VIA serves as investment adviser to the Virtus mutual funds and closed-end funds.

Part of Kingsway Financial Services, Inc., 1347 Capital LLC provides auto insurance services.

Part of Kingsway Financial Services, Inc., Avalon Risk Management, Inc. is a premier provider of innovative insurance, surety, and risk management solutions to the logistics industry. The company is based in Elk Grove Village, IL. Avalon's customized products include customs and transportation bonds, cargo insurance, professional liability, and business insurance, which are delivered through advanced technology platforms. Providing comprehensive protection and innovative technology to the transportation and logistics industry is all they do. The company was founded by Gary C. Bhojwani, Scott D. Wollney.

Hales & Co., Inc. provides advisory services. Its services encompass merger and acquisition consulting, estate planning and strategic consulting. It also offers services to the insurance and insurance distribution sectors. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Willis Group Ltd. provides insurance brokerage services. The company specializes in providing services to the Banking & Finance, Global Markets, International Business, Healthcare and Human Resources & Law industry. It is located in London, UK.

DFA Capital Management, Inc. provides financial analysis software solutions. It's software-based financial & risk management systems and professional services help insurance companies with multiple business lines, reinsurance activities, rapidly changing business portfolios, and significant premium volumes. The firm has offices in Germany and Switzerland. Its financial analysis products include ADVISE and GEMS - ESG. The company was founded by Markus Rohrbasser and David Weiss in 1999 and is headquartered in Purchase, NY

Genesys Aerosystems Group, Inc. designs and manufactures advanced avionics and flight controls. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Mineral Wells, TX.

Part of Digital Insurance LLC, Ovation Benefits Group LLC provides administration and communication of employee health and benefit plans. The company is based in Farmington, CT. Ovation Benefits Group was acquired by Digital Insurance LLC on September 18, 2013.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

UBS Americas, Inc. provides investment advice services. It offers wealth, asset management and investment banking services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Advent International LP (Advent) is an independent private equity firm founded in 1984 by Henry H. Haight. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Putnam Investment Management LLC (PIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1971, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam US Holdings I LLC and became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in 2024. PIM provides investment advice across all asset classes to individuals and institutions worldwide through separately managed accounts and pooled investment funds.

Quoniam Asset Management GmbH (Quoniam) is the majority-owned asset management subsidiary of Union Asset Management Holding AG in Germany. The firm's management holds a significant minority interest. Formerly known as DG PanAgora Asset Management and then Union PanAgora Asset Management, the firm was established in 1999 as a joint venture between DZ Bank AG, PanAgora Asset Management Inc. and the managing partners. In 2009, UMH and the Quoniam management team acquired PanAgora’s shareholding and the firm changed their name to Quoniam Asset Management GmbH. Based in Frankfurt, Quoniam focuses on quantitative investment strategies for institutional investors.

SFRi LLC provides investment advice. The American company was founded by John Joseph Hendrickson.

Part of Swiss Re AG, Swiss Re America is an American company.

OneFund LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded by Mike Willis in 2004 and formerly known as The Index Group, Inc. OneFund serves as the investment adviser to the ONEFUND S&P 500® Equal Weight Index.

Citibank NA engages in the provision of banking services. It offers retail and commercial banking; credit cards; banking, capital markets, and advisory; markets and securities services; private banking; and treasury and trade solutions. The company was founded on June 16, 1812 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of TRISTAR Insurance Group, Inc., Risk Enterprise Management Ltd. is a company that provides claims and managed care third party administration services. The company is based in Cranbury, NJ. The company was founded by Peter Durwood Johnson. Risk Enterprise Management was acquired by TRISTAR Risk Management, Inc. on April 13, 2012.

Part of Nassau Reinsurance LLC, Phoenix Home Life Insurance Co. is a company that provides life insurance. The company is based in Hartford, CT.

Phoenix Co., Inc. was founded in 1989 and engages in the management of condominium associations. The private company is based in Worcester, MA and has subsidiaries in the United States.

New England Asset Management, Inc. (NEAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1984 and formerly known as General Re New England Asset Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Re Corp., which is wholly owned by Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE: BRK). NEAM provides investment management services primarily to insurance companies (affiliated and unaffiliated with NEAM). The firm also provides investment management services for governmental entities, a pension/profit sharing plan account, pooled investment vehicles and high-net-worth individuals. NEAM manages assets of an insurance company client that includes a charitable organization account.

Bowdoin College is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational residential, undergraduate liberal arts institution founded in 1794. It is located in Brunswick, ME.

abrdn, Inc. is SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1995, the firm was formerly known as Aberdeen Asset Management, Inc. and as Aberdeen Standard Investments, Inc. until it became abrdn, Inc. in 2022. They are a subsidiary of abrdn Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN) in Great Britain. abrdn provides investment products and solutions to various clients across the world.