Poe Financial Group's Commercial Division Reaches $100 Million Mark TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Family Insurance Company, a member of the Poe Financial Group, announced today that as of October 20, 2003 it reached the $100 million mark in annualized Commercial Property premium. The total combined annualized premium of the Poe Financial Group (member companies, Atlantic Preferred, Florida Preferred and Southern Family Insurance) is now over $280 million! "Reaching $100 million in just a little over six years of launching the Commercial Division is a significant achievement," stated Bob Dollar, Executive Vice President of the Poe Financial Group. "We work hard to create products and provide services that customers want to buy and that our agency partners want to sell. This customer-focused approach has given us the opportunity to insure over 2,337 commercial risks (primarily Condominium Associations) and helped us earn our position as an industry leader in commercial and personal insurance. This remarkable milestone is a tribute to our extraordinary associates, whose 'commitment to excellence' in serving our customers is unmatched. We must also recognize the significant contributions, hard work and dedication of our valued agency partners, reinsurers, reinsurance broker (Guy Carpenter) and our Board of Directors and Advisory Board of Directors. With the continued support of all these key strategic alliances, we look forward to the next $100 million!" Poe Financial Group's member companies, Atlantic Preferred Insurance Company, Florida Preferred Property Insurance Company and Southern Family Insurance Company, offer a broad range of insurance and financial products and services. Poe Financial Group specializes in homeowner (including condo-unit owner), commercial habitational and is one of the largest property insurers in the State of Florida. * Southern Family Insurance Company is rated B++ by A.M. Best. Atlantic Preferred Insurance Company, Florida Preferred Insurance Company and Southern Family Insurance Company hold an "A Exceptional" or better rating from Demotech, Inc., a national rating firm recognized by national lending institutions including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal National Mortgage Association. For more information on Poe Financial Group please visit http://www.poefinancialgroup.com/ * A.M. Best Database Services Five-Year Trend Study for the Top 50 Writers. DATASOURCE: Poe Financial Group CONTACT: Randy Jones, Poe Financial Group, +1-813-259-4021 Web site: http://www.poefinancialgroup.com/

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