Nationwide Insurance® Welcomes Rent2Buy AmericaTM into National Affinity Program

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Rent2BuyAmerica^TM announced today that it has joined the Nationwide^Ž Affinity Solutions Program and is positioning Nationwide as its exclusive insurance partner for auto, tenant, homeowners, and identity theft insurance packages.

Through Rent2Buy America’s membership-based program, residential property managers and their tenants may be eligible for discounted auto insurance. As their needs grow, they can work with Nationwide to bundle other types of policies with additional savings. Nationwide has the opportunity to provide education and offers products to a broad base of business professionals, business owners and renters across the country as part of Rent2Buy America’s partnering program.

“We’re very excited about our relationship with Nationwide and the tremendous value that its products bring to our property managers and their tenants. Nationwide has an excellent team of responsive and creative professionals who have worked shoulder to shoulder with us in developing a program to benefit everyone,” comments Rent2Buy America President, Steve Adamec.

Nationwide Insurance options are marketed using Rent2Buy America’s website, Rent2Buy America’s email campaigns, through member property managers and within national, regional and local residential property management associations. Joint marketing strategies are being considered in creating high visibility for the Affinity Program benefits to residential property managers across the country.

“I am very excited about our relationship with Rent2Buy America. I have personally met with the President and entire staff. They are truly a dynamic group of professionals with a great vision. Nationwide will definitely benefit from this relationship by offering our Affinity discount, products and services to their members. Not only will we be providing an extra benefit to our existing customers who are members of Rent2Buy America, but we will have the opportunity to bring on new Nationwide policyholders. Rent2Buy America has quite a unique concept in which they help provide benefits to property managers and transitional home buyers. I am pleased with how the Rent2Buy America concept assists tenant members in realizing one of the American Dreams—becoming a homeowner—a concept of which I’m happy to be a part,” said Nationwide Affinity Solutions Account Executive, Sandra Fine-Haire.

Rent2Buy America’s participation in the Nationwide Affinity Program kicked off in mid-January and is being introduced in a targeted campaign to property managers over the next few weeks.

Nationwide, based in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest diversified insurance and financial services organizations in the world, with more than $158 billion in assets. Nationwide ranks #98 on the Fortune 100 list. The company provides a full range of insurance, administrative services, annuities, mortgages, mutual funds, pensions and long-term savings plans. For more information, visit www.nationwide.com.

Rent2Buy America, LLC (www.rent2buyamerica.com), based in Charlotte, N.C., is a membership-based organization that provides services to property managers across the United States that helps them set themselves apart from others in their industry. For renters, Rent2Buy America provides options that make renting a home anywhere in the country easy. The organization also provides renters a hassle-free, no risk way to work toward home ownership while they are renting.

Products underwritten by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and Affiliated Companies. Columbus, Ohio 43215. Subject to underwriting guidelines, review and approval.