MLAN Midland Co (MM)

- Web-based modernLINK(R) System Receives Best in Class Award From Computerworld Magazine CINCINNATI, March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Midland Company (NASDAQ:MLAN), a highly focused provider of specialty insurance products and services, today announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, American Modern Insurance Group, has received the Best in Class Award from Computerworld Magazine for its web-based modernLINK(R) information technology system. American Modern's modernLINK(R) system is a suite of applications designed to allow agents to perform a host of services, including policy quoting, issuance, inquiry and payment application. The award was announced recently at the Computerworld IT Leaders' Conference, which recognizes great ideas, strategic use of best practices and real-world leadership from the information technology and business executives who are advancing their organizations through technology. John W. Hayden, Midland's president and chief executive officer said, "We are delighted to, once again, receive recognition for our advances in information technology. The Best in Class Award from Computerworld, along with the A.M. Best E-Fusion Award, which modernLINK(R) received in 2004, demonstrates our success in developing easy-to-use software that provides us a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Delivering 'ease-of-use' to our business partners is one of our strategic imperatives and we believe that our success in the technology arena to date demonstrates our value as an indispensable partner and leaves us well positioned for growth in the years to come." Hayden added, "We congratulate our entire information technology group and all of our associates and business partners who have been involved in the development of modernLINK(R). The success we have achieved is truly the result of bright minds, coupled with a strong work ethic and extensive collaboration." About the Company Midland, which is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a provider of specialty insurance products and services through its wholly owned subsidiary, American Modern Insurance Group, which accounts for approximately 95 percent of Midland's consolidated revenue. American Modern specializes in writing physical damage insurance and related coverages on manufactured housing and has expanded to other specialty insurance products including coverage for site-built homes, motorcycles, watercraft, snowmobiles, recreational vehicles, physical damage on long-haul trucks, extended service contracts, excess and surplus lines coverages, credit life and related products as well as collateral protection and mortgage fire products sold to financial institutions and their customers. Midland also owns a niche transportation business, M/G Transport Group, which operates a fleet of dry cargo barges for the movement of dry bulk commodities on the inland waterways. Midland's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol MLAN. Additional information on the company can be found on the Internet at http://www.midlandcompany.com/. DATASOURCE: The Midland Company CONTACT: John I. Von Lehman, Executive Vice President and CFO of The Midland Company, +1-513-943-7100 Web site: http://www.midlandcompany.com/

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