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Fairmont Farmers Mutual selects TEAM-UP

Paul Stueven, Company Manager of Fairmont Farmers, states,
“We’re excited to launch TEAM-UP Download for easing the workload
of our agencies. It’s great to beginthis 2010 year with a prominent
program offering like TEAM-UP which demonstrates our commitment toward
ease of doing business with our agents.”

Central Mutual selects TEAM-UP

Connie Costigan, President of Central Mutual, states, “With direct input from our independent
agents, we have selected TEAM-UP for cost effective, quality servicing of agency downloads.

Farmers of Flemington selects TEAM-UP

John Danka, Vice President of Underwriting for Farmers Insurance Company
of Flemington, stated, “TEAM-UP aligns well with our desires for a real-time
service to agents for effective, timely downloads of their premium content.”

Reamstown selects TEAM-UP

Matthew Schnader, CEO of Reamstown comments, “Our goal is
to provide ease of doing business with Reamstown by leveraging
the flagship agency interface solution, TEAM-UP Download.”

Rockford selects TEAM-UP

Gary Kasakaitas, Information Technology Manager for RMIC stated,
“Our selection of TEAM-UP broadens our expansion of agency download to all
of our agencies. Our goal is to provide these agents with state-of-the-art,
real-time processing efficiencies at a low cost, further promoting
our ease of doing business with them.”

Tim Parkman selects TEAM-UP

Tim Parkman, President of TPI comments, “Coupled with our unique sales and marketing
strategies and our diversified product portfolio, TEAM-UP furthers our mission of providing ease
of doing business with our agents.”

Texas Security selects TEAM-UP

Tom Contreras, President and CEO of TSGA stated, “Our mission and
goal is to provide our agents with state-of-the-art, seamless technological
efficiencies which allows them to concentrate on
profitable revenue generation.”

Star Casualty selects TEAM-UP

Don Moser, Vice President Marketing and Product Management of Star Casualty comments,
“Our goal is to provide optimal operating environments for our agent partners and ease of doing
business by leveraging flagship agency interface solutions like TEAM-UP Download.”

American Independent selects TEAM-UP

Jonathan C. Edwards, CIO of AICI stated, “We’re excited to have
selected the most secure agency interface solution in the industry.”

LEMIC / CCMSI select TEAM-UP

Dan Lastrapes, VP Operations and Management of LEMIC comments, “This
is a tremendous value-add technology and service for our agencies in making it
easier to do business with LEMIC…we are excited that this solution makes
straight-thru processing a reality!”

InsureMax in Production

3 new P&C carriers join TEAM-UP

BIPT & Security First

RCC Alliance

Marysville Selects
TEAM-UP

Upland Selects
TEAM-UP

Farmers Selects TEAM-UP

Barton Mutual
Selects TEAM-UP

Countryway Selects TEAM-UP

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Harleysville Insurance and Connective Technologies 'TEAM-UP' to make it easier and more efficient for agents to do business

Houston, TX, (Business Wire) December 21, 2005-Harleysville Insurance has announced that its independent insurance agents now have the capability to upload personal auto and homeowners new business quotes and policy submissions in real time through "TEAM-UP Upload," an interface bridging solution developed by Connective Technologies, Inc.

"One of our key business priorities is to make doing business with Harleysville easier and more efficient for our agents," explained Akhil Tripathi, senior vice president and CIO for Harleysville. "TEAM-UP Upload allows our agents to work in real time directly from their agency management systems to rate, quote, bind and issue a policy in a matter of minutes. This new capability is just one more step toward our longer-term strategy of providing true upload to our agency business partners."

"Our goal in the design and development of TEAM-UP Upload was to address the long-time need of the insurance industry to have real-time processing in a manner that is simple and easy for agents to use," said Dic Marxen, founder of Connective Technologies. "By utilizing the Internet and Web services built specifically for carrier-side processing, we are offering a single-solution environment that replaces the need for companies like Harleysville to maintain redundant processes and communication platforms for each agency system used within their distribution networks."

With TEAM-UP Upload, duplicate data entry is no longer necessary. All ACORD standards are fully supported and workflow processing provides transactional integrity regardless of the source system. Error handling is also built in for all the various types of transactions encountered during the upload process. Time-to-market development and implementation have been dramatically reduced based on Connective's years of experience with agency-side systems and third-party providers, as well as the ability of TEAM-UP Upload to integrate with a carrier's data access layers for their Web sites.

Agents representing Harleysville Insurance should call 888.547.8547 to learn how to take advantage of this new opportunity to upload their personal auto and homeowners business with the company.

Harleysville Insurance is a leading regional provider of insurance products and services for small and mid-sized businesses, as well as for individuals, and ranks among the top 60 U.S. property/casualty insurance groups based on net written premiums. Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company owns 56 percent of Harleysville Group Inc. (NASDAQ: HGIC), a publicly traded holding company for nine regional property/casualty insurance companies collectively rated A- (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company. Harleysville Insurance-which distributes its products exclusively through independent insurance agencies and reflects that commitment to its agency force by being a Trusted Choice® member company-currently operates in 32 Eastern and Midwestern states. Further information can be found on the company's Web site at www.harleysvillegroup.com.

Connective Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of e-Commerce business solutions for the property and casualty insurance industry, specializing in Internet interface solutions for carriers and their agents. Connective has used its many years of experience with leading agency management systems and traditional batch EDI to pioneer the approach, which has helped it become the leading provider of bridging and Internet-based interface solutions in the industry. Connective provides implementation services for its flagship products, TEAM-UP Upload, Download, and Data Translation Services. To learn more about Connective products and services, contact Deborah Osborn at 713.690.6789 ext. 136 or dosborn@connectivetech.com or visit our website at www.connectivetech.com.