Financial Services >> Analyst Interviews >> December 8, 2003
MARK A. DWELLE is a Vice President and Equity Analyst with Ferris, Baker
Watts. Before joining the firm in January 2001, he was a Manager of
Corporate Development for the Pittston Company and an Audit Manager at
PriceWaterhouse. Mr. Dwelle earned a BS degree in Accounting from the
University of Richmond and an MBA degree from the London Business
School. He has held the CFA designation since 2000. Profile
JOHN B. KEEFE, Vice President and Equity Analyst, joined Ferris, Baker
Watts in 1994. The insurance research group currently follows 24
property/casualty insurance companies, title insurers, brokers and
reinsurers, ranging from $50 million to $6 billion in market cap.
Regular publications include quarterly reports with estimates on
companies under coverage, a semi-annual insurance review, weekly Monday
insurance comments, and agent surveys. The Wall Street Journal's Best on
the Street survey for 2000 and 2001 recognized Mr. Keefe as one of the
top five analysts. Mr. Keefe received his BA at Washington & Lee
University and has held the CFA designation since 1994. Profile
Mr. Dwelle: Overall we cover about 25 names. Most of those are property-
casualty insurers, some of those specialty lines, some of those
