Dearborn, a Kaplan Professional Company, Joins VerticalNet's PropertyandCasualty.com Marketplace to Expand Exposure For Its Financial Services Training and Education

Chicago, IL - April 18, 2001 -- Dearborn, a Kaplan Professional Company that provides pre-licensing and continuing education training and certification for securities, insurance and financial services professionals, today announced an agreement with VerticalNet that enables its products and services to be featured on VerticalNet's online marketplace for professionals in the property and casualty insurance arena, Propertyandcasualty.com.
 
"We view this arrangement as a wonderful opportunity to reach yet another segment of the financial services industry," explained Dan Tromblay, Vice President, Strategic Alliances for Dearborn. "Dearborn is known for its training, licensing and education resources for insurance professionals, and this outlet allows us to reach agents and brokers who are looking to maintain current licenses, obtain additional licenses, or perhaps prepare for a career in another financial services profession."
 
"By working with quality suppliers like Dearborn we are able to offer our users a robust selection of products and services relevant to their industry," said David Willis, content manager of VerticalNet's PropertyAndCasualty.com.
 
About Dearborn
Dearborn (www.dearborn.com) a leading provider of pre-licensing and continuing education training and certification for securities, insurance and financial services professionals. Offering an array of tools including online courses, classroom instruction, interactive CD-ROMs, and print materials, Dearborn supplies education courseware to corporations, independent schools, and colleges, and conducts classes in more than 120 locations in the U.S. and abroad. For more than 30 years, Dearborn has worked with top insurance companies, securities firms, brokerage houses, and banks, providing high-quality, professional, and personalized education to executives and staff. Corporations and compliance departments can use Dearborn's Career Tracker, a proprietary information management system, to meet, manage and track their employees' educational requirements. This single, consolidated, and secure online service allows tracking of course fulfillment and grades across multiple programs, curriculums and disciplines. Dearborn Career Tracker also enables the client to meet compliance regulations by generating standard and customized exam reports and course completion status reports to individuals, as well as directly to state insurance departments. Dearborn is a division of Kaplan Professional, a unit of Kaplan, Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).
 
About VerticalNet, Inc.
VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT) (www.verticalnet.com) the Internet's leading business-to-business e-commerce enabler, provides end-to-end e-commerce solutions that are targeted at distinct business segments through its strategic business units - VerticalNet Markets and VerticalNet Solutions. VerticalNet Markets provides value to buyers and suppliers by offering trade relevant content, marketplaces, and enablement services through its 59 industry-specific VerticalNet® Marketplaces. VerticalNet Solutions delivers the most comprehensive digital marketplace solutions available to industry alliances, global 2000 enterprises, Net market makers, and VerticalNet Markets. VerticalNet International leverages the Company's strategic business units to create global Internet B2B marketplaces, offering products and services internationally and partnering with companies that have strong local presence and domain expertise.

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