Financial Services >> Analyst Interviews >> July 25, 2011

Insurance Rates Begin To Recover Modestly – Amit Kumar – Macquarie Group Limited

Kumar, Amit
Amit Kumar is Vice President and a Senior Analyst at Macquarie Group Limited. Mr. Kumar currently focuses on large-cap multiline insurers, midcap insurers and Bermudian reinsurers. In 2005, Mr. Kumar joined Fox-Pitt Kelton, which was acquired by Macquarie Securities Group in 2009. Prior to that, he worked at Dowling & Partners Securities, LLC, for four years. Mr. Kumar holds one MBA from the Barney School of Business at the University of Hartford, another MBA from Symbiosis Institute of International Business in India and a B.S. from BVM Engineering College, also in India. Profile
TWST: Let's start with a brief overview of your coverage areas, including the specific names you follow.

Mr. Kumar: I cover 19 stocks, which span different subsegments of the insurance industry. In