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BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Jan. 20, 1999 -- Hooper Holmes, Inc. (Amex:
HH) the nation's leading provider of alternate-site health
information for the life and health insurance industry, announced
today that it has expanded its new website, www.portamedic.com.
The Company stated that its website was created for Portamedic,
its health information division, to expand its ability to receive,
process and provide examination results through the Internet. The
website will now provide an interactive way for insurance companies
to complete the application process on-line, schedule medical exams
by Portamedic medical professionals for underwriting policies, and
communicate client information in the most efficient and secure
way.
Jim McNamee, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented,
``Our expanded website enhances our capabilities to serve both our
existing agent based business and the fast growing alternative
distribution network for life and health insurance. We continue to
be positioned with the most advanced information technology and
broadest geographic infrastructure in the alternate-site health
information gathering industry.''
The Company also stated that it recently held its National
Meeting of all Hooper Holmes' branch office managers and field and
home office management team members, kicking off its 100 year
anniversary. The theme of the conference was focused on the future
of information technology and the attendees were addressed by
Steven Aldrich, President of Intuit Insurance Services, who was
recently placed on Institutional Investor's list of ``The Top 20
Most Influential People In Financial Services On The Internet
Today.''
Hooper Holmes, Inc. provides medical and other underwriting
information on insurance policy applicants to the major companies
in the health and life insurance industry. The Company provides
health information services through its 200 locations
nationwide.
Certain information contained herein includes information that
is forward looking. The matters referred to in forward looking
statements may be affected by the risks and uncertainties involved
in the Company's business. These forward looking statements are
qualified in the entirety by cautionary statements contained in the
Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press
release regarding Hooper Holmes Inc.'s business which are not
historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve
risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and
uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from
those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk
Factors" in the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most
recently ended fiscal year.
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