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Unistar Acquires its 45th Florida Agency Office and 142nd Office in Three States

14 May 1999

Unistar Acquires its 45th Florida Agency Office and 142nd Office in Three States

    DALLAS, May 13 -- Unistar Financial Service Corp.
(OTC Bulletin Board: UNSF) (UNSF) completed the acquisition of another retail
auto insurance agency, for a current total of 45 offices throughout Florida.
Unistar has acquired West Kendall Insurance, which will immediately take on
the name of Unistar Auto Insurance Agency.
    Marc A. Sparks, Chairman and CEO of Unistar Financial Service Corp.,
states, "This acquisition springboards Unistar into yet another market of the
vast Florida auto insurance industry, as West Kendall Insurance is
strategically located within Miami, Florida (Dade County).  We will
aggressively position ourselves in this marketplace in order to fully
capitalize on our direct marketing strategy.  The site of this agency,
combined with the ever-increasing consumer awareness of the Unistar name,
provides a solid platform to expand our auto insurance revenue stream in the
Miami area.  We anticipate over $60 million dollars of auto insurance and
premium finance revenue from these 45 locations; however, our point-of-sale
growth strategy in Florida is far from over."
    Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Unistar Financial Service Corp. is a
leading fully-integrated financial service holding corporation, specializing
in auto insurance, renter's insurance, premium financing, and insurance claims
management.  Unistar Financial Service Corp.'s wholly-owned subsidiaries
include U.S. Fidelity Insurance Services, Great Southern, First Choice, Peak
Underwriters, Advanced Underwriters and Unistar Select -- managing general
agencies, Unistar Auto Insurance Agencies -- retail auto insurance agencies,
Renter's Plus -- tenant insurance, Eagle Premium Finance Co., First Grampian
Premium Finance Co., Eagle Claims Corp. -- an auto insurance claims company,
Talon Financial Services -- a reinsurance brokerage, and Unistar Insurance
Company (formerly International Surety & Casualty Company), a property and
Casualty insurance company.  Additional information is available at:
http://www.unistarfinancial.com, or at http://www.prnewswire.com -- Company News on Call.
    Except for historical information, the forward-looking statements in this
news release involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based
on various factors, including competitive conditions in the insurance
industry, unpredictable developments in loss trends, changes in loss reserves,
market acceptance of new coverages and enhancements, and changes in levels of
general business activity and economic conditions.