Yeah, I'm still grinnin' for the time. Took a little off this morning and it moved up on me. Hate when that happens.
BTW, there was some news out last week that might be resopnsible for the move(good timing on their part):
(COMTEX) B: INSWEB ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT ACROSS THREE AOL BRANDS NETSCA
B: INSWEB ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT ACROSS THREE AOL BRANDS NETSCAPE NETCENTER,
COMPUSERVE AND DIGITAL CITY TO FEATURE INSWEB'S TOP-RATED INSURANCE Marketplace
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb 10, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- InsWeb
(Nasdaq: INSW), the Internet's leading insurance marketplace, has
established a co-branded online agreement across Netscape Netcenter,
CompuServe and Digital City that will enable users of these America
Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) brands to comparison shop for auto, term life,
homeowners and renters insurance offerings from many of the nation's
premier insurers.
(Photo: newscom.com ) With
this agreement, InsWeb will become the exclusive insurance
comparison-shopping aggregator of auto, life, homeowners, and renters
insurance offerings for Netscape, and the premier insurance
comparison-shopping aggregator of these offerings for CompuServe and
Digital City. InsWeb will create co-branded sites for the three brands.
"Through our relationship with InsWeb, we will be able to offer our
online consumers easy access to quality insurance products," said
Jonathan Sacks, senior vice president and general manager of AOL
Interactive Services. "We are always looking for new ways to improve
the online experience, and users of several of our brands will now have
the ability to save time and money while searching for auto, life and
homeowners/renters insurance."
"With InsWeb's seamless integration across Netscape, Digital City and
CompuServe, we expect to empower millions of consumers to comparison
shop and get the best value for their insurance dollar," said Marc
Barach, chief marketing officer of InsWeb.
InsWeb expects its co-branded services to be available on all three
sites this spring.
About InsWeb InsWeb, the leading online insurance marketplace (
insweb.com ), helps consumers save time and money by
providing free, multiple insurance quotes sponsored by the nation's
leading insurance companies. InsWeb's 47 participating insurers offer
auto, health, homeowners, renters, term life, and pet insurance. InsWeb
is accessible from more than 150 leading sites on the Internet,
including Yahoo!, MSN, Snap.com, E*TRADE and cars.com. InsWeb provides
real-time customer service, interactive tools, and research
capabilities that help consumers make confident and better- informed
decisions. InsWeb is rated the no. 1 insurance site by Gomez Advisors
and by Lafferty Group, and was recently named one of 50 "Best of the
Web" financial sites by Money and the top insurance site by Yahoo!
Internet Life. Across the Pacific, the InsWeb brand and technical
platform support InsWeb Japan K.K. -- a joint venture with co-founder
SOFTBANK Finance Corp., Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. and Microsoft.
InsWeb is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. It is based on
current information which we have assessed, but which by its nature is
dynamic and subject to abrupt changes. The company's actual results
might differ materially from those stated or implied by such
forward-looking statements due to risks and uncertainties associated
with the company's business; which include, but are not limited to,
implementation and consumer acceptance of expanded service offerings
and initiatives. The forward-looking statements should be considered in
the context of these and other risk factors disclosed in the company's
most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
NOTE: "INSWEB" is a registered service mark of InsWeb Corporation. All
marks above are those of InsWeb Corporation, except for those of
insurance carriers, brokers, agents, industry organizations, financial
institutions, online partners, service providers, other mentioned
companies and educational institutions, which are the marks of their
respective entities.
SOURCE InsWeb Corporation
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CONTACT: Greg Jones of InsWeb Corporation, 650-817-0213, or
gjones@insweb.com
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WEB PAGE: insweb.com
GEOGRAPHY: California
INDUSTRY CODE: INS
MLM
SUBJECT CODE: CON
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