CAPITAL ACCESS DELIVERS ENHANCED 2001 YEAR-END INSURANCE COMPANY HOLDINGS AND TRANSACTION DATA

Following its annual portfolio-by-portfolio review and reconciliation of the year-end Schedule D bondholdings data filed by U.S. insurance companies, Capital Access International reported to its clients that it has released 3,091 portfolio filings which were reported by U.S. insurance companies in their year-end 2001 filings. This information represents nearly 80% of the total universe of insurance firms that are rated by AM Best and that will ultimately file year-end portfolios, and also represents over 75% total par held by U.S. insurance companies.

Capital Access Delivers Enhanced 2001 Year-End Insurance Company Holdings and Transaction Data

Salomon Smith Barney Ranks as Top Broker/Dealer Among U.S. Insurance Companies

      April 3, 2002, Murray Hill, NJ -- Following its annual portfolio-by-portfolio review and reconciliation of the year-end Schedule D bondholdings data filed by U.S. insurance companies, Capital Access International reported to its clients that it has released 3,091 portfolio filings which were reported by U.S. insurance companies in their year-end 2001 filings. This information represents nearly 80% of the total universe of insurance firms that are rated by AM Best and that will ultimately file year-end portfolios, and also represents over 75% total par held by U.S. insurance companies. All data is available via eMAXXsm -- the Companys powerful market data intelligence system.

In addition to the release of Year-End Data, Capital Access is also announcing the release of The Capital Access Top 100 Broker Rankings for fourth quarter 2001. These quarterly rankings are based on insurance company Schedule D filings and reflect the top 100 broker/dealers ranked according to the total dollar par amount of buy/sell transactions conducted each quarter with American insurance companies. Also released was The Capital Access Top 100 Institutional Holders Rankings, a ranking of the leading buyside firms managing insurance company fixed-income portfolios.

Following are the top five broker/dealers and the top five buyside institutions ranked according to total fixed-income transactions with insurance companies for the fourth quarter of 2001.

Top Broker/Dealers -- All Market Sectors            $ Par Amount Traded
1. Salomon Smith Barney                       $20.3 billion
2. Merrill Lynch Capital Markets                 $16.4 billion
3. J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.                    $15.1 billion
4. Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation              $14.9 billion
5. Lehman Brothers Inc.                       $14.5 billion

Top Institutional Holders -- All Market Sectors         $ Par Amount Held
1. Prudential Global Asset Management                 $126.7 billion
2. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company                 $119.2 billion
3. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association              $90.4 billion
4. The Vanguard Group, Inc.                    $82.8 billion
5. Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO)              $80.4 billion

About Capital Access: Founded in 1989, Capital Access International is the leading provider of institutional fixed-income market intelligence supporting the information needs of broker/dealers, underwriters and debt issuers worldwide. Capital Access is the only company that focuses on the needs of the fixed-income community exclusively, underscoring its premier position in the growing market for fixed-income market intelligence. The company maintains the renowned FINCOMsm database of investor profiles, bondholdings and transaction data. The companys eMAXX Internet data service is used by thousands of institutional sales, trading, investment banking and marketing professionals to manage sales and trading desks, identify new business opportunities and quickly access timely information on bonds and bond buying firms around the world. Capital Access International is headquartered in Murray Hill, New Jersey and maintains a research and sales office in London.

Contact Louisa Ross-Eilender at 800-866-5987 or lross@capital--access.com for more information.