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The Main Street America Group Licenses Injury Sciences' WrExpert to Evaluate Automobile Claims

ORLANDO, Fla.--Oct. 2, 20037, 2003--Injury Sciences LLC announced today at the International Association of Special Investigation Units (IASIU) Annual Convention that The Main Street America Group (MSA) of Jacksonville, Fla., and Keene, N.H., has licensed WrExpert(R), Injury Sciences' flagship product for fighting exaggerated soft-tissue claims, in its New York assigned risk office.

"MSA's claims philosophy is to thoroughly investigate each claim and fairly pay all claims that have merit," stated Steve Canty, Senior Vice President of Claims at MSA. "WrExpert(R) is another tool that will help us evaluate each automobile claim to help people who are injured receive fair compensation. We are looking forward to seeing the results in our New York operation where we will initially implement this tool."

Scott Palmer, Injury Sciences' CEO, states, "We are delighted to have The Main Street America Group as part of our rapidly expanding customer list. WrExpert(R) continues to assist claims organizations of all sizes fight exaggerated soft-tissue claims and provide more thorough and consistent claim evaluations."

About The Main Street America Group

Headquartered in Keene, N.H., Main Street America Group (www.msagroup.com) has provided superior property and casualty insurance products, programs and services to families and businesses since 1923. Members of the group include National Grange Mutual and Old Dominion Insurance Co. With $700 million in premium written exclusively by more than 1,100 independent insurance agents, The MSA Group insures families and businesses along the Eastern Seaboard from Maine to Florida. The company has regional offices in Keene; Jacksonville, Fla.; Richmond, Va.; and Syracuse, N.Y.; and claims operation in Auburn, Mass.

About Injury Sciences LLC

Injury Sciences LLC, is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, and is the leader in engineering-based expert systems for claims. The company's flagship product, WrExpert, was initially released in October 1998 and is now an Internet-based expert system. WrExpert evaluates the severity of specific automobile collisions and numerous other accident characteristics by analyzing damage repair estimate information, damage profiles of vehicles involved in a collision and, now, black box data. WrExpert is the first claims application to evaluate the potential for a variety of injuries for those automobile accidents identified as minor collisions and provide engineering-based diagnostics of negligence/liability factors.