The American Equity Underwriters Inc. Open for Business

June 26, 2002

Due to a similarity in names, it was reported on the March 29 Insurance Journal Web site that The American Equity Underwriters Inc., an Alabama-based company, was closing its doors. In fact, the company closing its doors was Arizona-based American Equity Insurance Company.

AEU is an underwriting management group specializing in United States Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act Insurance (LHJWCA), and State Act Workers’ Compensation for waterfront employers.

More information is available on the company at www.amequity.com