Susan C. Christoph

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.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP (GSAMLP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSAM Holdings LLC, and their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1988, GSAMLP provides investment solutions to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide.

General Reinsurance Corp. is engaged in the provision of life and non-life reinsurance solutions. Its solution areas encompass aviation, life and health, treaty, and facultative insurance solutions. The firm also offers risk assessment, management, and business consulting services. The company was founded on February 28, 1973 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Direct Surety, Inc. provides contract surety bonds. Its products include DirectServ, DirectServ Plus and Private RFP. The company was founded by David Druml and is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

EFG Laran SA (EFG Laran) is the Swiss investment management subsidiary of BSI SA (Private Banking), itself a subsidiary of EFG International AG (SW: EFGN; ADR: EFGXY) in Switzerland. Formerly known as BSI Service Holding SA, the firm was established in 1873 and is headquartered in Lugano, They offer a range of services including wealth management, financial advisory, financial planning, corporate finance, insurance products, mortgage services and art advisory. EFG Laran manages private portfolios and the BSI range of investment funds, which are domiciled in Liechtenstein, Luxembourg or Switzerland. Their clients are primarily high-net worth individuals and family offices as well as institutional investors and third-party asset managers.

Part of Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Schroder Mortgage Associates Lp is a company that provides mortgage banking services. The company is based in New York, NY. Schroder Mortgage Associates was acquired by Conning, Inc., part of Assicurazioni Generali SpA from July 02, 2001 on August 18, 1998 for $25 million.

Prima Capital Advisors LLC (Prima) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Scarsdale, New York. The firm was founded by Gregory White in 2002 and was acquired by Blue Owl Capital, Inc. (NYSE: OWL) in 2024. Prima advises institutional clients and private funds on real estate debt investments.

Pension Real Estate Association (PREA) is a non-profit trade association based in Hartford, CT, for the institutional real estate investment industry. The company's members include public and corporate pension funds, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, and investment advisory firms. PREA provides its members with materials to keep up to date on trends and issues in real estate investment decisions, including sustainability and other ESG considerations. The company also offers access to the MSCI/PREA U.S. Property Fund Index, which allows for detailed analysis of the performance of open-end property funds and their underlying investments.

Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Inc. is a trade association for the commercial real estate finance industry. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. Its members include balance sheet and securitized lenders, loan and bond investors, private equity firms, servicers, and rating agencies. The council has been promoting liquidity, transparency, and efficiency in the commercial real estate finance markets for 30 years. It also acts as a legislative and regulatory advocate for the industry, setting market standards and best practices, and providing education for market participants.

Middlesex Hospital, located in Middletown, CT, provides healthcare services to patients and families. The hospital prides itself on providing quality care and treating patients like family.

Founded in 2002 by Robert G. Byron and Peter Stelian, Blue Vista capital Management LLC is a private equity firm located in Chicago.

Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc. (LGIM America) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2006 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legal & General Investment Management US (Holdings), Inc., ultimately held by Legal & General Group PLC (LON: LGEN) in Great Britain. LGIM America provides investment management services on a fully discretionary basis to institutional clients (corporations, healthcare agencies, non-profit, educational institutions, public plans and Taft-Hartley multi-employer plans).

Part of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., Allied World Financial Services, Inc. provides financial services.

Part of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., Allied World Financial Services Ltd. provides financial services.

IHS Netherlands Holdco BV operates as a holding company whose subsidiaries constructs telecommunications towers. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

JJG Advisory LLC operates as an investment consulting company. It offers insurance investment governance, institutional investment consulting, and asset management consulting services. The company is headquartered in Cromwell, CT.