Walt J. Blasberg

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 & Co. engages in the provision of investment management services. It offers investment expertise, software and services, and insurance research services. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Hartford, CT.

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.

Part of Loews Corp., The Continental Insurance Co. is a company that provides insurance services. The company is based in Chicago, IL.

The Continental Corp. provides industrial building construction services. The company was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in New York, NY

TCW Asset Management Co. LLC (TCW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1992 and is wholly-owned by The TCW Group, Inc. In 2013, TCW management and private investment funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) acquired TCW Group from Société Générale. TCW provides investment management and advice for a wide array of investment strategies for institutional and individual investors through investment advisory accounts, private open- and closed-end commingled investment funds and structured investment vehicles such as collateralized debt obligations.