ADP Claims Services Group Renews Designation of Gold Class Professionals from I-CAR

    SAN RAMON, Calif.--June 14, 2002--ADP Claims Services Group has once again achieved the highest form of recognition for collision repair training that a company can obtain from the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR).
    I-CAR's Gold Class Professional training requirements were completed by ADP's database development group again this year. The courses in the program are the industry standard for automotive collision repair and are identical to the curriculum presented to collision repair technicians and insurance professionals throughout North America.
    More than 40 ADP employees participated in over 850 hours of educational training that focused on all aspects of collision repair.
    "We made a commitment to this training because we felt it would make our associates more aware of the wide range of challenges confronted by our customers and their technicians," said Michael Banton, director of database operations for San Ramon, Calif.-based ADP Claims Services Group. "Our group has done an outstanding job to complete the program and achieving this professional designation once again illustrates our serious dedication toward the continuing goal of delivering world-class service."
    According to Rick Tuuri, immediate past chairman and current member of the executive committee for I-CAR's International Board of Directors, "I-CAR training is critical to the collision repair process, and it's specifically important that information providers are educated in the proper procedures used throughout the estimating system process." Tuuri is senior director of industry relations at ADP Claims Services Group.
    "ADP achieved Gold Class status for the first time in 1995 and we constantly strive to maintain an up-to-date knowledge bank for all of our employees," said Tuuri. "This premier level of training enables us to better serve our customers and also helps us to make a positive contribution to the industry as a whole."
    ADP Claims Services Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. , is a leading provider of integrated business solutions for clients in the property and casualty, general health, collision repair and automotive recycling industries. ADP, with approximately $7 billion in revenues and 500,000 clients, is one of the largest independent computing services firms in the world. For more information, please visit http://www.ADPClaims.com.