Board of Directors

NFP's Board of Directors is composed of seven directors - five of whom are independent.

Jessica M. Bibliowicz

Director - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of NFP

Ms. Bibliowicz has served as NFP's President and Chief Executive Officer since April 1999 and as a director since June 1999 and as Chairman of the Board of Directors since June 2003. From June 1997 to April 1999, Ms. Bibliowicz served as President of John A. Levin & Co., a registered investment advisor. From January 1994 to June 1997, Ms. Bibliowicz served as Executive Vice President and Head of Smith Barney Mutual Funds. Since May 2006, Ms. Bibliowicz has served as a director of The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. Ms. Bibliowicz is also a member of the Board of Overseers of the Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University and serves on the Board of Directors of Riverdale Country School and John Jay College Foundation. Ms. Bibliowicz received an A.B. from Cornell University.

Stephanie W. Abramson

Independent Director - Chairperson of Compensation Committee and Member of Audit Committee

Ms. Abramson has served as a director since August 2003. Since July 2005, Ms. Abramson has served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of DoubleClick Inc., an online advertising technology products and services company. Ms. Abramson was a lawyer and consultant in private practice from January 2003 to June 2005. From February 2001 to January 2003, Ms. Abramson served as Chief Legal Officer and Chief Corporate Development Officer of Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. From June 1995 to November 2000, Ms. Abramson served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Young & Rubicam Inc. Prior to joining Young & Rubicam Inc., Ms. Abramson was a Partner with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. Ms. Abramson has been a member of various committees of the New York City Bar Association. Ms. Abramson received a B.A. in Government from Radcliffe College of Harvard University and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.

Arthur S. Ainsberg

Independent Director - Member of Audit and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committees

Mr. Ainsberg has served as a director since July 2003. Mr. Ainsberg has served as a director, Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Compliance Committee of Nomura Securities, International, Inc. since 1996. Mr. Ainsberg served as Chairman of the New York State Board for Public Accountancy from 1999 to 2000 and was a member of the Board from 1993 to 2001. From 1998 to 2000, he was a member of the Board of District 10 of the National Association of Securities Dealers. Mr. Ainsberg was Chief Operating Officer at two investment partnerships, Brahman Capital Corp. from 1996 to 2000 and Bessent Capital Corp. during 2001. In December 2003, Mr. Ainsberg was appointed, under the Global Research Analyst Settlement, the Independent Consultant for Morgan Stanley & Co. and is responsible for selecting and monitoring the providers of independent research for the clients of Morgan Stanley. Mr. Ainsberg is a certified public accountant and received a B.B.A. in Accounting and an M.B.A. in Finance from Baruch College.

R. Bruce Callahan

Director - Chairman Emeritus of NFPISI

Mr. Callahan has served as a director since May 2007. Mr. Callahan has also served as Chairman Emeritus of NFPISI since January 2006 and currently serves in various supervisory capacities and has an active role in carrier and producer relations and career development at NFPISI. Mr. Callahan served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NFPISI from January 1999 to December 2005. Mr. Callahan also served as an NFP director from October 2000 to August 2003. Prior to that, he shared a directorship with Mr. Carter, through which they shared one vote, from June 1999 to October 2000. From April 1987 to January 1999, Mr. Callahan was a founder and managing partner of Partner Holdings, Inc. before it was acquired by NFP in January 1999. Mr. Callahan has a B.A. from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

John A. Elliott

Independent Director - Chairperson of Audit Committee

Dr. Elliott has served as a director since March 2005. Since September 2002, Dr. Elliott has served as Vice President of Baruch College, Dean of the Zicklin School at Baruch College and the Irwin and Arlene Ettinger Chair in Accountancy at the Zicklin School. Prior to joining the Zicklin School, Dr. Elliott served as an Associate Dean of the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University from 1996 to 2002 and held various professorship positions at Cornell University from 1982 to 2002. Dr. Elliott has served as a director of the Graduate Management Admissions Council since June 2004 and has served as a director of Liquidnet Holdings, Inc., a private company, since June 2005. Dr. Elliott is a certified public accountant and received a B.S. in Economics, an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland and a Ph.D. in Accounting from Cornell University.

Shari Loessberg

Independent Director - Member of Compensation and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committees

Ms. Loessberg has served as a director since August 2003. Since September 1999, Ms. Loessberg has served as Senior Lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management. In July 2000, Ms. Loessberg co-founded Zeta Networks, an optical networking components firm, and served as its Chief Operating Officer until May 2002. Ms. Loessberg served as President of the strategy firm Big World from May 1998 to June 2000. For the five years prior to that, Ms. Loessberg was in Moscow, Russia, serving as Partner, Director and General Counsel of the firm now known as UBS Russia. Ms. Loessberg received an A.B. in English Literature from Georgetown University and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law.

Kenneth C. Mlekush

Independent Director - Chairperson of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and Member of Compensation Committee

Mr. Mlekush has served as a director since June 2005. Mr. Mlekush served as Vice Chairman of Jefferson-Pilot Life Insurance Company from October 2002 to April 2004 and held various executive officer positions at Jefferson-Pilot Life Insurance Company from January 1993 to April 2004, including President from April 1998 to October 2002. Mr. Mlekush served as a trustee of the American College from 2000 to December 2005. Mr. Mlekush has served as a director of Pan American Life Insurance Company since June 2005. Mr. Mlekush received his B.A. in History and Political Science from the University of Montana.