Normally, we strive to keep horn-tooting to a minimum here on the InsureMe Insurance Blog. But we’re going to risk a little immodesty and share some great news with you:

Our parent company, Bankrate.com, just earned a spot (41) on Forbes’ list of the 200 Best Small Companies.

Here’s what Forbes had to say:

Turmoil in the economy is good for Bankrate (No. 41). It provides information on more than 300 financial products, such as mortgages, car loans and money market accounts to consumers. Jittery investors have become addicted to the North Palm Beach, Fla. outfit’s Web site, which features news and advice. Last year 60 million visitors generated 554 million Web page views for the company.

To clarify, Bankrate does not exactly welcome economic turmoil (it was doing quite well when the market was bullish). However, the company does indeed relish the opportunity to help people save money on all kinds of ‘bank rates,’ including rates for things like credit cards, insurance and college loans.

Both Bankrate and InsureMe know that people across the country are struggling to cut fixed costs on things like food, fuel and utilities. People are flocking to sites like InsureMe.com to get, for example, an online auto insurance quote, because insurance is one of those large fixed costs that many people would gleefully pay less for.

Good news is hard to come by these days. The silver lining is that there are services–get ready for more horn-tooting–like Bankrate and InsureMe, which allow people to save money and live a little bit more comfortably.