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Thursday, 04/08/2010 12:54:11 PM

Thursday, April 08, 2010 12:54:11 PM

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MMRF NEWS --

NEW YORK, Apr 08, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Chartis today announced that it will
offer electronic personal health records to clients worldwid e through a
strategic alliance with MMR Information Systems ("MMR"). The Chartis insurers
will initially offer electronic personal health records to Accident & Health
policyholders and expect to expand the offering to additional product lines in
the coming months.

Powered by MMR using its MyMedicalRecords(TM) technology
(www.mymedicalrecords.com), policyholders and their families will be able to
store and manage their personal health records, as well as other important
documents, in a secure, encrypted Web-based application that can be accessed
24/7 from anywhere in the world. Personal health records will initially be
available in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Japanese and Chinese.
Storing personal health records is not the program's only feature. The program
will also include a virtual MyESafe deposit box for the storage of other
important documents, such as insurance policies, passports, deeds of trust,
wills and a dvance directives, in a secure, encrypted Web-based application.

In addition to a comprehensive file management system, each personal health
record will feature a separate emergency log-in that will allow first responders
and other medical personnel to access potentially life-saving information such
as blood type, medications, and allergies from virtually anywhere in the world.

"Chartis is excited to be able to offer its clients the ability to manage their
personal health records and other critical personal documents, and make them
available around the clock and from anywhere in the world," said Jeffrey
Kestenbaum, President of Chartis International Consumer Lines.

"It is especially exciting to work with Chartis to introduce this life-saving
service at a time when the world is spending hundreds of billions of dollars on
health information technologies," said Robert H. Lorsch, Chairman and CEO of MMR
Information Systems.

For more information on the electronic personal health records program, please
visit www.mymedicalrecordsonline.com/videos.

About Chartis

Chartis is a world leading property-casualty and general insurance organization
serving more than 40 million clients in over 160 countries and jurisdictions.
With a 90-year history, one of the industry's most extensive ranges of products
and services, deep claims expertise and excellent financial strength, Chartis
enables its commercial and personal insurance clients alike to manage virtually
any risk with confidence.

Chartis is the marketing name for the worldwide property-casualty and general
insurance operations of Chartis Inc. For additional information, please visit
our website at http://www.chartisinsurance.com. All products are written by
insurance company subsidiaries or affiliates of Chartis Inc. Coverage may not be
available in all jurisdictions and is subject to actual policy la nguage.
Non-insurance products and services may be provided by independent third
parties. Certain coverage may be provided by a surplus lines insurer. Surplus
lines insurers do not generally participate in state guaranty funds and insureds
are therefore not protected by such funds.

About MMR Information Systems

MMR Information Systems, through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary,
MyMedicalRecords, Inc.(TM), provides secure and easy-to-use online personal
health records and electronic safe deposit box storage solutions that enable
individuals and families to maintain and access all their medical records and
other important documents from anywhere in the world using the internet.

SOURCE: Chartis




CONTACT:
Chartis
Marie Ali, 212-458-2536
or
MMR Information Systems
Bobbi Volman, 310-476-7002, ext. 2005




Copyright Busine ss Wire 2010

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KEYWORD: United States

Canada

North America

New York

INDUSTRY KEYWORD: Technology

Data Management

Networks

Other Technology

; Practice Management

Health

Hospitals

Other Health

General Health

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