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ebix.com Becomes Exclusive Insurance Provider to Auto Portal

7 July 2000

Ebix Insurance Center Goes Live Today On Autoparts.com

    ATLANTA, Ga. - ebix.com Inc. , the world's most comprehensive insurance portal, today announced that it has been named the exclusive insurance provider for Autoparts.com, a leading online auto portal. With the launch of the ebix Insurance Center on its site today, Autoparts.com will refer consumers to ebix.com for all their insurance needs.

    Autoparts.com serves as the online source for all things automotive and new home for the do-it-yourself car enthusiast. The site acts as the venue for sellers to conduct auctions and for bidders to bid on sellers' auctions. The site also acts as a venue for the listing of Requests for Parts. The site provides visitors access to building a classic car that the visitor might have always dreamed of, in addition to access to auto parts to do one's own tune-up.

    In addition, visitors to the Autoparts.com site will be able to get access to the Insurance Research Center and ebix TV insurance programs, hosted by ebix.com.

    ebix.com is the largest insurance marketplace online, offering consumers access to over 850 agents representing nearly 2,000 different carriers, as well as 20 carriers quoting direct. Users in all 50 states and the District of Columbia can receive quotes on seven different lines of insurance: Auto, Home, Health, Life, Dental, Vision and Long Term Care.

    About Autoparts.com

    Autoparts.com serves as the online source for all things automotive and new home for the do-it-yourself car enthusiast. The site acts as the venue for sellers to conduct auctions and for bidders to bid on sellers' auctions. The site also acts as a venue for the listing of Requests for Parts. The site provides visitors access to building a classic car that the visitor might have always dreamed of, in addition to access to auto parts to do one's own tune-up.

    About ebix.com:

    ebix.com, an HP Enabled E-Service which ebix.com Inc. launched on September 8, 1999, is the only site on the Web to meet the insurance needs of both the consumer and the insurance professional. ebix.com includes a virtual marketplace, ebix.mall, where consumers can define their policy coverages and seek competitive quotes from a number of carriers or agents/brokers in a timeframe defined by the consumer. This allows consumers to compare prices in a non-threatening environment and buy insurance online if they so desire.

    ebix.com is the largest insurance marketplace online, offering consumers access to over 850 agents representing nearly 2,000 different carriers, as well as 20 carriers quoting direct. ebix.com also incorporates powerful and secure business tools for agents/brokers, including the workflow and management engine ebix.link. ebix.link is currently being piloted by a number of leading carriers and agents in the United States, drawing from ebix.com Inc.'s strong business relationships with six of the ten largest insurance agencies in the world and over 3,000 agencies in the United States. This workflow engine, launched in January, can save insurance professionals up to 70 percent in time, energy and costs associated with processing day-to-day transactions.

    About ebix.com Inc.:

    Founded in 1976, ebix.com Inc. - formerly known as Delphi Information Systems, Inc. - is a leading international supplier of software and Internet solutions to the property & casualty insurance industry. The recent name change to ebix.com Inc. aligns the identity of the company with its strategic focus of using the Internet to enhance the way insurance business is transacted, through solutions that encompass both e-commerce and web-enabled agency management systems. An independent provider, ebix.com Inc. employs hundreds of insurance and technology professionals who provide products, support and consultancy to over 3,000 customers on six continents. ebix.com Inc. is the only insurance software provider that offers agency/broker management systems created by insurance professionals to serve the unique needs of each insurance segment around the world. ebix.com Inc.'s agency management products feature fully customizable and scaleable software designed to improve the way insurance professionals manage all aspects of insurance distribution, including: marketing, sales, service, accounting and management.