iPipeline Announces the Release of Web Services for Term Quoting

Allowing Customers to Design their Own Term Quote Engine using iPipeline’s Systems

EXTON, PA - May 15, 2006 - iPipeline is pleased to announce that customers may now create their own look and feel for term quoting through iPipeline’s web services API. Customers can also use the web service to integrate term quote capabilities directly into existing workflows while relying on iPipeline’s extensive rates database and industry leading calculation engines.

Larry Berran, CEO of iPipeline, commented, "iPipeline processed millions of term quote requests in 2005 through our standard interfaces resulting in tens of millions of term quotes. We expect the advent of web services to significantly increase our customers’ choices in the way they use our systems and increase their control over their user’s experience. Our term quoting web service enables customers to strengthen brand and improve workflows without sacrificing reliability."

About iPipeline

iPipeline provides insurance companies and distributors with point of sale tools enabling producers to market, sell and transact insurance faster. These web-based tools give producers access to iPipeline's aggregated content databases that include over 1,200 annuity, disability, life and long term care insurance products. iPipeline’s customer network connects over 750 wholesalers, banks and broker-dealers with over 100 insurance companies making life easier for their 250,000+ producers to increase premium production. iPipeline’s suite of tools include forms libraries (including smart, electronic, online/offline fillable forms), real-time quotes, product information, illustrations, field underwriting support and other web-based services. iPipeline’s tools can be used on a stand-alone basis and integrate easily into customer websites and workflows to power a compliant, branded end-to-end solution.