Assist America Opens New Operations Center in the Philippines.

Business Editors

MANILA, Philippines--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2003

Assist America, the largest provider of global emergency medical services through employee benefit plans in the United States, officially launched the opening of its new facility in Makati City. George W. Howard

III, president of Assist America, Inc., and Ronald T. Estrella, manager of Assist America of the Philippines, Inc., hosted an event on Friday evening, November 7 at The Rockwell Club. Attending the event were representatives from major companies in the Philippines including Malayan Insurance, Blue Cross, Cigna/Maxicare, AsianLife Financial Assurance, Malaysian American Assurance, OMNI International Consultants, Winternitz Associates Insurance and Trinity Life and Health Insurance Agents & Consultants, Inc.

"We foresee a great future in the Philippines," said Mr. Howard. "Our new Operations Center in the greater Manila area marks a significant milestone for Assist America. This state-of-the-art facility establishes our presence in the Southeast Asian market and underscores our commitment to provide emergency medical services on a truly global basis. We are pleased to have selected a location where we could employ a team of experienced, well qualified individuals, with full Asian language capabilities, who can provide a level of service that measures up to our clients' highest expectations."

Assist America of the Philippines, Inc. is located at 7/F King's Court 1, 2129 Chino Roces Ave., Makati City. For more information, contact Ron Estrella at (632) 811-2521.

About Assist America

Assist America, based in Princeton, New Jersey, is the largest provider of global emergency medical services through employee benefit plans in the United States, protecting more than 250,000 American companies and enterprises and over 20 million people worldwide. Coverage applies for people traveling 100 miles or more away from home, and includes a global network of over 600,000 pre-qualified medical providers. For more information call: (800) 304-4585 or visit www.assistamerica.com