Meriden, CT - July 9, 2003 - Connecticut Life & Casualty (CL&C) beat the household-name insurers, as measured by the fewest number of complaints against the Company, according to the Connecticut Insurance Department's recently released rankings. The Company was ranked "number one" as part of the Response Insurance Group, of which CL&C is a member company.

The Company's ranking placed it well ahead of the state's largest auto insurers, including: Allstate, which has the most policyholders in Connecticut yet ranked number 42 out of 66 insurance companies/groups; Progressive, which ranked number 39; Nationwide (number 38); GEICO (number 34); and The Hartford (51).

"We couldn't be more proud of our employees who work so hard to provide top-notch service," stated Ron Licata, President of Connecticut Life & Casualty Insurance Company. "Our CL&C customers deserve the best, and that's what we give them. It's just icing on the cake when we beat the big household-name companies."

The Company was found to have not a single "justified," or even "questionable," complaint against it in any of the rated categories, which included claims, policy service, sales, marketing, underwriting, and other potential areas of complaint.

The ranking was in category of companies that have more than $1,000,000 in automobile earned premium for the year 2002. The list included 66 insurance companies and groups, which combined have more than 350 licensed insurance companies authorized to sell in the state. The complete rankings can be found at the Insurance Department's website: www.ct.gov/cid. The Company's ranking is part of the Response Insurance Group.