Clients Honored with Excel Awards at StoneRiver Annual Client Conference

Nine Companies Recognized for Innovation and Leadership Scottsdale, AZ, September 22, 2010 – StoneRiver, a leading provider of technology and strategic solutions for the insurance industry, announced the recipients of the Excel Awards during their annual Client Conference, the StoneRiver Summit, held this week at the Fairmont Scottsdale in Arizona. In recognition of unique innovation and leadership, nine clients were honored for their accomplishments with awards in five categories. In this third year of the Excel program, the Excellence in Value Achievement Award recognizes recipients for their innovative methods of maximizing the value of StoneRiver solutions to achieve corporate goals and improve business results. StoneRiver recognized Amica Life Insurance Company for its resourceful use of solutions and positive return on investment in supporting business objectives. “We appreciate the recognition with this award,” stated Steve Dolan, Vice President, Life Finance at Amica Life. “One of the most important decisions when embarking on a major technology project is selecting the right strategic partner. We’ve worked with StoneRiver for nearly 18 years on various system implementations towards our goal of straight through processing. Together, we’ve effectively managed budget and scope control of our projects, while providing a better customer experience and a solid return for our stakeholders.” The Excel Award for Excellence in Project Management honors organizations for implementing best practices to achieve project milestones in a progressive manner while implementing and maintaining StoneRiver applications. Clients recognized with this award are Allianz Life Insurance Company, TASB – Risk Management Services and BrickStreet Mutual Insurance. “The successful implementation of any system is dependent on software that meets the business needs; project management routines that ensure execution; and a mutual respect of all team members working toward a common implementation goal,” stated Tony Laska, Senior Vice President and CIO at BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Company. “BrickStreet has chosen StoneRiver’s PowerSuite® software to enable our business to grow. Our project was large and complex, with an aggressive time line. I am excited about the recognition awarded our internal team and our StoneRiver partners. This implementation is truly a team effort.” The Excellence in Technical Innovation Award was presented to organizations that are highly rated in progressive use of technology through implementation and integration of StoneRiver products. The winners named in this category were Liberty Mutual, Country Financial Insurance Group and Pekin Insurance. Customer communities are the foundation of the StoneRiver client conference. The Excel Award for Excellence in Customer Community Leadership recognizes individuals for overall superior leadership within the customer communities for their respective StoneRiver products. Clients receiving this honor were FBL Financial Group and Merchant Mutual Insurance Group. “We are fortunate to have an outstanding group of clients who willingly communicate and share information. Both FBL and Merchants have consistently provided leadership by encouraging a high level of group participation that benefits both our clients and StoneRiver,” confirms Dori Luke, SVP, Financial & Compliance Products. Each winner received an engraved crystal Excel Award. “We are fortunate to have such a large and active customer base. I am very pleased to highlight the accomplishments of these clients, who are representative of our outstanding client community,” stated Gary Sherne, President, StoneRiver - Insurance Solutions, during the presentation Tuesday evening. “We never forget that the very foundation of our business is the strong collaboration we have built with our loyal clients.” About StoneRiver StoneRiver – Insurance Solutions delivers the industry’s widest range of technology solutions and services to insurance carriers, agents, and broker-dealers. This versatile product group encompasses front-office, policy, claim, rating, underwriting, billing, reinsurance, financial and compliance solutions for all major business lines. Hundreds of insurers rely on StoneRiver software and processing solutions to achieve a competitive edge. StoneRiver promotes client success by streamlining complex business processes. Visit stoneriver.com for more information. # # # For more information contact: Lori Soppe, VP – Public Relations & Events StoneRiver – Insurance Solutions 319-398-0548 Lori.Soppe@stoneriver.com