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Cincinnati Insurance Selects Safelite Solutions for Auto Glass Claims Handling

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 24 -- The Cincinnati Insurance Companies, based in Fairfield, Ohio, have selected Columbus, Ohio-based Safelite Solutions LLC to provide auto glass claims management solutions for their policyholders.

"We are excited to begin serving The Cincinnati Insurance Companies and their policyholders," said Tom Feeney, Executive Vice President and Chief Client Officer, Safelite Solutions. "Safelite and Cincinnati Insurance provide a winning combination of excellent service and money-saving solutions for policyholders in need of glass repair or replacement."

Under the agreement, Safelite Solutions LLC will act as the administrator for Cincinnati's QuickGlass(TM) program. When a policyholder or the policyholder's agent calls the QuickGlass(TM) program, the Safelite Solutions team records loss information and schedules service at one of Cincinnati's network of service providers, including Safelite AutoGlass, or the policyholder's shop of choice. Safelite Solutions also audits invoices and administers payments to service providers according to Cincinnati's guidelines.

"The auto glass claims management program helps us provide superior service to our policyholders, making claims handling easy for our agents and reducing overall cost," said James E. Benoski, Senior Vice President and Headquarters Claims Manager, The Cincinnati Insurance Companies. "We are confident the combined capabilities of Cincinnati and Safelite provide all of this and more."

About Safelite Solutions: Safelite Solutions provides property and casualty claims management services to over 100 insurance and vehicle fleet companies. A subsidiary of Safelite Group, Safelite Solutions operates two national call centers in Columbus, Ohio and manages a national network of over 10,000 claim fulfillment providers. Safelite Group's retail unit, Safelite AutoGlass, is the only auto glass company with service coverage in all 50 states, with the ability to serve almost 90 percent of the U.S. population.

About The Cincinnati Insurance Companies: Cincinnati Financial Corporation offers property and casualty insurance, its main business, through independent insurance agencies selected to represent The Cincinnati Insurance Company, The Cincinnati Indemnity Company and The Cincinnati Casualty Company. For additional information, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.cinfin.com/ .