TOLEDO, Ohio - June 20, 2005 - Hylant Group announces the addition of Lisa Hawker to its growing Employee Benefits practice. Lisa joins Hylant Group after many years of employment with Marsh in Cleveland, Ohio. In her position at Hylant, she will focus on providing larger middle market businesses with innovative healthcare and employee benefit solutions. Lisa is relocating to the Toledo area from Avon, OH and is currently working on her CEBS designation. Lisa is a member of the Executive Women's Golf Association, National Association of Health Underwriters, the Worldwide Employee Benefits Network and the Society for Human Resource Management.

Commenting on the announcement, Richard Hylant, President of Hylant Group Toledo states, "Lisa brings much added value and depth to our growing employee benefits department. Her addition enables us to extend our competitive advantage, offering more cost effective solutions for larger self funded companies nationwide."

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 corporate headquarters in Toledo, OH, the firm has offices in Columbus, Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio; Troy and Ann Arbor, Michigan; 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.