Financial Planner Kristina Sommerkamp Retains TransMedia To Publicize Her Get-Well Strategies Amid Ailing Health Care System PR Newswire -- January 13, 2003 BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 13/PRNewswire/ -- TransMedia Group said today it has been retained by insurance and financial advisor Kristina Sommerkamp to publicize her estate planning and wealth creation strategies to medical professionals, high net-worth investors, business owners and retirees. Ms. Sommerkamp will present a series of "provocative and mind-expanding" seminars covering strategies for small business owners, corporations and individuals confronting the double whammy of an impending health care crisis amid an economic slump. The first of these will take place next month. Ms. Sommerkamp also offers an encouraging prescription for physicians facing soaring malpractice insurance costs, which today are sparking strikes by surgeons. "The health care crisis is spreading up the income ladder and deep into the ranks of those with full-time jobs," said TransMedia Group President Mark Hopkinson. "As double-digit rate increases in the cost of health care insurance impact on employers and workers alike, the insights of Sommerkamp Insurance and Financial Services will be invaluable to individual and institutional investors looking to better manage their portfolios in the current economic climate," Hopkinson added. "And now, fraud and deception have complicated the landscape even more," he said. Ms. Sommerkamp also conducts seminars designed to help women investors on Estate Planning, Tax Planning, Wealth Creation and Wealth Preservation. She focuses on estate and retirement planning, business life insurance, group and individual health insurance, employee benefits and pension planning. A Certified Financial Planner and Chartered Financial Consultant, Ms. Sommerkamp earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with majors in Accounting and Economics from the University of South Carolina. Established in 1982, TransMedia is a full-service public relations and marketing firm serving clients worldwide. Specialty areas include retail, consumer products, technology, health and medical, beauty and fashion, and the firm is noted for its corporate image building campaigns, financial PR and crisis management. Over the years, TransMedia has won numerous awards, including a Bronze Anvil from the Public Relations Society of America. TransMedia's publicists speak many languages, including Hebrew, Spanish and Italian. CONTACT: Angel Streeter of TransMedia Group, +1-561-750-9800, ext. 21, or AStreeter@transmediagroup.com