Steve Shapiro

Protective Insurance Corp. engages in the provision of underwriting property and casualty insurance services. It engages in marketing and underwriting property, liability and workers' compensation coverage for trucking and public transportation fleets, as well as coverage for trucking industry independent contractors. The company was founded by Harry Baldwin and Voris Lyons in 1930 and is headquartered in Carmel, IN.

First Mercury Financial Corp. provided commercial insurance products and services. The company was founded by Jerome M. Shaw in 1973 and was headquartered in Southfield, MI.

SF Investments, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Highland Park, Illinois. The firm is a member of FINRA and the SIPC. The firm was founded by Nathan Shapiro in 1972 as Sucsy, Fischer Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, Inc., which is owned by WH Group, Ltd. (HKG: 0288) in Hong Kong. SF Investments conducts business in equity, fixed-income and derivative securities including: (1) OTC corporate securities (2) corporate debt securities (3) mutual funds (4) US government securities (5) pits/calls and option writing (6) investment advisory services (7) non-exchange member arranging for transactions in listed securities by an exchange member (8) trading securities for their own account and (9) private placements. All transactions are cleared through Pershing LLC. Their research tends to focus on the insurance, energy and financial sectors, with emphasis on companies located in the US, India and Brazil.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

New Vernon Investment Management LLC (NVIM) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Highland Park, Illinois. It is the surviving entity of a Delaware migratory merger with Millennium Group LLC in 2010. The firm is managed by Steven Shapiro and is principally owned by NV Capital Holdings II LLC, a financial services holding company in which members of the Shapiro family hold a non-controlling minority interest. NVIM provides investment advice primarily to private investment funds operated by the firm or its affiliates.

Founded in 1972, SF Investments is a hedge fund manager located in Highland Park, Illinois. They are an operating subsidiary of brokerage firm, SF Investment Advisers, Inc. The firm provides investment management services to institutions, corporations and individual and throughout the US. SF Investments also manages sector-specific hedge funds for qualified investors.

New Vernon Wealth Management LLC (NV-WM) is an independent SEC-registered wealth management firm headquartered in Highland Park, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2013 and is the successor to SF Investment Advisor. NV-WM provides investment advice to individuals, family offices, and institutional investors.