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Ensurapet Provides Moses Cone Health System's More Than 7,400 Hospital Employees Pet Health Insurance

Posted on: Tuesday, 22 July 2008, 18:00 CDT

Ensurapet, Inc. (OTCBB:EPTI), a provider of pet health insurance, announced today that the Company's comprehensive pet health insurance programs have been expanded to include the Moses Cone Health System (www.Mosescone.com).

The Company is now providing its innovative pet health insurance programs to the Moses Cone Health System through its relationship with Trion, (www.trion.com) a leading group benefits provider headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Moses Cone employees have the opportunity to choose from four pet health insurance plans offered by Ensurapet, Inc., with premiums ranging from as little as $8.00 to $45.00 per month. Employer members are also offered an introductory accidental life insurance policy in addition to access to the Company's leading online pet medical resource center VetpetMD.

A survey conducted by The Society of Human Resource Management, states that the number of firms offering pet health care has almost doubled in the past three years, rising from 3% to 5% percent, with another 1% planning to offer it.

Major companies now offering pet insurance include Blockbuster, Home Depot, HSBC Bank, Viacom, Ford and Google. Many Employers such as Nestle, Purina, AOL, LAUSD, Office Depot, eBay, Miller Brewing Company, Mirage Resorts and Philip Morris offer pet insurance plans as part of their employee compensation packages with the offer of a group discount, automatic withdrawals, or payroll deductions.

"We are very pleased to provide our innovative pet health insurance programs to the more than 7,400 employers of Moses Cone Health Systems. We believe that our plans are the most comprehensive and advanced in the industry. We see great opportunities in partnering with group benefit providers such as Trion and look to forming more partnerships with them in the immediate future," stated Russell Smith, CEO of Ensurapet.

Visit: www.ensurapet.com for more information about the company.

About Moses Cone Heath Systems:

Moses Cone Health System is a multi-hospital system with a range of outpatient services with more than 7,400 employees working throughout The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Wesley Long Community Hospital, The Women's Hospital of Greensboro, Annie Penn Hospital, The Behavioral Health Center, the Health Services Division and our outpatient services to improve the health and well-being of our patients. Together, we offer a seamless continuum of lifesaving and life-enhancing care. From high-risk pregnancy to delicate neonatal care to aggressive cancer care, from heart bypass surgery and stroke rehabilitation to geriatric care, we treat patients close to their homes and families. Moses Cone Health System gives patients access to the latest developments in medical care from their first moments of life through later years.

This release includes forward-looking statements identified by phrases such as EnsurApet or its management "believes,""expects,""anticipates," or "estimates." Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements.

Source: Business Wire

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