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(ACTON, MASS. – March 3, 2003) Uniform Information Services, Inc., a leading provider of regulatory research tools and forms for the property/casualty insurance industry and a division of CCH INCORPORATED, today announced a Strategic Business Alliance with CC Scientific. CC Scientific (Palm Desert, CA) and Uniform Information Services, Inc. (Acton, MA), have entered into an agreement to offer a variety of Spanish forms and posting notices to insurers of Workers Compensation coverage.

The explosion in the size and spending power of the Hispanic population that started more than a decade ago has resulted in an economic force that the insurance industry cannot ignore. The Hispanic population stands at 32.8 million (approximately 12% of the total US population) with a spending power of $540 billion. Projections for the year 2050 show that 25% of the population of the United States is going to be Hispanic.

Some Spanish translations fail because they contain inaccurate passages – errors of fact that may not stand up in court if challenged. Others incorporate literally translated passages, where the words are correct but the meaning is completely wrong. Obviously, the legal ramifications of such inaccuracies could be a problem for an insurance company.

Through the combination of Uniform’s insurance forms expertise and CC Scientific’s translations, the two plan to address this growing need within the insurance industry.

About CC Scientific

CC Scientific was founded in 1982 and its division, Underwriters Translations and Editorials (UTE) is comprised of a multinational team of bilingual attorneys, insurance professionals, advertising specialists and linguists dedicated to translating contract and advertising language for the insurance and financial services industries, serving the United States and Puerto Rico. To learn more about CC Scientific, visit the company’s web site at www.CCScientific.com or call (760) 341-7544.

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 Wolters Kluwer Company. 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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Contact:
Melinda Babin, Uniform Information Services, 603-889-7850, MBabin@UniformInc.com
Jaime R.Carlo-Casellas, CC Scientific, 760-341-7544, Casellas@CCScientific.com