Firm Continues Rapid Growth Across All Practice Groups

Southborough, MA - February 19, 2008 - Pinnacle Financial Group, a leading insurance and benefits consulting and brokerage firm, recently completed another record year of growth. On a firm-wide basis, annualized revenues grew 44% during 2007, and over a 3-year period the firm's revenue base has grown 124%.

During 2007, the firm's health and welfare revenue base increased by 70%. Similarly, the firm's retirement plan consulting practice remained one of the region's fastest growing by increasing its revenue base by 77% during 2007. Over a 2-year period the combined revenue base for these practices has grown by 213%.

"The continued strong growth of our benefits and retirement consulting practice groups is indicative of our advice-driven approach and our client service standards," commented Michael A. Mingolelli, Jr., Esq., CEO of Pinnacle Financial Group.

The firm's life insurance consulting and brokerage practice, the practice group on which the firm was initially founded, continues to drive the firm and remains its most profitable practice group. Over the last year the practice grew 20% while staying narrowly focused on serving affluent families and business owners as well as their advisors. This growth includes the firm's fee-based life insurance consulting business.

"Our insurance practice's growth stands as a testament to the quality of our consultants and their advice and service. We are looking forward to continuing to enhance both our service and analytics as our practice grows," added Michael Mingolelli, Jr.

About Pinnacle

Pinnacle Financial Group is a benefits and insurance consulting and brokerage firm established in 1973 that helps companies meet their health, welfare, retirement and executive benefit needs, and helps affluent families and business owners meet their insurance, estate and succession planning needs. We combine personalized service, objectivity and expertise in providing advice and solutions to clients. For more information, please contact ctemple@e-pfg.com.