Car Insurance Customers Going to Insurance.com to Research and Buy Auto Insurance

Insurance.com, the nation's largest online auto insurance agency, announced today that consumer car insurance quote requests on its website increased by more than 20% in 2005. This percentage reflects the growing comfort people have with using the Internet as a vehicle for researching and buying car insurance.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 15 -- Insurance.com, the nation's largest online auto insurance agency, announced today that consumer car insurance quote requests on its website www.insurance.com increased by more than 20% in 2005, the fourth straight year of growth. This percentage reflects the growing comfort people have with using the Internet as a vehicle for researching and buying car insurance ( http://www.insurance.com/auto.aspx ) policies.

"During the past five years we have seen a tremendous growth on our site as a result of customers' increased confidence level with the internet," stated Insurance.com President Lou Geremia. "We've embraced this new growth by adding over 100 licensed insurance agents to our sales center and have extended our sales center hours to 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern Standard."

Currently, over a dozen insurance carriers offer instant, competitive car insurance quotes through Insurance.com's website. Customers are able to view multiple quotes and perform side-by-side comparisons to identify the best car insurance policy for their needs. In addition, customers have the option to purchase their policy online or through a licensed agent via Insurance.com's toll-free number (1-800-639-9201).

Presently, Insurance.com offers consumers comparative car insurance quotes in every state except Massachusetts, Alaska and Hawaii. Complete information about Insurance.com's car insurance quotation process can be found at www.insurance.com/auto.aspx.

About Insurance.com

Insurance.com (www.insurance.com) is an online marketplace that allows consumers to receive comparative car insurance quotes from top companies and purchase insurance products through the site. The site also provides quotes for life, health, home and specialty lines of insurance.

Insurance.com is owned and operated by ComparisonMarket, Inc., which enables financial institutions, affinity groups and online marketplaces to offer their customers real choice and savings opportunities on car insurance. Working with top insurance providers, ComparisonMarket provides instant, accurate comparative rate quoting and purchasing via the Internet or over the phone. ComparisonMarket is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

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