Meriden CT – March 18, 2008 |  The Response Insurance Group, a direct-to-the-consumer auto insurer headquartered in Meriden, once again beat most of the “household-name” insurers, as measured by the fewest number of complaints against the companies, according to the Connecticut Insurance Department's recently released rankings.

With just two justified consumer complaints in 2006, the Response Group ranked better than Allstate, Progressive, GEICO, State Farm, The Hartford, Safeco, Nationwide, AIG, and White Mountains.

“Our customers with Response, Connecticut Life & Casualty, and the educators who have our Teachers’ Insurance Plan™ deserve the best, and that's what we work very hard to give them,” stated Mory Katz, CEO of the Response Insurance Group. “It's even more gratifying when insurance regulators take note.”

The Response Insurance Group has scored better than most of the state's leading insurers in five of the last six annual rankings.

The list included 45 insurance companies and groups that had more than $5,000,000 in automobile earned premium in the state. The complete listing, which ranks companies based on the ratio of justified complaints to the amount of premium written in the state, can be found at the Insurance Department's website www.ct.gov/cid.

About the Response Insurance Group: The Response Insurance Group is marketed to drivers in Connecticut as Response Insurance, Connecticut Life & Casualty and Teachers’ Insurance Plan™, an educator-specific insurance program. The national car insurer has its headquarters in Meriden, CT. More information is available at www.response.com, www.teachers.com, and www.cl-c.com.