Broadspire, based in Plantation,
Fla. The Company's shares are traded on the NYSE under the symbols CRDA
and CRDB.

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Best Company, one of the country's oldest and
most respected rating agencies. Brooks has more
than 16 years of experience and will be responsible for all aspects of this
program.

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About Concentra
Concentra Operating Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Concentra
Inc.
"Highmark Life + Casualty is responsive to the existing and emerging
needs of the marketplace, making it a leader in providing disability
solutions for employers. A recent study completed by Broadspire's medical
department demonstrated that its comprehensive claim and medical
management programs outperformed industry benchmarks for short-term
durations in 86 percent of diagnostic categories.highmarklife. Major service lines include workers' compensation claims
administration and healthcare management services, property and casualty
claims management , class action services, and risk management information
services.

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PLANTATION , Fla.
"This partnership brings together two recognized companies
offering their strengths to the disability marketplace," said Peg
Haennicke, president of Broadspire's disability services organization .
As an LMR service provider, Crawford will be working with injured workers
that are unable to return to their previous employer and helping them assess
their experience, skills and abilities to develop a plan proposal for their
return to work.

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These provider networks
include 544,000 providers, 52,000 ancillary providers and 4,400 acute-care
hospitals nationwide.
"That performance resulted in significant savings for our
customers," Haennicke said., with 3,400 employees throughout the United States, creates
customized solutions designed to increase employee productivity and
contain costs. As a result of the growth in
this program, Jaqueline Roy, vice president of Crawford Healthcare Management
has appointed Jan Brooks as Crawford's WSIB account manager.

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About The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board:
Ontario's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board plays a key role in the
province's occupational health and safety system.

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"Our mission is to
help injured workers gain greater access to quality care by providing the
right medical providers that deliver consistent appropriate treatment.
It also operates the Beech Street and FOCUS networks. It has statutory authority under the Workplace Safety and Insurance
Act, 1997 to determine its own practices and policies, including setting
premium rates.

About Crawford:
Crawford Healthcare Management, Inc.

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This appointment follows a rigorous RFP and interviewing process that
commenced in late 2005. "Quality assurance is a key component in the success of this program,
with the focus on servicing the clients of WSIB and we intend to meet those
standards" said Roy.

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About Concentra's Solutions for new Texas Workers' Compensation
Requirements
To specifically meet our clients' needs, Concentra has developed a suite
of integrated offerings from its Concentra Health Services, Inc.

About Highmark Life + Casualty

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Highmark Life +
Casualty Group (HLC) companies, http://www. to its
vendor list of Labour Market Re-Entry (LMR) service providers in eight Ontario
cities.

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com, a Platinum Equity
company, offers the broadest array of absence management services in
the industry.platinumequity. is a wholly owned Canadian subsidiary
of Crawford + Company (NYSE: CRDA; CRDB).

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Broadspire and Highmark Life + Casualty Join Forces to Offer Powerful Disability Coverage

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"It accounted for a total of $61 million
in 2004. With revenue approaching $8 billion,
Platinum Equity in 2004 was named the 32nd largest private company in
the United States by Forbes magazine.

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Texas Mutual Insurance has chosen to partner with Concentra to create the
Texas Star Network(SM) offer.
Under the arrangement, Highmark Life + Casualty contributes its
underwriting expertise and provides the insurance coverage, while
Broadspire brings its responsive claims management and service
capabilities to the accounts. The WSIB administers no-
fault workplace insurance for employers and their workers and is committed to
the prevention of workplace injuries and illnesses .

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"Texas Mutual Insurance Company has entrusted Concentra to manage the care
of their policyholders and injured employees," said Bruce Singleton, Vice
President, Product Development, Concentra Network Services. After a comprehensive
review process, we determined that Concentra was the right affiliate for this
major initiative. Serving the occupational, auto and group
healthcare markets, Concentra provides employers, insurers and payors with a
series of integrated services that include employment -related injury and
occupational healthcare, in-network and out-of-network medical claims review
and repricing, access to preferred provider organizations, first notice of
loss services, case management and other cost containment services. This integrated set of products and
services includes the design and development of a network of physicians
experienced in treating occupational injuries, which will provide a "right-
tight" network of specialized providers. Since its founding
in 1995, Platinum Equity has acquired more than 50 businesses and
built a portfolio of companies with nearly 40,000 employees and more
than 600,000 customer sites. TORONTO, Ontario's Workplace Safety and
Insurance Board (WSIB) has added Crawford Healthcare Management, Inc. The three-year contract expands the number of cities
Crawford services from four to eight and reduces the total number of providers
on the various panels by approximately one-third.

