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Quotesmith.com Investor Relations Quotesmith.com, Inc. (ticker: QUOT, exchange: NASDAQ) News Release – 3/3/2004 Quotesmith.com Announces Agreement to Acquire Assets of Life Quotes, Inc., Plus $13 Million Equity Investment by Zions Bancorporation Acquisition expected to add $10 million of annualized revenue, accelerate path to profitability DARIEN, IL (March 3, 2004) — Quotesmith.com (NASDAQ SmallCap: QUOT) today…

THAYER INNES INSURANCE AGENCY ACQUIRES YPSILANTI AGENCY Ann Arbor, MI (March 2, 2004) ñ Thayer Innes Insurance Agency, a Ann Arbor, MIbased insurance agency, and its principal Cam Innes, is pleased to announce its recent acquisition of Freeman Bunting Insurance Agency, Inc., a Ypsilanti, MI based personal lines insurance agency. Thayer Innes Insurance Agency specializes…

NEW YORK, NY CHARLOTTE, NC COLUMBUS, OH DENVER, CO 212-251-0972 704-366-2153 614-431-5844 303-925-0595 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2004 9:00 am Mystic Capital Advisors Group starts Arthur J. Gallagher at ìBuyî Mystic Capital Advisors Group, LLC analyst Jim Bethea initiated coverage of Arthur J. Gallagher (NYSE: AJG) at an investment opinion of ìBuyî with a…

NEW YORK, NY CHARLOTTE, NC COLUMBUS, OH DENVER, CO 212-251-0972 704-366-2153 614-431-5844 303-925-0595 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2004 9:20 am Mystic Capital Advisors Group starts Willis Group at ìBuyî Mystic Capital Advisors Group, LLC analyst Jim Bethea initiated coverage of Willis Group Holding Limited at an investment opinion of ìBuyî with a year end…

http://mysticcapital.com/press/020204_MysticCap_rep.pdf http://www.snl.com/Interactive/ SNLFinancial reprinted from SNLInteractive page 1 February 02, 2004 By Paul Henderson Financial adviser Mystic Capital Advisors Group is about to roll out research coverage of the insurance brokerage sector, Managing Director Kevin Donoghue told SNL Financial on Feb. 2. Mystic Capital, an M&A group focused on the insurance distribution sector, will add…

For more information, contact: Kevin W. Smith, Director Mystic Capital Advisors Group, LLC Charlotte, NC (704) 366-2153 kwsmith@mysticcapital.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1st CAROLINA INSURANCE ASSOCIATES ACQUIRES JIM MATHEWS INSURANCE [December 12, 2003], Charleston, SC; 1st Carolina Insurance Associates (ìFCAî) of Charleston, SC, a multi-line retail insurance brokerage, announced today the acquisition of Jim Mathews Insurance…

For more information contact: Matt Klossner, Sr Vice President Mystic Capital Advisors Group, LLC New York, NY 212-251-0251 mklossner@mysticcapital.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GMI Insurance Services Acquires the Auto-Rental Fleet Program of USI Rental Specialties [November 17, 2003], Valley Forge, PA; G.M.I. Insurance Services (ìGMIî) of Valley Forge, PA, a leading managing general agent for transportation…

For more information contact: Lorna Pankratz, Director Mystic Capital Advisors Group, LLC Denver, Colorado 303-925-0595 llp@mysticcapital.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VAN GILDER INSURANCE COMPANY ANNOUNCES MERGER WITH SOUTHWEST BENEFITS INSURANCE AGENCY October 3, 2003 ñ Denver, Colo. Van Gilder Insurance Company (VGIC) is pleased to welcome Southwest Benefits Insurance Agency to its family of insurance operations….

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. to acquire Rockwood Programs, Inc. HOUSTON–Aug. 11, 2003–Stephen L. Way, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HCC – News), announced today that the Company had reached an agreement to acquire Rockwood Programs, Inc. headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but it is…

Alliant Resources Group Acquires Franey, Parr & Muha, Inc. and Colonial Healthcare, Inc. STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 5, 2003–Alliant Resources Group, Inc. (Alliant), the twenty-first largest U.S. insurance brokerage and financial services distribution company, announced today that it has acquired Maryland-based Franey, Parr & Muha, Inc. (FPM) and Colonial Healthcare, Inc. (CHC). Headquartered in Lanham, Maryland…