Michael Dion

MICHAEL DION joined Sandler O’Neill & Partners, LP, in May 2001. Mr.
Dion is an Associate Director, senior equity analyst, covering the
insurance industry, specializing in property and casualty companies. Mr.
Dion comes to Sandler O’Neill from ABN Amro, where he was a member of
the firm’s Global Financial Institutions Group. Prior to this, he worked
at Hoefer & Arnett as a senior equity analyst, covering several
companies in the insurance universe. Previously, he was employed as an
analyst at both the Industrial Bank of Japan and the Bank of California.
He began his career as a financial analyst with Wells Fargo Bank. He
holds a BS in Business Administration with an emphasis in finance from
the University of Southern California, and an MBA from the University of
Notre Dame with an emphasis in investments and international finance. He
is a member of the New York Society of Securities Analysts, the CFA
Institute, and the Association of Insurance and Financial Analysts. Mr.
Dion is a Chartered Financial Analyst. In May 2004, he was recognized in
the Wall Street Journal as one of the ‘Best on the Street’ analysts for
stock picking ability in the insurance property and casualty industry.
He has appeared as a commentator on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and Market
Watch; as well as quoted in several news and financial publications
including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Barron’s, The
Washington Post and Los Angeles Times.