Esurance to Pay Concertgoers' Ticket Fees ... Seriously

Auto Insurance Company will Cover the Service Charges on Monolith Festival
Presale Tickets

SAN FRANCISCO, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Esurance, the direct-to-consumer
personal auto insurance company, announced it will pay the service charges
associated with all Esurance Early Bird two-day tickets to the 2009 Monolith
Festival presented by Esurance. Tickets will be sold exclusively online
beginning today. More information can be found at:
http://esurance.com/monolith

"Esurance wants to show our commitment to helping consumers save money-- not
just on their auto insurance--but on events they enjoy, like Monolith, a great
festival we're proud to support for the third year in a row," stated Kristin
Brewe, Esurance's Director of Brand & Public Relations. By removing the fees
for Esurance Early Bird two-day tickets, prices are lower than last year's
two-day tickets.

Josh Baker, the Monolith Festival's director, stated, "Our top priority has
always been about the fans, and what Esurance is doing is a great example of
why we sought to partner with them in 2006. We want to provide the best
festival experience for our loyal music lovers, while keeping ticket prices
affordable. We are excited that our long-standing partnership with Esurance
has allowed us to create unique opportunities like these that help festival
fans save money, and no one has done a better job of representing that
commitment than Esurance through their effort to cover the service charges on
tickets. What Esurance is doing is unheard of in the music industry."

A limited number of Esurance Early Bird tickets are available while supplies
last. To purchase tickets, visit http://esurance.com/monolith for details.

About Esurance(R)
Esurance, a subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM),
provides personal auto insurance direct to consumers online and through select
online agents. Esurance is dedicated to constantly improving the way people
shop for, buy, and manage their auto insurance. By combining the best of
technology with industry know-how, Esurance is able to offer hassle-free
coverage with 24/7 customer service and claims handling at competitive prices.

In addition to hassle-free auto insurance, Esurance is also known for its
support of music, both through advertising and music festivals like Monolith.
For more information: http://www.esurance.com

About Monolith
Now in year three, MONOLITH Festival presented by Esurance offers a
hand-picked artist lineup of indie favorites and blog darlings. With five
stages and premium facility amenities, MONOLITH builds on the natural splendor
of Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre and has quickly become a requisite for
festival goers and indie aficionados. The only multi-day music festival lucky
enough to call Red Rocks home, 2009 MONOLITH Festival performers include: Girl
Talk, MSTRKRFT, Method Man & Redman, M. Ward, Of Montreal, Phoenix, The Dandy
Warhols, Passion Pit, DOOM and many more. http://www.monolithfestival.com

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