Joseph Consolino

National Interstate Corp. operates as a property and casualty insurance firm with a niche orientation and focus on the transportation industry. Its products include insurance for passenger, moving and storage, and truck transportation companies, alternative risk transfer, insurance programs for commercial risks, specialty personal lines consisting of insurance products focused primarily on recreational vehicle owners, and transportation and general commercial insurance in Hawaii and Alaska. The company was founded by Alan R. Spachman on January 26, 1989 and is headquartered in Richfield, OH.

Validus Holdings Ltd. provides insurance, reinsurance and asset management services. Its products focuses on accident and health, aviation, cargo, casualty, construction, contingency, crisis management, energy, financial lines, fine arts and specie, marine, professional lines, and property. The company was founded on October 19, 2005 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

AmWINS Group, Inc. engages in the provision of insurance products and services. It offers property, casualty, professional lines, small business, personal lines, standard lines, group benefits, and underwriting programs. The firm serves the public entity, construction, energy, environmental, transportation, healthcare, hospitality and entertainment, manufacturing and distribution, professional and financial services, and real estate industries. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

American Wholesale Insurance Group, Inc. provides insurance brokerage services. It focuses on acquiring and building wholesale insurance agencies and managing general agents. The company operates its business primarily in the middle-market property and casualty and employee benefits area. American Wholesale Insurance was founded in 1980 by Ernie Telford and is located in Charlotte, NC.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Validus Reinsurance Ltd. provides reinsurance services. It offers property catastrophe, per risk, marine and energy, retrocession, and specialty short-tail lines of reinsurance. It also provides property pro rata, aviation and satellite, war risk, terrorism, and workers' compensation catastrophe services. The company was founded in December 2005 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Part of Paulson & Co., Inc., Pacre Ltd. is a Bermudian company that provides reinsurance services.

Neon Capital Ltd. provides insurance service. The company was founded on July 12, 2002 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.