TROY, Michigan - June 17, 2005 Hylant Group announces the addition of Bob Carroll, Sr. Vice President, and Christine Marek, Account Executive, to its growing Employee Benefits practice. Bob and Christine both join Hylant Group after many years of employment with Marsh. Bob formerly served as the Employee Benefit Practice Leader and Christine as an Employee Benefit Client Executive. The combined team has over 30 years of experience in the industry and will focus on providing middle market businesses in Michigan with innovative healthcare and employee benefit solutions. Bob is a long term resident of Grosse Pointe, Michigan where he resides with his wife and three children.

Commenting on the announcement, Stephen Hylant, President of Hylant Group Troy states, "Bob and Christine bring added value and depth to our growing employee benefits department. This addition enables us to extend our competitive advantage, offering more cost effective solutions to larger self funded companies in Michigan."

Hylant Group is a 70-year old, privately held insurance agency offering complete risk management services, employee benefits, loss control engineering, 401(k) services, financial services, health care management, and insurance for businesses and individuals around the world. In addition to the Troy and Ann Arbor, Michigan offices, the firm has offices in Toledo, Columbus, Cincinnati and Cleveland Ohio; as well as Indianapolis, Bloomington and Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Hylant is also a member of the Worldwide Broker Network. Hylant Group is currently ranked by the Hales Report as the 7th largest privately held broker in the nation.