Paul Newsome, CFA, CPCU

J. Paul Newsome is a managing director and senior research analyst at Piper Sandler. Previously, he was a managing director and the senior insurance analyst in the research department of Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P. Before that, he was vice president and the senior property-casualty insurance company research analyst at A.G. Edwards and at Lehman Brothers. Newsome has worked in or covered the insurance industry for over 20 years. Prior to Lehman Brothers he worked at Dain in Minneapolis, and Oppenheimer and Company. Newsome has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics from St. Olaf College, a master's degree in accounting from New England College and a master’s degree in economics from Iowa State University. He holds both the Chartered Financial Analyst and the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designations.

Universe Coverage

Insurance
ALL	Allstate Corporation
AFG	American Financial Group Inc.
AIG	American International Group, Inc.
AON	Aon plc
AJG	Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
CB	Chubb Limited
CINF	Cincinnati Financial Corporation
CNFR	Conifer Holdings, Inc.
HIG	Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
HRTG	Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc.
KMPR	Kemper Corporation
KINS	Kingstone Companies, Inc.
MMC	Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
PLMR	Palomar Holdings, Inc.
PRA	ProAssurance Corp.
PGR	Progressive Corp.
SIGI	Selective Insurance Group Inc.
THG	The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
TRV	The Travelers Companies, Inc.
UFCS	United Fire Group, Inc.
WLTW	Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Co.
GSHD	Goosehead Insurance, Inc.
UVE	Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.
SKWD	Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.
ORI	Old Republic International Corporation