Press Release

KCI TAX SERVER SYSTEM AWARDED U.S. PATENT

HOLLISTON, MA, May 30, 2000 -- Koehler Consulting, Inc. (KCI) today announced that it has been awarded U.S. Patent 6064983 for its KCI Tax Server system. The KCI Tax Server, a distributed object oriented software component, uses many innovative design techniques to simplify the systems effort for providing individual life insurance policyholder tax compliance (TAMRA, DEFRA, etc.). Attached to a life insurance policy administrative system, the KCI Tax Server analyzes actual and proposed policy activity. Along with providing regulatory compliance, the KCI Tax Server enhances policyholder service and can support policy conservation. For more information, call 508-429-1589, email info@koehlerconsult.com, or see the KCI web site, www.koehlerconsult.com.