Hylant Group’s New Large Account Practice Launches New Web Site
Success of Specialty Group Continues

TOLEDO, Ohio - October 30, 2006 - Hylant Group’s Large Account Practice, a specialty division designed to serve the complex risk management needs of Fortune 1,000 companies, announces the launch of its new Web site, www.hylantlargeaccount.com.

Since its introduction in November 2005, the Large Account Practice – the first of its kind – has undergone notable success, including the acquisition of clients such as the Kellogg Company, Marathon Oil and Cooper Tire.

The new-concept practice is staffed by an elite group of agents hand picked from within Hylant, as well as from national brokerages, for their experience, expertise and proven success specifically handling major corporations.

The Large Account Practice also boasts a new certification program designed to provide agents with ongoing training in various specialties within the practice. To gain certification, client executives require at least two years experience serving large accounts, undergo related training to build on that experience and be able to provide measurable results.

The new Web site is designed to provide corporations with detailed information about how Hylant’s Large Account Practice can help better manage risk, reduce costs and improve a company’s bottom line.

The practice provides 24/7 access service guarantees, teams of agents, all lines included with no separation, cost-of-risk and cost-of-capital measures, written service timelines, client intranet portals, global service, immediate access to underwriters and client advisory councils.

The site also includes state-of-the-industry reports from Hylant’s client executives, who routinely provide market research for their clients.

Hylant Group is a 70-year old, privately held insurance agency serving businesses and individuals around the world. In addition to the corporate headquarters in Toledo, Ohio, the firm has offices in Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio; Troy, Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids, Michigan; as well as Indianapolis, Bloomington and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Hylant is a member of the Worldwide Broker Network and is currently ranked by the Hales Report as the seventh largest privately held broker in the nation.