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The parties have reached a settlement apparently valued at $5,850,000 in an action filed against the Insurance of America Agency, Inc., the National Business Association, Inc., the American National Insurance Company, Inc., and the American National Life Insurance Company of Texas on behalf of all persons (1) who obtained certificates of insurance from American National Life Insurance Company of Texas, Inc., or American National Insurance Company, that were the subject of a trust agreement in which those companies were the administrators for the National Business Association insurance program after October 12, 1996, or (2) who were over eighteen as of July 1, 2003, and were insured under certificates containing a co-pay and wellness benefit rider offered by American National Life Insurance Company of Texas when notices issued in their state of residence that the rider was to be deleted. Persons who have not received notification, but are eligible to take part in the action should contact class counsel as soon as possible.

A class action has been filed against Kennecott Holdings Corporation for denying medical insurance benefits and claim denial review against the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The class seeks costs, interests and attorneys’ fees.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in federal court against Safeco Insurance Company of America. Although originally filed in Orange County (California) State Superiof Court, the case has been removed to the federal court system at the request of the defendants. The case involves violations of federal fair credit reporting law. No additional information about the substance of the allegations is available at this time. Classactionamerica.com will monitor this case and provide additional details as soon as they become available.

The issue of corporate health plan prescription contraceptive coverage is growing quickly. A class action has been filed against DaimlerChrysler Corporation on behalf of women employees who allege that the company discriminated against them by failing to include prescription contraceptives in its health plan coverage in violation of federal civil rights laws.

The parties have reached a tentative settlement, valued at at least $1.6 million, of a class action filed against Frontier Insurance Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: FTER, formerly OTCBB: FTER and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between February 10 and November 8, 1994.

The parties have reached a proposed $7.87 million settlement of a class action against Republic Mortgage Insurance Company on behalf of mortgage borrowers whose mortgage was insured by Republic under a certificate that became effective between December 18, 1996, and March 31, 2003. The action claims that the insurance was provided on terms that were very favorable to the mortgage lenders. To recover under the settlement, class members must submit a claim form postmarked no later than September 8, 2003.

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