Ben Fox

Akre Capital Management LLC (Akre) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Middleburg, Virginia. The firm was founded by Charles T. Akre, Jr. in 1989. Akre provides advisory services on a discretionary basis to individuals and institutions with separately managed accounts, registered investment companies, private funds, family offices, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities.

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.