Chicago Offices of GE Employers Reinsurance Corporation and Subsidiaries Relocate.

Business Editors

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 2002

The Chicago offices of GE Employers Reinsurance Corporation (ERC) and its subsidiaries are moving.

ERC and its subsidiaries in Chicago include GE Westport Insurance Corporation, GE Coregis Insurance Company, GE Global Asset Protection Services (GE GAP Services), GE Industrial Risk Insurers (GE IRI) and GE Medical Protective (GE MedPro).

These offices will be relocating from their various Chicago locations to 525 W. Van Buren, Chicago, IL 60607 (the Congress Center), by March 25, 2002.

While toll-free numbers remain the same, there are new main switchboard and fax numbers:

-- GE ERC Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

-- GE Coregis Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

-- GE GAP Services Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

-- GE IRI Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

-- GE MedPro Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

-- GE Westport Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

For a map and pictures of the building, visit www.congressctr.com.

The GE Employers Reinsurance Corporation (GE ERC) group of companies brings together under one umbrella the risk and capital management products of ERC, Westport Insurance, Coregis Insurance, Industrial Risk Insurers, GE Frankona Re, GE Reinsurance, and GE Medical Protective. A GE company, ERC holds the top financial ratings from leading services, including A++ from A.M. Best, AAA from Standard & Poor's, and Aaa from Moody's. More information on GE ERC is available at www.geercgroup.com.