BALTIMORE, MD. September 4, 2007 – Prometric, the global leader in technology-enabled testing and assessment services, today announced that the South Carolina Department of Insurance has signed a new contract for the development and delivery of its insurance licensing exams and its continuing education services. The new, enhanced contract will leverage Prometric's full suite of test development, delivery, scoring and reporting services, and for the first time will incorporate Internet-based data reporting. The addition of these web-based services will allow for seamless, real-time data transfer and communication of candidate information and results between Prometric and South Carolina, making the program more reliable and efficient.
The computer-based program will leverage some of the ground work done earlier in the partnership permitting South Carolina to pass along substantial cost savings to its candidate population. Prometric supports the licensure of approximately 1,600 licensed insurers in South Carolina's insurance marketplace and provides continuing education recordkeeping services for approximately 58,000 licensed resident and non-resident insurance producers.
Ray Kelly, Senior Vice President of Client Services, Sales and Marketing at Prometric, stated, "Our collaborative relationship with the SC Department of Insurance has given us true insight into the specific, evolving needs of its 26 testing programs, including the need to incorporate real-time data communications. This partnership allows us to design new program elements and updates that will very positively impact SC's candidate base while helping it realize business efficiencies."
About Prometric
Prometric is the recognized global leader in technology-enabled assessment services, providing paper-and-pencil, Internet and computer-based testing solutions. It offers a fully integrated testing system that includes test development, test delivery and data management capabilities. On behalf of over 400 clients in the academic, professional, government, corporate and information technology markets, Prometric develops and/or delivers assessments through a global network of testing centers in 135 countries as well as direct to candidates via the Web. For more information, please visit www.prometric.com.
