Uniform Information Services Announces The Release Of AuthenticWeb™ Record Retention Matrix

(ACTON, Mass., January 13, 2003 – Uniform Information Services (Uniform), the nation’s leading provider of information solutions for compliance professionals in the property and casualty insurance industry, announced today that it has released a new AuthenticWeb™ Matrix covering state record retention requirements.

Record Retention requirements can vary widely from state-to-state. Knowing time requirements and exact contents required for retention can be a daunting task. Market Conduct Exam criticisms show that insurers are frequently cited for Record Retention errors. Uniform’s AuthenticWeb™ Record Retention Matrix is a solution that provides a quick and easy-to-use table of the requirements in each state making it easier for insurers to maintain compliance and avoid errors that may lead to enforcement actions and possible fines.

This new Matrix will save compliance professionals valuable research time. AuthenticWeb™ Matrices, which are offered over the Internet, are updated monthly to ensure current regulatory information. The Record Retention Matrix offers the added benefit of the ability to be linked directly to the text of cited statutes and regulations. Current ComplianceWare^® subscribers who purchase the Matrix will have this ability as part of their existing subscription.

For more information or a demonstration, please visit Uniform’s web site at www.UniformInc.com or email AuthenticWeb@UniformInc.com.

Uniform, a division of CCH INCORPORATED, is the nation’s number-one provider of compliance related services for the property and casualty insurance industry. The company was founded in Chicago in 1917 as a non-profit to provide standardized uniform-language insurance forms. Today, the company is part of CCH INCORPORATED Business and Finance Group, and is a leader in the advancement of property and casualty compliance and insurance forms automation. To learn more about Uniform, visit the company’s web site at www.UniformInc.com or call 800-503-1896.

CCH INCORPORATED, founded in 1913, has served four generations of business professionals and their clients. The company produces approximately 700 print and electronic products for securities, tax, legal, banking, securities, human resources, health care and small business markets. CCH is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wolters Kluwer North America. The CCH web site can be accessed at cch.com. The CCH business and finance group web site can be accessed at business.cch.com.

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