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San Francisco, CA — Thursday, July 12, 2001 — BenefitPoint, Inc., the leading eInfrastructure
company for the distribution and management of employee benefits, today announced that Alexandria,
VA - based Dominion Dental Services, Inc. (DOMINION), one of the fastest growing providers of dental
insurance in the mid-Atlantic region, adopted BenefitPoint's eCommerce platform.
In early May, DOMINION completed their implementation of BenefitPoint across all offices in the mid-Atlantic
region. This rapid deployment has enabled them to quickly respond to request for proposals (RFP) and process
renewals from brokers and consultants in real time via the BenefitPoint web-based platform. As a
BenefitPoint partner, DOMINION realizes efficiencies from streamlined eProcurement activities,
improved communications with broker/consultants, and reduced production and distribution costs.
"We have always been a leader in leveraging technology for the administration of dental benefits," said
Mitch McGlynn, President and CEO of DOMINION. "Our partnership with BenefitPoint demonstrates our commitment
to the efficiencies technology affords. BenefitPoint's electronic RFP processing not only expands our
distribution channels, but similarly streamlines brokers and consultants' efforts as well. We are confident
that we can help brokers and consultants present the very best in dental benefits to their employer clients
via the BenefitPoint platform."
"We are delighted that DOMINION has joined our carrier network. It is a very exciting endorsement from an
influential leader in the dental benefits space," said John T. Scatterday, Vice President of Carrier Sales
at BenefitPoint, Inc. "DOMINION recognizes that in order to most effectively drive their superior products
and services in the highly competitive employee benefits industry, they must leverage leading edge
Internet-based technology."
About Dominion Dental Services, Inc.
DOMINION is headquartered in Alexandria, VA, and serves the Mid-Atlantic region, including the states
of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. DOMINION offers
HMO, PPO, and Traditional Indemnity dental benefits to employer groups, individuals and health plans.
For more information about Dominion Dental Services visit
www.DominionDental.com or call (888)-681-5100.
About BenefitPoint, Inc.
BenefitPoint, Inc., delivers the leading Internet-based employee benefits infrastructure for the
distribution and management of group insurance and financial products. As the central nervous system of
the employee benefits industry, BenefitPoint provides a complete set of B2B services enabling benefits
professionals to manage the entire group health insurance and benefits lifecycle. Building on the existing
industry relationships among carriers, brokers, employers, and employees, the BenefitPoint solution
combines the efficiency of the Internet with the established distribution model of the insurance industry
to eliminate paper (saving everyone time and money), to make it possible to deliver more products and
services (giving everyone more choices), and to make better information available (enabling everyone to
make better decisions).
Since general availability in February 2000, BenefitPoint has received widespread industry adoption
from regional and national insurance carriers as well as from more than 120 of the leading U.S.-based
brokerage and consulting firms. The company, headquartered in San Francisco, CA, can be reached at
415.277.5600 or at www.benefitpoint.com.
BenefitPoint, Inc. is privately held.
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