Three More Brokerage Firms Select BenefitPoint'seCommerce Solution for Employee Benefits...

Business Editors/Internet Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2000

BenefitPoint Solution Positions Brokers at

the Technological Forefront of the Insurance Industry

BenefitPoint, Inc., the leading Internet-based employee benefits infrastructure

company for the distribution and management of group insurance and financial products, announced today that three more brokerage firms have selected BenefitPoint's eCommerce solution for their employee benefits group management. Those brokerages are Barney & Barney, Bolton & Co., and Hamilton Dorsey Alston Company (HDA).

The newest members of BenefitPoint's growing broker customer community conducted extensive reviews of Internet-based solutions for the management, marketing, and servicing of employee benefits practices and selected the BenefitPoint solution because it provides the most comprehensive eCommerce back office and procurement infrastructure available. The system is built around robust Internet-based functionality connecting brokers, carriers, employers, and employees. BenefitPoint provides the only complete, easy-to-implement system with both a comprehensive core application and the technology tools for ongoing enhancements and expansion.

"We are very excited about providing our comprehensive eCommerce solution to Barney & Barney, Bolton & Co., and Hamilton Dorsey Alston Company. They are helping to establish an industry standard that benefits everyone in the employee benefits distribution channel," said Brian W. Bair, chief marketing officer and co-founder of BenefitPoint. "We are confident that the BenefitPoint solution will enhance workflow efficiency and help these brokerages retain their positions as some of the finest in the country."

About Barney & Barney

Barney & Barney, established in 1909 by brothers Phillip and Lorenz Barney, services business and personal insurance clients with access to hundreds of insurance carriers across all product lines. As an Assurex International Partner, the world's largest privately-held commercial insurance brokerage group with partners in 50 countries, Barney & Barney provides insurance expertise and service locally and internationally. Barney & Barney is among the 100 largest brokerages in the US. Headquartered in San Diego, California, with approximately 150 employees, Barney & Barney can be reached at (800) 321-4696 or at www.barneyandbarney.com.

About Bolton & Co.

Established in 1931, Bolton & Company is one of the top 100 largest privately-held insurance brokers in the United States. The company currently places more than $125 million in premiums on behalf of its clients and represents insureds both domestically and internationally. Licensed in virtually every state, Bolton & Company is an Assurex International Partner, the largest privately-owned brokerage group in the world. Headquartered in South Pasadena, California, with more than 100 employees, the company can be reached at (626) 799-7000 or at www.boltonco.com.

About Hamilton Dorsey Alston Company

Hamilton Dorsey Alston Company (HDA) is a full-service insurance firm, specializing in commercial risk management, employee benefits, and personal risk management. As the largest insurance brokerage headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and one of the 100 largest brokerage firms in the country, HDA is an Assurex International Partner, the largest privately-owned brokerage group in the world. An employee-owned company with more than 100 employees, HDA can be reached at (770) 850-0050 or at www.hdains.com.

About BenefitPoint, Inc.

BenefitPoint, Inc. delivers the leading Internet-based employee benefits infrastructure for the distribution and management of group insurance and financial products. As the central nervous system of the employee benefits industry, BenefitPoint provides a complete set of B2B services enabling benefits professionals to manage the entire group health insurance and benefits lifecycle. Building on the existing industry relationships among carriers, brokers, employers, and employees, the BenefitPoint solution combines the efficiency of the Internet with the established distribution model of the insurance industry to eliminate paper (saving everyone time and money,) to make it possible to deliver more products and services (giving everyone more choices,) and to make better information available (enabling everyone to make better decisions.)

Releasing its first solution in December 1999, BenefitPoint has already received widespread industry adoption from regional and national insurance carriers as well as from more than 120 of the leading U.S.-based brokerage and consulting firms. The company, headquartered in San Francisco, CA, can be reached at (415) 277-5600 or at www.benefitpoint.com. BenefitPoint, Inc. is privately held.

Note to Editors: BenefitPoint is a trademark of BenefitPoint, Inc. All other company and product names mentioned here are trademarks of their respective owners.