Work Comp Agencies Embrace New Education, Marketing Service

BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite economic conditions - or
maybe because of them - insurance agents, brokers and other professionals are
embracing a new web-based service that facilitates workers compensation
education and marketing.

While some insurance agents are "hunkering down" through the economic crisis,
others realize this is a crucial time to pursue new sales and service
opportunities. WorkCompEdge is a site that offers agencies and associations a
fresh way to attract prospects and improve delivery of work comp education and
cost-saving strategies to employers. The founding Member Agencies of
WorkCompEdge include a hospital association and leading agencies at the local,
regional and super-regional levels in thirteen states.

"At first, it appeared that we launched WorkCompEdge at a very inopportune
time," admits Specific Software Solutions CEO Tim Coomer, speaking of the
site's debut only weeks before last fall's economic meltdown. "But we've
persisted with our message that WorkCompEdge provides not only proven
implementation strategies, but also marketing tools for an agency to attract
and retain clients. We applaud these forward-thinking agencies and are
enthusiastic about promoting their success with the site."

The agencies, listed on the WorkCompEdge AgentFinder, are incorporating
WorkCompEdge strategies and promotional materials into their sales and service
processes and are authorized to provide clients with direct access to
WorkCompEdge educational modules, videos, analytical tools and more.

All of the founding members also use the company's ModMaster software to
compute and analyze the workers compensation mod factor. "WorkCompEdge is a
natural extension of ModMaster and the knowledge we've built over the past
twenty years," Coomer added.

"WorkCompEdge has a wealth of useful, practical, user-friendly information,"
said Maureen Gallagher, partner with founding agency Neace Lukens, the
nation's 30th largest insurance broker. "After spending many hours navigating
the site, I have come away thoroughly impressed." So impressed, in fact, that
the well-known commercial insurance broker and consultant is now contributing
on a regular basis to the WorkCompEdge blog and wiki.

Founding members are

-- Beimdiek Insurance; Carthage, Missouri
-- Burke Insurance Group; Las Cruces, New Mexico
-- Diversified Insurance Industries; Baltimore, Maryland
-- ISA/Stewart Insurance; Shreveport, Louisiana
-- James M. Swain & Associates; Baxley, Georgia
-- Lawley Agency; Buffalo, New York
-- Manuel Lujan Insurance; Albuquerque, New Mexico
-- Maverick Insurance; Richmond, Kentucky
-- MHA Diversified Services for the Mississippi Hospital Association;
Madison, Mississippi
-- Neace Lukens; Southfield, Michigan
-- Neace Lukens - CORE Solutions; Cincinnati, Ohio
-- Network Insurance Services; Greenwood Village, Colorado
-- Peel and Holland Financial Group; Benton, Kentucky
-- The Clement Companies; Greenville, North Carolina
-- Townley Kenton Inc.; Decatur, Georgia
-- Winona Agency; Winona, Minnesota
-- WorkComp Partners; Bartow, Florida

In its short history, the WorkCompEdge site has already been recognized by
LexisNexis for its leading blog. The site was also recently selected as "Best
of Show" to represent the Nashville region in the international Society for
Technical Communication competition.

About the Company
Brentwood, Tennessee-based Specific Software Solutions
(http://www.specificsoftware.com) and its affiliate, SIGMA Actuarial
Consulting Group, serve risk management and insurance professionals in
companies of all sizes across the nation with software products and casualty
actuarial consulting. Founded in 1990, the company is best known for its
flagship product ModMaster, which computes and analyzes the workers
compensation experience rating modification factor. The company maintains an
award-winning blog on workers compensation at http://www.workcompedge.com.

SOURCE Specific Software Solutions

Kory Wells, Chief Communications Officer, Specific Software Solutions, SIGMA
Actuarial Consulting Group, 1-800-929-4052 x 206,
korywells@specificsoftware.com