Bill Rotatori

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.

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.

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