Bristol West Announces Fourth Quarter 2006 Dividend

DAVIE, Fla., Feb. 20, 2007 -- Bristol West Holdings, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.08 per share payable on March 13, 2007 to all stockholders of record as of February 27, 2007.

About Bristol West

Bristol West Holdings, Inc. began its operations in 1973, and provides private passenger automobile insurance exclusively through agents and brokers in 22 states. Bristol West is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, BRW.

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