Bristol West Holdings Announces Upcoming Presentations

DAVIE, Fla., Sept. 7 -- Bristol West Holdings, Inc. announced today that its Chairman and CEO, James R. Fisher, is scheduled to present at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance Conference at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. His presentation will begin at 1:10 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, September 9, 2004.

A live audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed through Bristol West's website, http://www.bristolwest.com/. To access the link you must go to "Investor Relations" under "About Us" and then click on the appropriate Webcast icon.

In addition, Mr. Fisher and several members of the senior management team will be presenting at "Bristol West Investor Day" on Friday, September 10, 2004 starting at 9:30am (EDT). A recorded webcast of the presentation along with the presentation slides will be available after the presentation is completed. The recording will be available through the "Investor Relations" page on Bristol West's website, http://www.bristolwest.com/.

About Bristol West

Bristol West Holdings, Inc. began its operations in 1973, and provides non-standard private passenger automobile insurance exclusively through agents and brokers in 18 states. Bristol West is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BRW.

For more information about Bristol West, please visit our website, http://www.bristolwest.com/.