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Starmark Introduces Express Connect, Telephone Enrollment for Small Business

Eliminates member paperwork and incomplete applications
Minimizes agent follow-up
Provides the most accurate rates possible

LAKE FOREST, Ill., Sep. 25, 2006 — Star Marketing and Administration Inc. (Starmark) now offers Express Connect to its small business clients with two to 50 employees. This industry-first telephone enrollment process is paperless for the applicant, eliminates incomplete applications and minimizes agent follow-up – all while providing the most accurate rates possible.

“Starmark believes in providing true personal service to its customers, and with Express Connect, we personally speak to each person,” said Steve Horvath, Vice President of Starmark Operations. “Express Connect streamlines the consumer’s health insurance application process. They simply call a toll-free number to enroll. It’s that easy.”

And agents and small business owners alike both praise the innovative process. “Using Express Connect to enroll my client was so easy. Final quotes were provided within a short time frame, and the business was placed into effect in a very smooth fashion,” said agent Mike Thompson, Valley Insurance Services, Gering, Nebraska.

Small business owner, Rex Walgren, agrees, “This is the best thing ever! It took 10 minutes to answer questions vs. three hours to fill out paperwork. I left on vacation right after enrollment, and when I returned, my insurance was issued. This was a great experience!”

This solution is available to businesses with two to 50 lives. Those with 51 to 99 lives can contact Trustmark Group Select, an affiliate of Starmark, to use Express Connect to meet their health insurance needs. For more information about Express Connect or any product in the Starmark portfolio, call 800.522.1246, ext. 33057, or visit www.starmarkinc.com.

About Starmark

Starmark specializes in small group healthcare benefits and serves businesses with two to 50 employees through a network of managing general agents. All plans are fully insured by Trustmark Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Trustmark Mutual Holding Company. Through its subsidiaries and operating divisions, Trustmark Mutual Holding Company offers a broad line of life, medical, managed care, dental, disability, critical illness, and benefit administration products and services to groups and individuals. Trustmark Mutual Holding Company has assets of more than $1.9 billion and administers more than $3 billion in health and life benefits annually. Additional information can be found at www.starmarkinc.com.

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