Mizuho Americas hires equity research analyst Yaron Kinar from Jefferies
- September 26, 2025
- Posted by: Kassandra Jimenez-Sanchez
- Category: Insurance
Mizuho Americas has announced the appointment of former Jefferies’ insurance analyst, Yaron Kinar as Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst for the Insurance sector.
Kinar, who brings two decades of equity research expertise in the insurance and financial sectors, will be based in Chicago and report to Bill Featherston, Head of Equity Research.
Featherston commented: “Yaron’s reputation as an insightful and influential insurance industry equity analyst is a great addition to our team.
“His extensive experience will greatly benefit our clients and Mizuho as a whole as we build out our coverage of the Financials sector.”
He is joining Mizuho Americas from Jefferies, where he was lead analyst for North America P&C Insurance and Insurtech, earning runner-up recognition in the 2023-4 Institutional Investor All-America Research Team surveys.
Prior to Jefferies, Kinar held analyst positions at Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank, where he was named an All-America Research Team Rising Star.
His career began in underwriting at AIG, he has also held roles at City Group, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs.
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