Bristol West Announces Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Details

DAVIE, Fla., Oct. 25, 2005 -- Bristol West Holdings, Inc. today announced that it will be reporting its third quarter 2005 earnings after the close of the securities markets on Wednesday, November 2, 2005.

Bristol West will hold a one-hour conference call to review its results at 9:00 a.m. (EST), on Thursday, November 3, 2005. The conference call may be accessed by dialing 800-288-8961.

The conference call will also be broadcast over the Internet. To listen to the call via the Internet, go to the Company's website, http://www.bristolwest.com/, click on Investors, and follow the instructions at the webcast link. Additionally, institutional investors may access the broadcast via Thomson/CCBN's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (http://www.streetevents.com/). The archived webcast will be available shortly after the call on the Company's website until the Company's next conference call, and a transcription will also be posted.

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 21 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/.