Mitchell International Announces WorkCenter(TM) Total Loss 3.0

New Version of Mitchell's Total Loss Valuation System Offers Advanced Vehicle Package Functionality to Help Insurers Increase Estimate Accuracy and Policyholder Satisfaction


SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - April 20, 2009) - Mitchell International, Inc., a leading provider of information, workflow and performance management solutions to the Property & Casualty claims and Collision Repair industries, today announced the release of WorkCenter™ Total Loss 3.0 that helps insurers generate fair, market-driven values for total loss vehicles for an optimum total loss claims settlement process. WorkCenter Total Loss 3.0 provides an advanced vehicle package offering that enables users to select equipment packages that are associated with a specific vehicle model for increased accuracy.

The advanced vehicle package functionality in WorkCenter Total Loss 3.0 displays and makes only the equipment that is associated with the vehicle available for selection. Additionally, all equipment associated with the equipment package is automatically selected and entered into the valuation.

Both claims professionals and policyholders will benefit from the new functionality of WorkCenter Total Loss 3.0. Claim handlers can ensure that they select the correct vehicle configuration since the Tool Tip clearly outlines all the optional equipment in each package associated with the exterior, interior, mechanical and safety categories. Policyholders will benefit from easy-to-understand valuations that describe their vehicle's equipment in full detail, helping them to be confident that they are being provided with an accurate and fair valuation.

"We continually work to improve our industry leading solutions like WorkCenter Total Loss so that we can help carriers streamline the total loss claims and settlement processes," said Marc Brungger, Executive Vice President of Auto Physical Damage, Mitchell International. "The latest functionality in WorkCenter Total Loss allows carriers to provide an even better customer experience, a goal that we are proud to help them achieve."

WorkCenter Total Loss is a statistically driven, fully automated single solution that can optimize the total loss claims settlement process and fully support the highest customer satisfaction initiatives -- available via the web or as a stand-alone, desktop application.

About Mitchell International, Inc.

Mitchell International (www.mitchell.com) is a leading provider of information, workflow, workers' compensation, medical bill review, and performance management solutions to the automotive insurance claims industry, serving carriers, collision repair facilities, and other commercial participants in the physical damage and auto-related medical claims markets. Mitchell facilitates millions of electronic transactions between more than 25,000 business partners each month to enhance their productivity, profitability, and customer satisfaction levels.

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