Press Contact – e2Value:Jay
S. Winuk
Winuk
Communications, Inc.
Tel: (845)
277-1160
jay@winukpr.com
Contact – RSMeans: John
Shea
RSMeans
Tel: (781) 422-5004
jshea@reedbusiness.com
e2Value® Partners with RSMeans® to Provide Real-Time Valuation for
Residential, Commercial, Farm and Ranch Properties
New eValue-MCV™ Automated Valuation Tool replaces the
CostWorks® Valuator for Insurance for RSMeans Clients in U.S., Canada
Stamford, Conn. (July 9, 2007) e2Value, Inc., a leading provider of
Insurance-to-Value Internet applications, and RSMeans, the foremost provider of
construction cost data in North America, today announced a partnership that
will integrate the RSMeans family of construction cost data solutions into e2Value’s
real-time real estate replacement cost valuation platform. The new tool, eValue-MCV, is being phased
in for customers after June 29th when e2Value, Inc. formally acquired the RSMeans CostWorks Valuator for Insurance.
Within the insurance
industry, e2Value is known as the
leading hosted application provider delivering replacement cost valuations over
the Web for all residential, commercial and farm and ranch properties in the United States. This acquisition will give RSMeans CostWorks
customers access to the leading strategic insurance technology partner
recognized for offering full-service application development, insurance
consulting, and products to assist with Insurance-To-Value.
"This partnership brings together two of the most
trusted names in construction costs and valuation data and services,” said John
Ware, General Manager, RSMeans. “No one executes insurance cost valuations
better than e2Value. And RSMeans is unmatched in providing construction cost
data. Our combined strengths will immediately pay dividends for our customers,
providing them with enhanced functionality, with the industry’s best cost and
value insights.”
The partnership enhances RSMeans data – making it possible
for customers to determine accurate replacement cost value within an
increasingly volatile real estate market, and to conduct analyses that account
for both replacement value and construction costs. The association with e2Value expands the
RSMeans offering to encompass commercial and farm and ranch valuations that
were previously unavailable to RSMeans users.
“Our unique valuation platform will bring an entirely new
level of insight into construction pricing by providing our customers access to
the RSMeans data and experts in construction cost for residential and
commercial properties,” said Todd
Rissel, CEO of e2Value, Inc. “Our
partnership with RSMeans also extends our reach into the Canadian market,
marking a major milestone for our business.”
RSMeans will maintain its customer service and product
support through September 2007, when e2Value assumes those
responsibilities.
The eValue-MCV platform provides replacement cost valuations
for properties throughout the United States
and Canada,
with estimators focused on residential structures. By utilizing a standard set of selection
criteria and automatically adjusting cost valuation based on US zip codes or
Canadian postal codes, the eValue-MCV platform eliminates subjectivity from the
valuation process. In addition, the Web-based platform is built to capture user
preferences and deliver information in report-ready summary or detailed
formats.
About RSMeans and Reed Construction Data
RSMeans, (www.rsmeans.com) a Reed
Construction Data Company, is the foremost source of construction cost
information in North America, with 25 annual cost data products, and multiple
CD, online, and OEM software solutions that offer quarterly cost updates.
RSMeans also offers more than 60 construction reference publications, a
nationwide seminar program, and consulting services.
Reed
Construction Data (www.reedconstructiondata.com)
is a leading worldwide provider of quality construction information products
and services designed to advance the businesses of its customers with timely,
accurate and actionable project, product, and cost data. Reed Construction Data
is part of Reed Elsevier (NYSE: RUK and ENL) – a world-leading publisher and
information provider.
About
e2Value, Inc.
e2Value, Inc. is a full-service application development,
insurance consulting, strategic technology partner and provider, offering
products to assist with Insurance-To-Value (ITV) and workflow solutions.
Founded in 1999 by former insurance executives and based in Stamford,
Conn., e2Value is the leading hosted application provider
delivering replacement cost valuations over the Web for all residential,
commercial and farm and ranch properties in the United States. The company offers full-featured,
knowledge-based Internet applications for insurance, real estate and banking
professionals that enable consistency and standardization of pricing, processes
and procedures. e2Value
provides a tool that tracks through the entire sales → valuation
→ final claim process via an application that maximizes the latest
available technology, and provides quick and easy updates without a significant
investment in software or infrastructure.
Its customers range from the world’s leading insurance companies to
one-person insurance agencies, as well as banks, property appraisers and risk
managers. For information visit www.e2value.com, or contact sales@e2value.com
or call 888-371-2788.