Fiserv Increases Insurance Technology Capabilities Through Acquisition; Newly Acquired Assets from CT Insurance Services and Financial Training Products from CCH Wall Street Will Enhance Compliance Offerings.BROOKFIELD, Wis. -- Fiserv, Inc. (Nasdaq:FISV FISV Fiserv, Inc (stock symbol) ) announced today that it has acquired certain assets of CT Insurance Services and CCH CCH Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades (Spanish) CCH Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist CCH Cook County Hospital CCH Certified in Classical Homeopathy CCH Country Club Hills (Fairfax City, VA, USA) Wall Street, two product lines of Wolters Kluwer Wolters Kluwer N.V. (Euronext: WKL) is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . The acquisitions, which include Xchange, Securities Registration and Producer Licensing software from CT Insurance Services and the Financial Training product line from CCH Wall Street, will add both comprehensive online application capabilities for insurance licensing and securities registration, along with extensive NASD NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers NASD See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). exam preparation courses to Fiserv's suite of products. Terms of the asset purchase were not disclosed. CT Insurance Services is a leading provider of enterprise-wide systems for insurance licensing and securities registration. The Web-based systems from CT Insurance Services capture data at the origination point, allowing the filer to prepare and submit licensing and registration filings electronically, improving speed of delivery of this vital information. The Financial Training solutions from CCH Wall Street provide premier NASD Exam Preparation, including an interactive virtual learning environment, and innovative in-person and self-study solutions. "Fiserv has always been committed to providing our clients with best-in-class technology when it comes to automating processes and offering end-to-end solutions, and this acquisition reinforces that commitment," said Jeff Yabuki, Fiserv's president and chief executive officer. "We're excited to be able to expand our capabilities through inclusion of technology such as Xchange and the Financial Training product line, and we look forward to providing enhanced capabilities to both current and future Fiserv clients." The acquired products will become a part of RegEd, the Morrisville, N.C. business unit of Fiserv that provides continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). and compliance solutions for the securities and insurance industries. RegEd, which already serves more than 225,000 registered representatives and insurance agents at more than 500 financial services and insurance companies, will benefit through the acquisition, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Terry Wade Terry Wade (b. February 27, 1960-present) History On record as having mastered the largest waves ridden at The Wedge, a world famous surf spot in Newport Beach, CA, Terry Wade has become one of the world's most recognizable names in big wave bodysurfing. , president of Fiserv Insurance Group. "RegEd already plays a significant role in addressing the compliance and education needs of providers within the insurance industry," said Wade. "The acquisition of additional Web-based solutions from CT Insurance Services and Financial Training will further enhance those capabilities in serving existing and new clients nationwide." The acquisition also will mean increased opportunity for the Xchange product line, according to Debra Freitag, general manager of CT Insurance Services, who will become Executive Vice President of Business Development at RegEd. "By combining the CT Insurance Services and Financial Training solutions with the strong offerings of RegEd, we will provide the most comprehensive training, licensing, registration and compliance offerings available in the industry, all from one esteemed provider," Freitag said. "Our customers will benefit immensely and reap the rewards of RegEd's investment in additional services and value creation." RegEd, a unit of Fiserv, Inc. (Nasdaq:FISV), is one of the leading providers of compliance solutions in the securities and insurance industries and has established itself as one of the foremost regulatory education resources. RegEd is driven by technology innovation and has developed a line of intelligent Internet-based products for clients to efficiently handle compliance regulations. These include an automated audit tracking system, online compliance questionnaires, customer compliance tracking tool and an advertising review module, among other innovative applications. Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, a market leader and strategic customer unit of Wolters Kluwer, provides best-in-class compliance, credit and operational risk management and work flow services and solutions; as well as capital changes and corporate actions data and tools to banks, credit unions, mortgage companies, securities organizations and insurance companies throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Its well-known brands include Bankers Systems, VMP VMP Vampire VMP Validation Master Plan VMP Value of Marginal Product VMP Veterinary Medicinal Product VMP Veterans Memorial Park VMP Variable Message Panel VMP Value Management Program VMP Vector Map Product VMP Vacuum Metallised Pigment Mortgage Solutions, PCi Corporation, GainsKeeper, AuthenticWeb, NILS INSource, Uniform Forms, and CCH Capital Changes. For more information on Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, visit www.WoltersKluwerFS.com. Fiserv, Inc. (Nasdaq:FISV) provides information management systems and services to the financial services and health benefits industries, including transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. , outsourcing, business process outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in and software and systems solutions. The company serves more than 17,000 clients worldwide, including banks, credit unions, financial planners/investment advisers, insurance companies and agents, self-insured employers, lenders and savings institutions. Headquartered in Brookfield, Wis., Fiserv reported $3.7 billion in processing and services revenues for 2005. Fiserv was ranked the largest provider of information technology services to the U.S. financial services industry in the 2004 and 2005 FinTech 100 surveys by the American Banker American Banker is a daily newspaper covering the financial services industry. Founded in 1835 and based in New York, American Banker's 70 reporters and editors in six cities monitor developments and breaking news affecting banks. newspaper and the Financial Insights research firm. Fiserv can be found on the Internet at www.fiserv.com. |
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