May 4, 2005 - TAMPA, Fla. - HealthPlan Holdings announces the addition of Mr. Michael Moran as Vice President, Business Development.

In this new role, Moran's primary responsibility is growing the Taft-Hartley, government and large business segments of the firm's American Benefit Plan Administrators (ABPA) business unit.

"Mike has impeccable credentials in the large group arena, especially in working with Taft-Hartley trusts," said Jeff Bak, President and CEO of HealthPlan Holdings. "He has extensive knowledge and experience and is the ideal person to lead our efforts in this important market."

Prior to joining HPH, Moran was Assistant Vice President of Sales, responsible for sales and account management activities at First Health. He had also previously served as an assistant to the late Congressman Phil Burton where he focused on health and welfare issues.

Moran currently serves as chair of the health care services committee of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.

As the nation's largest independent Third Party Administrator, HealthPlan Holdings offers an ever-expanding array of services to a diverse and growing client base, including many Fortune 500 companies.

In 2003, the companies of HealthPlan Holdings assisted over 1.1 million consumers with their employee benefit administration by successfully processing 5 million insurance claims, handling over 14 million website transactions, answering 6 million phone calls and supporting over 25,0000 insurance agents. Our proprietary, state-of-the art technology infrastructure is capable of managing the entire administration of an insurance encounter, from quoting to claims adjudication to multi-carrier billing. We are geared to do much more. Our flexible and scalable IT platform has been designed to not only grow with our existing clients, but also to pursue new opportunities beyond our current offerings.

Contact:    HealthPlan Holdings, Inc., Linda O'Connell at (800) 237-7767, extension 4062.