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Baptista Research

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. 

We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Old Republic International (ORI) reported its second-quarter 2025 results showcasing steady growth and profitability despite challenges in specific business lines.</li><li>The company's consolidated pretax operating income increased to $267.5 million from $253.8 million in the prior year's quarter, with a marginal change in the consolidated combined ratio from 93.5 to 93.6. In the Specialty Insurance segment, ORI experienced a notable 14.6% increase in net premiums earned, resulting in pretax operating income growth from $202.5 million to $253.7 million.</li><li>The combined ratio in this segment improved to 90.7 from 92.4, aided by favorable development in workers' compensation, commercial auto, and property lines.</li></ul>

Old Republic International (ORI) reported its second-quarter 2025 results showcasing steady growth and profitability despite challenges in specific business lines.The company's consolidated pretax operating income increased to $267.5 million from $253.8 million in the prior year's quarter, with a marginal change in the consolidated combined ratio from 93.5 to 93.6. In the Specialty Insurance segment, ORI experienced a notable 14.6% increase in net premiums earned, resulting in pretax operating income growth from $202.5 million to $253.7 million.The combined ratio in this segment improved to 90.7 from 92.4, aided by favorable development in workers' compensation, commercial auto, and property lines.

Old Republic International Corporation: Specialty Insurance Strategy As A Vital Growth Tool!

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Old Republic International Corporation: Specialty Insurance Strategy As A Vital Growth Tool!