WESTMINSTER, Colorado, July 3 /PRNewswire/ --

Reed Group, Ltd., publisher of The Medical Disability Advisor (MDA)
guidelines and a global leader in return-to-work and disability management
products and services, announced today the formation of a strategic alliance
with Health Claims Bureau Limited, the leading provider of visiting services
to Income Protection (PHI) Providers in the United Kingdom and Republic of
Ireland. This alliance will enhance Reed Group's ability to provide
guidelines and service support to shared clients in this region.

Published since 1991, the MDA has been selected as the preferred
disability duration reference by more than 22,000 users representing
multinational employers, insurance carriers, administrators, healthcare
providers, and government agencies in more than 30 countries. Now with HCB's
regional representation in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland,
Reed Group is better able to fully educate and support prospective clients in
this region. The partnership will officially commence on July 9 with a
gathering of industry executives in London for a presentation and discussion
with Presley Reed, MD, Editor-in-Chief of The Medical Disability Advisor as
well as Chairman and Chief Medical Officer of Reed Group, Ltd.

The MDA guidelines provide evidence-based, objective expectancy figures
for normal recovery from medical conditions, injuries and procedures in its
renowned duration tables. Only the MDA guidelines are based on observed
normative case data from more than five million case records. The Fifth
Edition provides information on more than 10,000 medical codes representing
the most common injuries and illnesses of working people.

Use of The Medical Disability Advisor does not replace the need for
consulting medical opinion and treatment by a physician for every case, but
can assist in establishing a framework for dialogue among all involved
parties (employee, employer, provider, payer, etc.) to help ensure consistent
and fair treatment for all injured and ill workers.

"Reed Group is extremely pleased to announce a strategic alliance with
Health Claims Bureau Limited, an organization comprised of experienced
executives in disability insurance and Employer Liability. The strategic
alliance between Reed Group and HCB will enable us to expand our presence in
the United Kingdom and in Ireland," said Dr. Reed. "This strong regional
representation will ensure that our shared clients will have a local resource
to expeditiously address their disability and Employer Liability needs.

The Medical Disability Advisor is the world's most widely used
information resource for disability duration information. By providing
proprietary evidence-based disability duration data, along with comprehensive
treatment and rehabilitation information developed by Reed Group's Medical
Advisory Board, users are assured of the most current and complete fact-based
information for healthy and timely return-to-work outcomes.

About Reed Group, Ltd.

Reed Group was founded in 1981 to address workplace productivity and
employee absenteeism in the corporate environment. Reed Group maintains four
key lines of business: Guidelines, Service, Data Analytics, and Education.
Reed Group publishes The Medical Disability Advisor guidelines (now in its
Fifth Edition) which are considered to be the industry-standard reference for
determining disability duration and outcomes benchmarking (textbook, Windows
software, Internet and data integration formats). Reed Group also provides
integrated disability case management service for non-occupational and
occupational leaves as well as administration of other leaves of absence to
employers in the U.S. and abroad. For more information, visit
http://www.reedgroup.com.

About Health Claims Bureau Limited

Health Claims Bureau Limited was formed in 1993 and has become a leading
provider of visiting services to Income Protection Insurance (PHI) Providers
in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The Bureau has specially
trained and experienced Inspectors and Health Claims Visitors to visit
individuals claiming benefits in their homes to gather information to assist
with the consideration of the claim and to ensure that the individual
claiming benefit fully understand the insurance they hold.

Web site: http://www.reedgroup.com