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Exhibit 21.1

Subsidiaries of InsWeb Corporation

1.

Strategic Concepts Corporation, a California corporation;

2.

InsWeb Insurance Services, Inc., formerly known as Avatar Insurance Services, Inc., a California corporation; and

3.

Goldrush Insurance Services, Inc., a California corporation.

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Exhibit 21.1

Subsidiaries of InsWeb Corporation