FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEW ADDRESS CHANGE TOOL OVERWHELMING SUCCESS
NIPR's ACR Cuts Processing Time, Supports Uniformity

WASHINGTON, D.C.  (Sept. 29, 2007) — The National Insurance Producer Registry's (NIPR) newest online innovation, the automated Address Change Request (ACR) is an overwhelming success. In less than three months, the ACR has received more than 80,000 transactions and is now available in 42 states.

The speed and ease with which producers can now process address changes has earned the recognition of regulators and producers alike.

"This enhancement has saved and will continue to save time, money and resources for the insurance industry and state licensing divisions," said New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny, who serves on the NIPR board of directors. "The phone calls are less, the faxes are less and the stacks of paper change requests waiting to be tediously processed, are less."

"The ACR is going to eliminate at least 50 percent to 60 percent of the resource drain created by the paper submissions by improving the speed and accuracy of the transition," said Dan Corridon, director of licensing administration for GEICO Licensing. "The corresponding savings to the industry will be many millions of dollars."

"The ACR is an important piece of the producer licensing puzzle and a pioneering development in support of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' uniformity iniatives," said NIPR Executive Director Maryellen Waggoner. "We are pleased by the overwhelming support and know that the use of the ACR will continue to grow."

Producers and authorized users can view the complete list of participating states, and submit individual producer address changes through the NIPR Web site, www.NIPR.com. NIPR plans to have all 50 states and the District of Columbia accessible by the end of the year.

About NIPR

Incorporated in October 1996, the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) is a non-profit affiliate of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). NIPR developed and implemented the Producer Database (PDB) and Electronic Appointments/Terminations (formerly PIN). NIPR is governed by a board of directors structured to include seven members representing the NAIC and six industry members representing a cross section of the insurance industry. For more information, visit NIPR on the Web at: http://www.nipr.com.

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