Bryk, McGee, and Hodges Join Dallas-Based MarketScout®

DALLAS, TEXAS - December 2, 2008 - MarketScout announced today the addition of three new associates further strengthening its Workers' Compensation and Texas Specialty Underwriting Division.

Rachael Bryk joins MarketScout as Underwriter after seven years of specialty workers’ compensation experience at Guard Insurance Group of Wilkes-Barre, PA. Rachael held various underwriting positions including Classification Analyst, Technical Analyst, and she performed small business underwriting duties reporting to Guard’s executive management team. Rachael is a graduate of Marywood University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics, and a Minor in Computer Science.

Kathryn McGee joins MarketScout as Underwriter after four years with AIG’s Specialty Workers’ Compensation Division in Dallas, TX. Kathryn’s experience at AIG includes claims and underwriting most recently as Underwriter for the Specialty Workers’ Compensation Division, Middle Market Accounts where her territory included Texas and surrounding states. Kathryn has worked with major national accounts such as JCPenney Company, Inc. and CVS Caremark. A graduate of Baylor University, Kathryn holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance and is a licensed Texas insurance agent.

Abigail Hodges is an Honors Graduate with degrees in Government and Economics from the University of Texas at Austin, and a licensed Texas insurance agent. Abi joins MarketScout as Underwriting Assistant after assignments with Honda Financial Services as Cash Management Analyst, and Personal Loan Consultant with Countrywide Home Loans.

In announcing these additions Jay Chase, Senior Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer for MarketScout commented, “We are delighted to add these impressive individuals to our underwriting operations, further strengthening our ability to market and underwrite business for our agents in Texas and across the country. We have assembled a best in class underwriting team at MarketScout and these new hires fit in very well and compliment our growing business and organization.”

MarketScout
MarketScout is a Dallas, Texas-based electronic insurance exchange, which underwrites and distributes hundreds of product lines to its 35,000-member agency network across the United States. Over 50 "A" rated carriers participate in the MarketScout exchange platform at http://www.marketscout.com. MarketScout believes business produced via their insurance exchange is 7% to 8% more profitable than business generated by the typical marketplace.