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Anthony Mottolese is currently an analyst at [Dowling & Partners](/org/dowling-partners). Anthony has previous experience working as a fund manager and financial representative.

Anthony has a degree in Business Administration from the [University of Connecticut](/org/university-of-connecticut). Anthony began their career in finance working as a financial representative at [Northwestern Mutual](/org/northwestern-mutual). There, they applied product knowledge and wealth management strategies to deliver clients with tailored and comprehensive financial advice with the support and mentoring of experienced financial advisors.

In 2017, Anthony transitioned to working as a fund manager at the UCONN foundation. In this role, they managed a portfolio of $1M dollars funded by the [University of Connecticut](/org/university-of-connecticut) Foundation. Anthony remained in this role for one year before joining [Dowling & Partners](/org/dowling-partners) as an analyst.

Anthony Mottolese has a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Finance from the [University of Connecticut](/org/university-of-connecticut). Anthony also has a UCONN Business & Economics In London from Birkbeck, University of London. Anthony is certified from [FINRA](/org/financial-industry-regulatory-authority-inc) in Series 87, 86, 63, and 7.

Anthony Mottolese

Seth Braunstein joined [Dowling & Partners](/org/dowling-partners) in 2004 and is responsible for managing relationships across a diverse group of institutional investors. He was admitted to the partnership in 2010. Prior to joining Dowling, Mr. Braunstein was a Director of sales trading at Merrill Lynch and served as a Partner and trading group Manager at Herzog Heine Geduld. Mr. Braunstein holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the NYU Stern School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from [The University of Chicago](/org/the-university-of-chicago).

Seth Braunstein

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Mr. Dowling serves as Managing Partner of Dowling & Partners Securities, LLC, which he co-founded in January 1990. In addition, Mr. Dowling is the Editor of that firm’s weekly insurance research publication, the IBNR Weekly. Mr. Dowling began his career with A.J.B. Zunser and Co. in 1982 as a junior insurance stock analyst. He joined Fox-Pitt Kelton in 1983 and was admitted to the FPK partnership in 1986. Mr. Dowling received a BA from [Dartmouth College](/org/dartmouth) and an MBA from [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school).

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Jennifer Callahan joined [Dowling & Partners](/org/dowling-partners) in 1994 and became a partner in 2001. As an analyst on the property casualty research team, she has primary responsibility for the statutory-based industry and company-specific analysis. She also assists other analysts with company research and contributes to the IBNR Weekly. Ms. Callahan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government from [Skidmore College](/org/skidmore-college).

Jennifer Callahan

Joe Christiana began his career at [Dowling & Partners](/org/dowling-partners) in 2007. He currently serves as a senior research analyst on the property & casualty research team covering numerous (re) insurance underwriters and intermediaries as well as various industry topics. He was admitted to the partnership in 2012. Mr. Christiana holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from [Harvard University](/org/harvard).

Joe Christiana

Steve Deyette joined [Dowling & Partners](/org/dowling-partners) in 2001. He has over 25 years experience in the investment business. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Deyette was in the Institutional Sales Department, focusing on insurance stocks at Conning & Co. Previously, he worked at Kidder Peabody as an Investment Advisor. Mr. Deyette holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the [University of Hartford](/org/university-of-hartford).

Steve Deyette

Kyle LaBarre joined [Dowling & Partners](/org/dowling-partners) in 2006 as an associate analyst in the property & casualty industry and has assisted on a majority of the property casualty sectors “under coverage.” He is currently a Senior Analyst and Partner at the firm and is responsible for primary coverage on 15 companies with a concentration on specialty (re)insurance companies in the U.S. and Bermuda. Mr. LaBarre holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the [University of Connecticut](/org/university-of-connecticut).

Kyle Labarre

Geoff Dunn joined [Dowling & Partners](/org/dowling-partners) in 2008 and is responsible for covering the mortgage finance and financial guaranty sectors. His coverage includes the mortgage insurers, title insurers, financial guarantors as as well as select business information services companies. Prior to joining Dowling, Mr. Dunn spent nearly seven years at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, where he was a Managing Director in the equity research department, covering the mortgage insurance, title insurance, financial guaranty and business information services sectors. Previously, he spent four years with Conning & Co.’s where his coverage universe included companies in the property & casualty, financial guaranty, mortgage insurance and online brokerage sectors. Mr. Dunn received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from [Amherst College](/org/amherst-college) and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Geoffrey Dunn

Gary Ransom joined [Dowling & Partners](/org/dowling-partners) in 2010 and is responsible for covering a number of large companies in the property & casualty sector. Mr. Ransom has more than 20 years of experience. In 2012, Mr. Ransom was selected to be on the panel of analysts that asked questions of Warren Buffett at the 2012 [Berkshire Hathaway](/org/berkshire-hathaway) annual meeting Prior to joining Dowling, Mr. Ransom was an analyst with Fox-Pitt Kelton and Conning & Company. He began his career as an actuary with [Travelers](/org/the-travelers-companies) in 1976. Mr. Ransom holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from the University of California at Santa Cruz and a M.A. in Mathematics from the [University of Washington](/org/university-of-washington). Gary is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society.

Gary Ransom

Brenna Sullivan joined [Dowling & Partners](/org/dowling-partners) in 1992 and has more than 20 years of experience analyzing property & casualty (re)insurers. Ms. Sullivan leads Dowling’s Property & Casualty research team, covers a number of property & casualty (re)insurers. Her team has been consistently recognized as the preeminent source for property casualty insurance research in respected industry surveys. She has been named one of [The Wall Street Journal](/org/the-wall-street-journal)’s “Best on the Street” equity research analysts multiple times Prior to joining Dowling, Ms. Sullivan served in a risk management capacity for both the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the National Securities Clearing Corporation in NY. Ms. Sullivan holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics/Economics from the [University of New Hampshire](/org/university-of-new-hampshire).

Brenna Sullivan

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