James W. Schacht

Aames Financial Corp. provides banking and other financial services. The company offers residential mortgage equity loans through both wholesale and retail channels. It has offices in Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, and New Jersey. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. provides personal and commercial insurance services for individuals, families, businesses, and organizations. It also sells insurance through independent agents and brokers. The company was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Petaluma, CA.

American Safety Insurance Holdings Ltd. provides property and casualty insurance brokerage services. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Allstate Insurance Co. provides insurance and financial services. It offers property, liability, life, reinsurance and commercial insurance services. The firm's clients include individuals, institutions and commercial organizations. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Crest Communications Holdings LLC is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by Gregg A. Mockenhaupt. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Brighthouse Life Insurance Company of NY is a life insurance company. It provides fixed and variable annuity products in New York and administers an in-force block of life insurance policies. The company operates its business through three segments: Annuities, Life and Corporate & Other. The Annuities segment offers variable, fixed and index-linked annuity products in New York that are sold to individuals through multiple third-party distribution channels. The Life segment currently administers in-force blocks of life insurance policies, primarily term life. This segment plans to offer new term life and universal life insurance products in New York. Its term life products are designed to provide a fixed death benefit for a guaranteed level premium to be paid over a specified period of time; and universal life products provide a death benefit in return for payment of specified annual policy charges. The Corporate & Other segment contains the excess capital, as well as certain charges and activities, not allocated to the segments. The company was founded on December 31, 1992 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Bankers International Financial Corp., Bankers Life Insurance Co. is a life insurance company based in Woodbury, NY. Bankers Life Insurance was acquired by Indianapolis Life Insurance Co. from Southwestern Life Corp. on July 28, 1995 for $35 million.

GTL Resources Ltd. engages in production and sale of ethanol. It operates as a bio-refining company. The firm produces liquids, such as methanol and ethanol from stranded gas, corn and other feedstocks. The company operates through its subsidiary, Illinois River Energy LLC. It was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Bankers Life & Casualty Co. provides insurance services. The firm provides health and life insurance and retirement savings products for seniors. It offers long-term and home health care, medicare supplement insurance, annuities, medicare prescription drug coverage, and life insurance products. Bankers Life & Casualty was founded on January 17, 1879 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC (J.C. Flowers & Co.) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by J. Christopher Flowers. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

WHI Capital Partners (WHI Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of William Harris Investors, Inc. founded in 2001 by Adam H. Schecter. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society is a not-for-profit organization that provides advocacy, fund raising, clinical services, client programs and up-to-date information to individuals with multiple sclerosis, their families and healthcare providers. The company was founded in 1946 by Sylvia Lawry and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The American Academy of Actuaries provides leadership, objective expertise, and actuarial advice on risk and financial security issues to assist public policymakers on all levels. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The academy also sets qualification, practice, and professionalism standards for actuaries credentialed by one or more of the five U.S.-based actuarial organizations.

State Bar of Texas provides legal educational programming services. The private company is based in Austin, TX.

Part of AmFin Financial Corp., Mutual Insurers Holding Co. operates as a holding company. The company is based in Waukesha, WI.

AmeriLife Group Holdings LLC operates as a holding firm. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Efinancial LLC engages in the provision of insurance products and services. It offers term life, permanent life, and final expense products. The company was founded by Michael W. Rowell in 2001 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. produces indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

National Association of Electrical Distributors provides a tool, information and assistance to help improve the electrical distribution channel. It offers resource for education, networking, advocacy, education, defined standards and research. The company was founded on December 9, 1908 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Part of Zurich Insurance Group AG, Zurich Direct Underwriters Insurance Co. provides property and casualty insurance. The company is based in Leawood, KS. The company was founded by Ronald John Harris.

CEM Insurance Co. provides liability insurance. Its products include personal auto insurance, commercial auto insurance, surety bonds, general liability insurance and flood insurance. The company was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Deer Park, IL.

Fidelity Life Association (Investment Portfolio) (Fidelity Life-IP) is the investment portfolio division of Fidelity Life Association, a life insurance company headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois. The firm is a subsidiary of Members Mutual Holding Co. Fidelity Life-IP manages the investment portfolio of insurance clients.

Part of Barclays PLC, Barclays US LLC is a bank holding company. The company is based in New York, NY.

Ariel Re Ltd. provides reinsurance services. It offers general insurance for cars and homes. The company is headquartered in Bermuda.

Part of Cboe Global Markets, Inc., Chi-X Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd. is a leader in driving marketplace innovation across the Asia-Pacific region. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong and maintains offices in other locations as well. Chi-X Asia Pacific believes that competition from technology-driven markets increases market volumes and improves investor performance. Chi-X Asia Pacific operates market centers in two key securities trading centers in the Asia-Pacific region and provides technology services through its Chi-TechTM units. Founded in 2016, the Chinese company operates trading venues and offers pioneering products and services for the benefit of financial markets and the trading community. The company was acquired by Cboe Global Markets, Inc. from CXGH LLC on June 30, 2021.

Stillwater Growth Corp. I is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded on February 11, 2021 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.