Onward Healthcare is a nationwide provider of per diem, travel,
international, and permanent placement services for nursing and allied
healthcare professionals to over 1,500 hospitals and healthcare
facilities.

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ATC Announces Sale of All Care Nursing Services Subsidiary

The
closing of the sale, which is expected to occur on or about April 22,
2005, is subject to certain conditions, including the obtaining of
required consents., (Nasdaq: SIGI), has announced the following executive
appointments:
Diederik Olijslager (Lafayette, NJ), to vice president, Selective
Insurance Group, and senior vice president, head of fixed income, Selective
Insurance Company of America.S.

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Olijslager joined Selective in November 2001
as assistant vice president, fixed income analyst.
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

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ATC acquired the assets of All Care Nursing Services in January
2002. Prior to that , he was a
fixed income securities analyst with USAA Investment Management Company. Mr. Prior to that, he was an analyst with J. Romando holds a B.selective.

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Onward
is headquartered in Norwalk, CT, with offices in Burlington, MA,
Cherry Hill, NJ, Crofton, MD, Livingston, NJ, New Castle, DE , New
York, NY, Providence, RI, and Wexford, PA.
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ATC will use the net proceeds from the sale to pay down
approximately $12 million of its senior debt and to repay and
restructure the $29 million of debt issued by ATC in connection with
its acquisition of the assets of All Care, reducing that debt by
approximately $20 million. To learn more about the company's services,
visit its website at www. Additional information concerning factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements is contained in the ATC Healthcare, Inc.

J. Mr. The insurance
companies offer primary and alternative market insurance, through independent
agents, for commercial and personal risks, and flood insurance underwritten by
the National Flood Insurance Program.

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Selective 's Buffalo, NY office.

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in economics from the University of the Basque Country (Spain) and an MBA from
Babson College in Wellesley, MA. degree from the University of Pennsylvania, in
Philadelphia , PA and a J.D. is a holding company for six property and
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Mr. Mr. Admitted to the NJ State Bar, the PA State Bar, the United States
District Court for the District of NJ and the U.

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"I'm pleased that ATC will be able to use the proceeds of this
sale to restructure its balance sheet and reduce interest costs," said
David Savitsky, CEO. "This is an important element in the company's
overall strategy to move closer to profitability. degree from Schiller International University in London,
England. He is
admitted to the NY State Bar and the Bar of the Commonwealth of MA, Federal
Courts in New York State and Massachusetts as well as the United States
Supreme Court. from the University of Dayton School of Law in
Dayton, OH .

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LAKE SUCCESS, N. Actual
results could differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements. Mr. Other subsidiaries of the company
provide claims , human resources and risk management services.

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About ATC Healthcare, Inc.A.'s Southern New Jersey Staff
Counsel office. in Biology from Temple University in
Philadelphia, PA and a J. Selective
maintains a website at http://www.

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ATC is a national leader in medical staffing personnel to
hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, and other health care facilities
with 54 locations and conducts business in 33 states.B. Lippman holds a B. Third Circuit Court of
Appeals, Mr.

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atchealthcare.A. Ferraro joined Selective in July 2003 as a senior equity research
analyst. degree in economics from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. He is immediate past president of the Defense Trial Lawyers
Association of Western New York and is affiliated with the bar associations of
Erie County, NY and the Commonwealth of MA. Prior to that, he was
managing attorney for Aetna Casualty + Surety Co.

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Onward is "Reinventing Healthcare Staffing" by providing
healthcare providers with customized, technology-driven human capital
solutions to efficiently manage the costs of contingent labor. To learn more about the
company , visit its website at www. Prior to joining Selective, he was an information systems
operations manager with Liberty Mutual Insurance Group.
Robert Lippman (Buffalo, NY), to vice president and regional director of
Selective's Staff Counsel - New York State Region, Selective Insurance Company
of America.S.

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ATC provides
supplemental staffing, outsourcing and human resources solutions to
hospitals , nursing homes, medical and research facilities and
industry.

Selective Insurance Group Announces Executive Appointments

Prior to that, he was the senior trial counsel
for Fireman's Fund Insurance Company's Buffalo Staff Counsel office.

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Daniel Bravo (Lafayette, NJ), to senior vice president of Selective's
Knowledge Management operations, Selective Insurance Company of America. Romando joined Selective in September 1996 as managing attorney
for Selective's Hamilton, NJ Staff Counsel office . Romando is also affiliated with the American Bar Association, the
NJ State Bar Association, the PA State Bar Association, the Defense Research
Institute and the American Corporate Counsel Association .

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----ATC
Healthcare, Inc., (AMEX:AHN-News) a leader in medical staffing,
announced today that it has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement
under which it will sell substantially all of the assets of its All
Care Nursing Services subsidiary to Onward Healthcare, Inc.com

About Onward Healthcare , Inc.
Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended February 29, 2004 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2004
and the quarterly report on form 10-Q for the Quarter ended November
30, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
January 14, 2005 . Morgan.

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All Care Nursing Services is a leading provider of per diem
staffing to hospitals and healthcare facilities primarily located in
Connecticut, the greater New York City area and northern New Jersey. Drawing from a pool of over 15,000 healthcare professionals
spanning more than 50 specialties , the Company supplies both clinical
and non-clinical personnel for short-term, long-term, and "traveling "
contract assignments. BRANCHVILLE, N., Selective Insurance
Group, Inc.
Thomas Romando (Marlton, NJ), to vice president and regional director of
Selective's Staff Counsel - New Jersey Region, Selective Insurance Company of
America.

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He is a member of the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA),
the New York Society of Security Analysts, and the Municipal Bond Buyers
Conference .
Fred Ferraro (New Providence, NJ), to vice president and equity portfolio
co-manager of Selective 's Investment Group, Selective Insurance Company of
America. Mr.

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Mr. Bravo joined Selective in April 2002 as vice president of Information
Technology Services. Mr.D.