Robert A. Spass has been a director since December 2001. Mr. Spass is Chairman of the board of directors of Capital Z Partners, Ltd., the general partner of Capital Z, and Capital Z Management, LLC, the management company of Capital Z, and co-founded Capital Z in 1998. Prior to 1998, Mr. Spass was the Managing Partner and co-founder of Insurance Partners Advisors, L.P. Mr. Spass was also President and CEO of International Insurance Advisors, Inc., the management company of International Insurance Investors, L.P. Prior to joining International Insurance Investors, Mr. Spass was a Director of Investment Banking at Salomon Brothers with responsibility for corporate finance relationships with the insurance industry. He currently serves on the board of directors of U.S.I. Holdings Corporation, Universal American Financial Corp., British Marine Holdings, Ceres Group, Inc., and Aames Financial Corporation.
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