SUMMIT RE ANNOUNCES KEY STAFF ADDITION.

Ft. Wayne, Indiana, October 20, 2008 Summit Reinsurance Announces Key Staff Addition

Summit Reinsurance Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Linda Beckman to its managed care staff. Linda joined Summit Re on October 20 as managed care coordinator, self-funded markets. Linda will be responsible for providing consultative case management services to Summit Re's clients and will assist its underwriters in the assessment of potentially catastrophic claims. Linda is a registered nurse, certified case manager and certified legal nurse consultant with over 16 years of experience in the health insurance and reinsurance industry. Linda was most recently excess risk medical case manager, stop loss insurance, at ING. Linda will work in Summit Re's new Minneapolis office.

"Linda Beckman's extensive experience and knowledge in the medical management of claims will be a valuable resource for our stop loss clients", said Jon Anderson, vice president and principal. "Linda will build upon Summit Re's commitment to support our business partners in their efforts to control the cost of catastrophic medical claims and improve patient outcomes."

ABOUT Summit Re - Summit Re is a full-service managing underwriter and reinsurance advisor focusing on managed care. Summit Re helps clients analyze, transfer and manage risk to protect their financial stability. Headquartered in Ft. Wayne, IN, the company has offices in Minneapolis, MN, Jacksonville, FL, Charlotte, NC, Golden, CO and Indianapolis, IN. More information is available at www.summit-re.com