StoneRiver Announces the Billing Stream™ Solution

Leaner, faster, smarter operations with billing solution on new architecture Oakland, CA, May 6, 2010 – StoneRiver, a leading provider of strategic core operational solutions for the insurance industry, announced today that the Billing Stream - Direct solution is generally available. Agency billing capabilities will be added this summer. The new Billing Stream solution is a component of the StoneRiver Stream™ solution set, an enterprise insurance administration solution built on the industry’s most advanced service-oriented architecture with an embedded enterprise service bus. The highly customizable, rich Internet user interface has been optimized to provide an exceptional user experience that focuses on ease of use, speed and web effectiveness. The Billing Stream solution maximizes real-time processing and supports standard direct bill functionality, including single policy- and account-level billing, and multiple payment options, such as electronic funds transfer, credit cards, mortgagee billing, and payroll deduction. Given StoneRiver’s market-leading expertise, the property-casualty billing solution also includes strong Workers’ Compensation capability. Flexibility to define installment plans and payment options is a primary focus so that carriers can customize for their customers. Controlling these comprehensive capabilities are enhanced workflow and business process management functionality to manage, optimize and load balance billing operations. The Billing Stream solution provides a full graphical workbench with dashboards for every level from clerical staff to executives. Appropriate key performance indicators (KPIs) on workloads and throughputs are also provided. In addition, the new Billing Stream solution includes functionality for web presentment and payment of bills, eliminating the paper required in traditional billing methods. “The Billing Stream solution addresses a carrier’s need to respond quickly, decide wisely, and grow intelligently,” said President of StoneRiver – Insurance Solutions, Gary Sherne. “We capitalized on our substantial internal insurance billing knowledge, loaded powerful tools to address business problems, and built on a market leading architecture that eases integration issues. The Billing Stream solution represents a major improvement over the billing solutions currently on the market.” About the StoneRiver Stream Solutions The all-lines StoneRiver Stream solution set focuses on solving business problems by providing rich business functionality in addition to including tools such as a business rules engine and workflow management. The solution’s underlying service-oriented architecture provides an ideal base for delivering state-of-the-art, strategic core operational solutions. About StoneRiver StoneRiver 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 companies 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 StoneRiver 319-398-0548 lori.soppe@stoneriver.com