January, 1999
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QuickQuote to Launch Re-Designed Web site

Reno, NV-QuickQuote Financial Inc. will debut a brand new versionof its popular QuickQuote Insurance Comparison and Purchasing Service Website in the next week. Final touches are being added to the site, whichshall feature more insurance products and insurance-related content aswell as all-new graphics and navigational tools.

"We're excited to launch a more dynamic version of QuickQuote with morecontent and more types of insurance that online customers have been requesting,"said Daniel P. Wager, QuickQuote's President. "The Web site has a fresherlook and feel, as well, with the help of Java technology and audio files."

In addition to more term life insurance and fixed annuity products,QuickQuote's new and improved Web site has added short-term health insurance,travel health insurance, student health insurance, individual health insurance,dental insurance, discount prescription/vision cards, whole and universallife insurance and viatical settlements.

"We've doubled our content on the insurance industry and insurance-relatedtopics," Wager said. "Our new "Resource Center" features new in-depth dataon the insurance carriers we represent; more "Frequently Asked Questions"about insurance products and annuities; a monthly "Quick Tips For Life"feature; a "Media Library" with audio files on insurance topics and our popular "Insurance Needs Estimator."

Enhancements to QuickQuote's term life insurance quotation system arealso part of the new Web site. The accuracy of the quotes has been strengthenedby adding even more underwriting guidelines into the database, thus, providingconsumers with an even closer picture of insurance policy pricing for theirindividual health situation and lifestyle.

QuickQuote Financial Inc., based in Reno, NV, is a pioneer in the Internet-basedmarketing and distribution of life insurance and annuity products. Thecompany developed the Web's first, online, interactive insurance comparisonand purchasing service in 1995. QuickQuote's Web site is consistently rated in the "Top Ten Most Popular Sites" for Term Life Insurance by the HotBot search engine.