Dearborn, a Kaplan Professional Company, Joins VerticalNet's PropertyandCasualty.com Marketplace to Expand Exposure For Its Financial Services Training and Education
CHICAGO, Apr 18, 2001 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Dearborn, a Kaplan
Professional Company that provides pre-licensing and continuing education
training and certification for securities, insurance and financial services
professionals, today announced an agreement with VerticalNet that enables its
products and services to be featured on VerticalNet's online marketplace for
professionals in the property and casualty insurance arena,
PropertyandCasualty.com,
"We view this arrangement as a wonderful opportunity to reach yet another
segment of the financial services industry," explained Dan Tromblay, Vice
President, Strategic Alliances for Dearborn. "Dearborn is known for its
training, licensing and education resources for insurance professionals, and
this outlet allows us to reach agents and brokers who are looking to maintain
current licenses, obtain additional licenses, or perhaps prepare for a career in
another financial services profession."
"By working with quality suppliers like Dearborn, we are able to offer our users
a robust selection of products and services relevant to their industry," said
David Willis, content manager of VerticalNet's PropertyandCasualty.com.
About Dearborn
Dearborn (www.dearborn.com) a leading provider of pre-licensing and
continuing education training and certification for securities, insurance and
financial services professionals. Offering an array of tools including online
courses, classroom instruction, interactive CD-ROMs, and print materials,
Dearborn supplies education courseware to corporations, independent schools, and
colleges, and conducts classes in more than 120 locations in the U.S. and
abroad. For more than 30 years, Dearborn has worked with top insurance
companies, securities firms, brokerage houses, and banks, providing
high-quality, professional, and personalized education to executives and staff.
Corporations and compliance departments can use Dearborn's Career Tracker, a
proprietary information management system, to meet, manage and track their
employees' educational requirements. This single, consolidated, and secure
online service allows tracking of course fulfillment and grades across multiple
programs, curriculums and disciplines. Dearborn Career Tracker also enables the
client to meet compliance regulations by generating standard and customized exam
reports and course completion status reports to individuals, as well as directly
to state insurance departments. Dearborn is a division of Kaplan Professional, a
unit of Kaplan, Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Washington Post
Company (NYSE: WPO).