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United Concordia Becomes Preferred Vendor With BenefitPoint

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headquartered dental insurer to connect electronically with benefits
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The Mastro Companies LLC Selects Birch Street's eProcurement and Financial Control System

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, is one
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broker and consultant offices using the product, managing 60,000 employer
clients with over 45 million lives and approximately $105 billion in premium.benefitpoint.

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This relationship expands United
Concordia's marketing and distribution capabilities, and facilitates its
representatives ' online response to broker and consultant requests for new and
renewal business.

About BenefitPoint

BenefitPoint, the industry's leading customer relationship management
(CRM ) and procurement software platform, makes it easier for employee benefits
professionals to manage , buy and sell benefits.

About Birch Street
Birch Street Systems is a leading provider of e-procurement solutions to
hospitality and restaurant groups. and Interstate Hotels
and Resorts .

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Over 420 carrier organizations use Aptus to access broker and consultant
requests for proposal and renewal requests.
"Our restaurants can simply log on to the system over the Internet to view
and purchase a wide range of products we have contracted for and buy on a
regular basis.

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subsidiary , has become a preferred vendor of dental benefits with
BenefitPoint, Inc."
BenefitPoint's application is currently used by more than 400 broker
offices and 60,000 employers that represent over 45 million lives nationally.
This new relationship allows United Concordia to reach new markets while
giving brokers and consultants who use the Aptus platform lower transaction
costs, along with operational and time savings. For more information about United Concordia,
visit http://www .

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In 2004, United Concordia processed more than 11 million claims and
attained revenues of $1 billion .
For more information about Highmark, Inc. Other customers include Hilton Hotels, Inc.net or send an email
to info@birchstreet.

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, headquartered in Harrisburg, Pa.

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"Becoming a
preferred vendor will expand United Concordia's distribution capabilities, and
improve communication with brokers in addition to adding value to
BenefitPoint's dental offerings.

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5 million members
worldwide.com. Using the real-time purchasing data is allowing us to
identify ways to save money and better manage suppliers," said Mike Lombardo,
Vice President of Purchasing.birchstreet .

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The company, headquartered in San
Francisco, CA, can be reached at 415-277-5700.

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corporate website at http://www., Birch Street Systems, Inc. Because all the buying is done
online in real-time, Mastro Companies has up to date cost information across
the enterprise to effectively manage budgets.

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This new relationship will help the Harrisburg, Pa.
United Concordia 's dental insurance products will now be available to
users of Aptus, BenefitPoint's electronic platform , which provides customer
relationship management and procurement tools for consultants, brokers and the
dental insurance carrier.com. BenefitPoint Aptus is the
preferred employee benefits CRM and procurement platform of The Council of
Insurance Agents and Brokers.
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"Through our new business relationship with BenefitPoint, employee
benefits professionals and brokers can now receive real-time support ,
information and quotations for United Concordia's products," said Jan Jewett,
United Concordia 's western division senior vice president.
"United Concordia is embracing a transparent and more efficient process
that makes it easier for brokers and consultants to transact business with
them ," said Kurt de Grosz, senior vice president sales and marketing and co-
founder of BenefitPoint.

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United Concordia is one of only two dental insurance providers to achieve
preferred vendor status with BenefitPoint.com. Buyers can also setup reusable order
guide lists of frequently purchases items.

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Brokers and consultants who use BenefitPoint will now be able to receive
quotes and information from United Concordia for the Concordia Flex, Concordia
Access, Concordia Choice, Concordia Preferred, Concordia Plus and Concordia
EPO plans.

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About United Concordia
United Concordia Companies Inc. To request a BenefitPoint Aptus
Product Demo, contact sales@benefitpoint.

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, United Concordia, a Highmark Inc . Through BenefitPoint, brokers, consultants and
carriers realize expanded business opportunities , operational efficiencies and
a greater ability to deliver quality information and services to employers and
employees.
announced today the selection of its Enterprise Procurement and Financial
control solution by Mastro Companies for their restaurant group and catering
operations. The company's e -Procurement solution is a
suite of web based applications designed to help geographically dispersed
organizations leverage their collective buying power and tighten financial
controls.