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Avomark Expands Relationship With InsWeb

18 May 1999

Avomark Expands Relationship With InsWeb

Internet's Leading Insurance Marketplace to Offer Greater Choice to Consumers

    REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 17 -- InsWeb, the Internet's
leading insurance marketplace at http://www.insweb.com, announced today that the
Avomark Insurance Co. is expanding its relationship with InsWeb to be the
first insurance company to include online auto insurance quoting in the state
of New York.  This service will be expanded to additional states in the near
future.  Avomark is a part of Ohio Casualty Group, one of the top 40 property
and casualty insurers in the U.S.
    "By increasing its presence at InsWeb, Avomark will have greater
opportunity to deliver its high-quality products to consumers who want to
manage their insurance needs online," said Kevin Keegan, President of InsWeb's
Insurance Services Group. "For InsWeb, Avomark's expansion strengthens our
position as the online insurance marketplace that provides consumers with the
widest selection of insurer-sponsored auto quotes."
    Said Avomark spokesperson and Vice President Don Dehne:  "InsWeb has
proven to be a very good source of business for Avomark since we began our
relationship last year. As the leading online marketplace, InsWeb enables us
to reach a growing number of online consumers who want to have a choice when
insurance shopping quickly and easily."

    About Avomark
    Avomark is underwritten in New York by West American Insurance Company, in
Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Minnesota, Oregon and Utah by Ohio Security,
and in Indiana by Avomark Insurance Co., subsidiaries of Ohio Casualty Group,
a company with 80 years of insurance experience, a rating of A+ by A.M. Best
and a listing in Forbes 400. Ohio Casualty Group provides complete insurance
protection for more than 1,000,000 vehicles nationally.

    About InsWeb
    InsWeb, the Internet's leading insurance marketplace at http://www.insweb.com,
helps consumers save time and money by providing free, multiple insurance
quotes from the nation's leading insurance companies. InsWeb's
32 participating insurers offer auto, term life, homeowners, renters,
individual health and short-term medical insurance. InsWeb is available at
more than 65 sites on the Internet, including Yahoo!, Infoseek, Snap.com,
Microsoft Money 99, Go2Net, and E*TRADE. InsWeb also provides interactive
tools and research capabilities that enable consumers to make more informed
decisions. InsWeb is rated the Internet's No. 1 insurance site by Lafferty
Group, a leading independent consulting group. InsWeb is headquartered in
Redwood City, Calif.