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CCC Information Services Named One of Chicagoland's Fastest Growing Technology Companies in Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50 Program

CHICAGO--Sept. 26, 2003--CCC Information Services Inc, a subsidiary of CCC Information Services Group Inc. , has been named to Deloitte & Touche's prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for Chicagoland, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the area by Deloitte & Touche LLP, one of the nation's leading professional services firms. Rankings are based on the percentage of growth in fiscal year revenues over five years, from 1998-2002.

CCC is a leading supplier of information and technology software and services to the auto-claims and collision-repair industries. CCC's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Githesh Ramamurthy credits an increased concentration on areas of core competency and a new wave of advanced products for the company's continuous growth from 1998-2002.

CCC's profit growth continues to accelerate. Between 1998 and 2002, earnings per share increased from breakeven to $0.84 cents per share.

"To succeed during prosperous times is one thing; to succeed in adversity is much more challenging, and that's exactly what the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50 winners have done," said, Gerald P. Sullivan, lead industry partner, technology, media & telecommunications. "We applaud CCC for its tremendous accomplishments during economically challenging times and for being one of the elite Fast 50 companies in Chicagoland."

To qualify for the Technology Fast 50, companies must have had revenues of at least $50,000 in 1998 and $1 million in 2002, must be public or private companies headquartered in North America, and be a "technology company" defined as owning proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues (using other companies technology in a unique way does not qualify; and/or devoting a significant proportion of revenues to research and development of technology.

Winners of the 20 regional Technology Fast 50 programs in the United States and Canada are automatically entered in the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 program, which ranks North America's top 500 fastest growing technology companies. For more information on the Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 programs, visit www.fast50.com.

About CCC

CCC Information Services Inc., headquartered in Chicago, is a leading supplier of advanced software, communications systems, Internet and wireless-enabled technology solutions to the automotive-claims and collision-repair industries. Its technology-based products and services optimize efficiency throughout the entire claims management supply chain and facilitate communication amongst more than 20,000 collision-repair facilities, 350 insurance companies, and a range of industry participants. For more information about CCC Information Services Inc., visit our web site at www.cccis.com or contact Michelle Hellyar of CCC at 312-229-2830 or Thaddeus Woosley of Ketchum at 312-228-6829.

About Deloitte & Touche

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