Financial Services >> Analyst Interviews >> November 14, 2003

Outlook For Insurance Equities: Adam Klauber – Cochran, Caronia & Co

ADAM KLAUBER is Managing Director of the research department of Cochran, Caronia & Co. He founded the research division in 1998 and has since established a presence within the insurance industry and institutional investing community. The research group at Cochran, Caronia & Co. consists of five analysts covering more than 40 insurance companies and brokers. Mr. Klauber's current coverage includes 15 large to middle capitalization insurance-related organizations, including most of the publicly traded insurance brokers. Mr. Klauber has over 13 years of experience in the financial services sector. Prior to joining Cochran, Caronia, & Co., he was an insurance industry analyst at Nesbitt Burns and Duff & Phelps for eight years. He has been named to The Wall Street Journal's All-Star Team for stock selection in the property and casualty sector on two occasions and has been ranked by Reuters Top 10 Survey of Small and Mid-Cap. He has been cited on Money Line, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, BestWeek, Insurance Finance And Investment, Bloomberg News and Dow Jones News. Prior to joining Duff & Phelps, he was a Bank Examiner with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Mr. Klauber received a BS in Business from Indiana University, an MBA from Loyola University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Profile
TWST: What is your focus within the overall Cochran, Caronia & Co.

effort?

Mr. Klauber: Cochran & Caronia focuses exclusively on the insurance

industry. We are a full service boutique