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Accident Fund Holdings Earns Three Spots on the Best Places to Work in Insurance List for 2010

July 27, 2010 (Lansing, MI) – Accident Fund Holdings, Inc., the ninth largest workers compensation insurer, is proud to announce that three of its operating companies – Accident Fund Insurance Company of America, CompWest and United Heartland – have each been selected as Best Places to Work in Insurance for 2010 by Business Insurance.

Business Insurance launched the Best Places to Work in Insurance program in 2009 to identify and recognize high-quality workplaces in the commercial insurance industry and honor them for creating workplaces that do a superior job of encouraging employees to thrive in a workplace they can love. The program and subsequent recognition by Business Insurance and Best Companies Group are very prestigious within the insurance industry.

“We are thrilled to receive this honor from Business Insurance,” Liz Haar, CEO of Accident Fund Holdings, Inc, said. “Our focus on attracting, investing in and developing top, diverse talent that drives exceptional results has allowed us to create an environment in which people truly want to work and to acquire some of the best employees in the industry.”

An alphabetical list of the 55 Best Places to Work in Insurance was released in the July 26, 2010 issue of Business Insurance and the final report and rankings will be unveiled and published in the Oct. 4, 2010 issue of Business Insurance.

For more information about Accident Fund Holdings, Inc., visit www.afhi.com.

About Accident Fund Holdings, Inc.
Accident Fund Holdings, Inc., located in Lansing, Michigan, is the tenth largest workers compensation insurer and the largest non-governmental specialty writer of workers compensation insurance in the United States. It conducts business through its four operating units: Accident Fund Companies, located in Lansing, Michigan; United Heartland, located in New Berlin, Wisconsin; CompWest, located in San Francisco, California; and Third Coast Underwriters, located in Chicago, Illinois. Its insurance company subsidiaries are rated “A-” (Excellent) by A.M. Best. Accident Fund Holdings is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.