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Texas Mutual Insurance Company Selects Concentra to Provide Workers' Compensation Health Care Network in Texas

ADDISON, Texas, Concentra Inc. "We created the Texas Star Network(SM) option to give us additional
tools to help ensure both the availability of quality medical providers and
cost management effectiveness by allowing injured workers to select their
doctor from a specialized network of right providers. This network is designed to reduce
over -utilization, shorten case durations, promote accelerated return-to-work
and decrease the total cost of workers' compensation claims.

About Broadspire

Broadspire, http://www.crawfordandcompany .

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, we see this as a win-win for our
customers.

About Platinum Equity

Platinum Equity , http://www.

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Passed by the Texas
Legislature in 2005, House Bill 7 is a workers' compensation regulatory reform
bill designed to improve quality and access to care, control costs for Texas
employers , and achieve higher return-to-work outcomes."
Haennicke said Broadspire has the results to back up that
reputation. The Group's product portfolio includes:
Employer Stop Loss, Group Life Insurance and Disability coverage
(occupational and non-occupations).

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The WSIB is an arm's-length agency of the Ministry of
Labour.

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"On-the-job accidents carry both human and monetary costs," said Lisa
Corless, Texas Mutual(R) Senior Vice President of Claim and Information
Services.choosebroadspire .com, is a global
M+A+O(R) firm specialized in the merger, acquisition and operation of
mission -critical services and solutions companies. "We are very pleased with this announcement, and look forward to
expanding our relationship with the WSIB," said John Sharoun, chief executive
officer of Crawford in Canada.

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The Company has 300 health centers located in 40 states. At the core of
this network are 40 Concentra Medical Centers and over 100 providers from our
Expanded Medical Center community , as well as highly effective early
intervention and claims outcomes assurance work processes. And Broadspire has a well-earned reputation
as an innovative, service-oriented company whose mission is to reduce
the cost and impact of claims."
"We were impressed with Broadspire's claims management
capabilities," said Dan Lebish, president of Highmark Life + Casualty.

For providers of case management and related services.

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("Concentra"), the
nation's leading provider of workers' compensation medical services and cost
management solutions, including occupational healthcare networks, announced
today it was selected by Texas Mutual Insurance Company for their Texas Star
Network(SM) offering in response to House Bill 7.
Injured workers covered by the network and residing in a network geographic
service area must select their treating doctor from a list of approved
occupational health care providers . Concentra
provides its services to approximately 136,000 employer locations and 3,700
insurance companies, group health plans, third-party administrators and other
healthcare payors.(R) and
Concentra Network Services(TM) divisions. Those services include risk and safety consulting;
workers' compensation , auto liability, general liability and short-
and long-term disability claim management services; medical and field
case management services; Family Medical Leave Act administration; and
total disability management programs.com) is the world's largest independent
provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-
insured entities, with a global network of more than 700 offices in 63
countries.

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+ PITTSBURGH----In
a rare alliance of two market-driven organizations , Broadspire, a
Platinum Equity company, and Highmark Life + Casualty (HLC) are
combining their individual strengths to co-market short- and long-term
disability insurance to large employers.com , are
licensed in all 50 states and offer ancillary employee benefit
coverages and services.

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Texas Star Network(SM) case managers will
work with injured workers, employers, and health care providers to facilitate
appropriate and cost-effective healthcare and return-to-work treatment plans."
Lebish said the Broadspire-Highmark Life + Casualty affiliation is
marketed to employers with more than 2,500 insured lives.

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We look
forward to working closely with the Texas Mutual Insurance Company to deliver
positive injured-employee outcomes for their policyholders.
"Coupled with the financial strength HLC has as a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Highmark Inc. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Crawford
+ Company (http://www.

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A major provision of House Bill 7 allows insurance carriers like Texas
Mutual Insurance Company to contract with or establish medical networks., is dedicated to improving the quality of life by making healthcare
accessible and affordable.

WSIB Adds Crawford Canada to Vendor List of Labour Market Re-Entry Service Providers

The WSIB provides
disability benefits, monitors the quality of healthcare and assists in early
and safe return to work for workers who are injured on the job or contract an
occupational disease.

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