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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., February 6, 2003) – Uniform Information Services, Inc., a leading provider of regulatory forms and legal databases for the property/casualty insurance industry and a division of CCH INCORPORATED (CCH), today announced a strategic business alliance with Allenbrook, Inc., a leading provider of processing software and consulting services for the property/casualty insurance industry.

Under the terms of this agreement, Uniform intends to offer an Electronic Forms Library Service compatible with DocPrint, part of Allenbrook’s Phoenix System. Phoenix is an integrated Property and Casualty policy management solution that handles rating, policy issuance and endorsement, claims, billing, and printing. DocPrint is a tool for designing and integrating insurance documents and forms into Phoenix. DocPrint includes document layout, formatting and extract capabilities in a single application. This offering will include ISO, NCCI, and Uniform proprietary forms such as Notices of Cancellation & Nonrenewal.

"This alliance makes Uniform’s content easier to use in the Phoenix environment, saving time and enhancing productivity," said Dan Grey, Sales Director for Uniform’s Authentic product line.

"We are very excited about this alliance and the benefits that it will bring to our Phoenix customers," said Maureen Dickey of Allenbrook’s Product Management Department. "The use of DocPrint with Uniform’s Electronic Forms Library Service will significantly enhance the forms production process."

Allenbrook (www.allenbrook.com), founded in Maine in 1988, provides enterprise-wide automation and consulting services to some of the most successful and creative property and casualty insurers in North America. Allenbrook endeavors to provide excellent value to its customers, yielding a strong return on investment, by providing an integrated, configurable system to simplify the processing of insurance. The company may be reached at (207) 725-6600.

About Uniform Information Services, Inc.

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 the 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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