Westport, Connecticut   December 18, 2002
The Board of Directors of D. W. Van Dyke and Company of Connecticut, Inc. is very pleased and excited to announce the advancement of Christopher Koehler from Senior Vice President to Executive Vice President. Mr. Koehler has taken an increasingly active role in the management of the company while retaining his responsibilites for personal production of new accounts as well as retaining the responsibility for all Account Executives (production and account management) and the Contracts and Market Support Department. Further, he is a member of the Compensation Committee, the Market Committee and the Executive Committee.