2008 Survey Reveals Emerging Insurance Trends and Strategies For Today's Bank Marketplace

NORWALK, Conn., Nov. 14, 2008 - Affinion Group, a leading marketer of insurance services that has delivered nearly half a billion dollars in benefits since 2005, recently joined the American Bankers Insurance Association and Reagan Consulting to host an informative webinar that revealed emerging insurance trends and strategies facing today's bank marketplace amidst a spiraling economy.  A replay of the webcast is available by visiting http://www.affinion.com.

The webinar, "Emerging Trends & Dynamic Solutions For Banks in Insurance," explores the latest research and insight into the banking industry - and covers trends facing community and regional banks.  Jim Campbell, a partner with Reagan Consulting, which has conducted the leading banks survey for ABIA since 1998, is joined by Affinion's Liz Sheehan, vice president of insurance product management.  The one-hour webinar:

• Explores the preferred methods and strategies for the sale and marketing of insurance programs by financial institutions and how they are positioned in the marketplace.


• Spotlights the trends in the offering of various types of insurance programs to bank customers and solutions that create value for financial institutions.


• Reveals whether agency acquisitions by financial institutions have been successful

About Affinion Group
As a global leader with nearly 35 years of experience, Affinion Group (www.affinion.com) enhances the value of its partners' customer relationships by developing and marketing valuable loyalty, membership, checking account, insurance and other compelling products and services. Leveraging its expertise in product development and targeted marketing, Affinion helps generate significant incremental revenue for more than 5,300 affinity partners worldwide, including many of the largest and most respected companies in financial services, retail, travel, and Internet commerce. Based in Norwalk, Conn., the company has approximately 3,300 employees throughout the United States and in 10 countries across Europe, and markets in 14 countries globally. Affinion holds the prestigious ISO 27001 certification for the highest information security practices, is PCI compliant and Cybertrust certified. For more company and investor information visit www.affinion.com.