Since our founding more than 95 years ago, Conning has built its business on exceptional people, solid client service, strong investment discipline and a sound reputation in the industry. While we focus on serving the needs of our clients within the U.S. insurance industry, we also benefit from Swiss Re's 140-year presence in Europe and are well-positioned to serve the European insurance market (see European operations).

In the United States, with a primary focus on fixed income investments, we think of ourselves as the "blue chip" choice in fixed income. Though past history is no guarantee of future results, we have a long track record of optimizing returns. We have a thorough understanding of the intricate interaction between risk tolerances, investment parameters and the numerous constraints faced by our insurance and institutional clients. As an investment partner, we know how to manage your assets in our quest for optimal performance.

Our clients benefit from our focus on:

• Adhering to a disciplined philosophy and investment process
• Striving to enhance performance by applying our expertise across asset classes
• Seeking to consistently outperform benchmarks with controlled risk

Conning predominantly invests in the U.S. investment-grade bond market. As a result of our exceptionally strong credit research capabilities, we offer corporate bonds as one of our specialty asset classes. Overall, our bias toward high quality bonds has allowed for strong capital preservation for our clients.

Conning provides institutional asset management services for both taxable and tax-exempt clients aimed at optimizing their investment returns. Our strategy is to outperform the broad bond market indices by applying our seasoned asset management expertise.

Overall, Conning has earned a solid reputation as a top asset manager with a client-focused, service-oriented point of view.