EmployerLink.com, part of the health insurer's Web site www.medmutual.com,provides Medical Mutual group customers an effective day-to-day online healthplan management system.

Employers can go online, update their employees' health coverage, paytheir bills, add employees and dependents, update addresses, contactinformation and order ID cards. Employers can also download an employee rosterand update their group information.

More than 2,400 sites from 45 countries were judged in 96 industrycategories during this year's WMA competition. Entries were judged on design,copy writing, innovation, content, interactivity, navigation and use oftechnology.

The WMA's insurance industry category judges were lavish in their praisefor EmployerLink. "This is a nice and clean site, easy to use and understand,a robust system and very well done," the judges said.

"The award and the judge's comments are gratifying, but so is all of thegreat feedback we are getting from our clients who use EmployerLink day-in andday-out," said Chris Hoffman, manager of Medical Mutual's eBusiness. "A lot ofhard work and long hours on the part of our entire staff went intoEmployerLink and it is nice to get this kind of recognition."

Hoffman also cited Medical Mutual subsidiary Antares Management Solutions'Web development team as instrumental in helping make EmployerLink anoutstanding Web site. Based in Strongsville, Ohio, Antares ManagementSolutions offers state-of-the-art technology, administrative services andprocess design to businesses in the insurance and healthcare business, as wellas other industries.

Now in its 12th year, the WebAwards is the premier annual web site awardcompetition that names the best Web sites in 96 industries while setting thestandard of excellence for all website development.

About Medical Mutual of Ohio

Founded in 1934, Medical Mutual of Ohio is the oldest and largest healthinsurance company based in Ohio. The company serves its customers throughhigh-quality, affordable group and personal health insurance plans, andthird-party administrative services to self-insured group customers. For moreinformation, visit the company's award-winning Web site at www.MedMutual.com.

About the Web Marketing Association

The Web Marketing Association is working to create a high standard ofexcellence for Web site development and marketing on the Internet. Staffed byvolunteers, it is made up of Internet marketing, advertising, PR and designprofessionals who share an interest in improving the quality of Websitedevelopment and marketing on the Internet. Since 1997, the Web MarketingAssociation's annual WebAward Competition has been helping interactiveprofessionals promote themselves, their companies, and their best work to theoutside world. Now in its eleventh year, the WebAward Competition has becomethe premier award event for Web developers and marketers worldwide.

SOURCE Medical Mutual of Ohio