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Employee Plans Inc.

3811 Illinois Road, P.O. Box 1705,

Fort Wayne, Ind. 46801; 219-436-1616;

fax: 219-432-4083

1996 revenues

Total$13,000,000

Claims revenue$2,250,000

Claims administration100%

Claims business by type

Disability5%

Flex compensation5%

Health insurance80%

Employees covered26,000

Dependents covered60,000

Workers compensation10%

Claims business by volume

Administration claims paid$63,000,000

Clients

Total89

Corporations85

MEWAs1

Public/government entities3

Staff

Total180

Claims services60

Claims services since: 1974.

Parent: Insurance & Risk Management.

Service area: Nationwide.

Charges: Administration: $6 to $12 PEPM.

Branch offices: Administrative offices in Fort Wayne and Muncie, Ind. Sales offices in Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Muncie and Warsaw, Ind; Defiance and Sylvania, Ohio.

PPO access.

Officers: John A. Hettwer, David A. Stahl, partners; Jim Snyder, manager-TPA; Rose F. Black, director-marketing.

Contact: Rose F. Black.

Employers Service Corp.

P.O. Box 3389, Charleston,

W.Va. 25333; 304-556-1100;

fax: 304-556-1111

1996 revenues

Total$7,800,000

Claims revenue$4,000,000

Claims administration50%

Claims auditing50%

Claims business by type

Disability1%

Workers compensation88%

Other11%

Claims business by volume

Administration claims paid$120,000,000

Clients

Total223

Corporations220

Public/government entities3

Staff

Total160

Claims services since: 1946.

Service area: Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; federal black lung done nationwide.

Branch offices: Administrative offices in Lexington, Ky.; Washington, Pa.; Abingdon, Va. Sales offices in Washington, Pa.; Richmond, Va.

PPO access.

Officers: H. Herchiel Sims Jr., president; Gary A. Waskey, vp-client relations/marketing; Robert T. Ramsburg, vp-finance; Michael W. Keener, vp-operations; Jean K. Kiser, vp-personnel/administration.

The EPOCH Group L.C.

6717 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Overland Park, Kan. 66282-2170; 913-362-0040;

fax: 913-362-0041

1996 revenues

Total$24,026,000

Claims revenue$20,870,000

Claims administration92%

Claims adjusting8%

Claims business by type

Disability1%

Flex compensation2%

Health insurance95%

Employees covered305,000

Dependents covered456,000

Workers compensation2%

Claims business by volume

Administration claims paid$445,000,000

Clients

Total274

Association plans3

Corporations251

Multiemployer plans9

Public/government entities8

Union-sponsored plans3

Staff

Total440

Claims services370

Claims services since: 1974.

Parent: Alliance Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City.

Service area: Nationwide.

Branch offices: Administrative offices in Louisburg, Kan.; St. Louis. Sales offices in Waterloo, Iowa; Overland Park, Kan.; St. Louis.

PPO access.

Officers: John Barton, president; Thomas Sax, executive vp/COO; Eileen Hutchinson, vp-finance.

Contact: John Barton.