Jeremy A. Graczyk

Founded in 1983, Affirmative Insurance Co. is a subsidiary of Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc. that provides insurance services. The company is based in Addison, TX.

The Travelers Insurance Co. used to offer individual annuities, individual life insurance, institutional protection and asset accumulation products. The company's principal individual products included traditional life, universal and variable life insurance, fixed and variable annuities, as well as income annuities. The company's two reportable business segments were Travelers Life & Annuity and Primerica. Travelers Life & Annuity was licensed to sell and market its individual products in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Bahamas, US and British Virgin Islands. The company was headquartered in Hartford, CT

Morningstar, Inc. (Research) is the investment research arm of Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), an American financial services firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Joseph Mansueto in 1984 and provides independent portfolio information offering star ratings and analysis of managed funds. They also provide economic commentary and asset allocation information based on qualitative research.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.