MEMPHIS, Tenn., and JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sedgwick CMS Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. (Sedgwick CMS), the leading provider of innovative claims and productivity management solutions, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire CompManagement, Inc. (CMI) and its affiliated companies through a merger of a subsidiary of Sedgwick CMS Holdings with CMI's parent company, Security Capital Corporation (AMEX:SCC), for a cash purchase price of approximately $191.5 million. Today's announcement comes jointly from Sedgwick CMS and from Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF), a principal equity holder of Sedgwick CMS Holdings, Inc. along with Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. and Evercore Capital Partners. CMI and its affiliates provide third-party claims administration (TPA) and a variety of related claims, risk and benefits consulting services to clients nationwide. Combined 2005 revenue was $145 million. The CMI group of companies includes: -- CompManagement, Inc., a full-service TPA delivering integrated workers' compensation, disability and other employee absence claims administration and managed care services to large and small employers including employer trade association programs. -- Octagon Risk Services, Inc., a large account-oriented TPA specializing in workers' compensation, medical professional liability, general liability and employment practices liability claims administration and related consulting services. -- CompManagement Health Systems, Inc., a State of Ohio-certified managed care organization (MCO). -- CMI Octagon, Inc. (formerly CompManagement of Virginia, Inc.), a provider of workers' compensation and general liability claims services principally in the mid-Atlantic states. -- Caronia Corporation, a national provider of professional liability claims and risk management services to healthcare providers. -- CMI Barron Risk Management Services, Inc., a provider of workers' compensation and other claims management services principally in the Southwest. -- RHS Solutions, a provider of risk, health and safety management consulting and educational services to small and mid-sized businesses. -- Integrated Claims Strategies (ICS), a full-service claims adjusting service operating in the Southeastern United States. "This acquisition brings a robust and diverse array of specialized capabilities to Sedgwick CMS," said Sedgwick CMS President and CEO David A. North. "Some we will integrate into our service offerings for current clients. Others will take us into new businesses such as services for managed care organizations (MCO services) and medical malpractice claims administration, or materially increase our presence in important markets such as association programs and regional employers. "We are very pleased to welcome the 1350 people of the CMI group to Sedgwick CMS. We look forward to working with their talented management team in implementing plans to deliver additional benefits to clients, career opportunities to our new colleagues, and returns to our shareholders," North concluded. "The CMI family of companies is a great addition to the Sedgwick CMS platform," said William P. Foley, FNF Chairman and CEO. "CMI not only provides a significant incremental revenue stream, but it also broadens the product offering that Sedgwick CMS can offer to its current and future customers." The final purchase price is subject to certain adjustments. The closing is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and is expected to occur late in the third quarter or early in the fourth quarter of 2006. Additional information about the acquisition and merger and where to find it: In connection with the proposed acquisition of Security Capital Corporation through a merger with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sedgwick CMS Holdings, Security Capital Corporation intends to file relevant materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including a proxy statement. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF SECURITY CAPITAL CORPORATION ARE URGED TO READ THESE MATERIALS WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT SECURITY CAPITAL CORPORATION, SEDGWICK CMS HOLDINGS AND THE ACQUISITION. The proxy statement and other relevant materials (when they become available) and any other documents filed by SCC with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/. Investors and security holders are urged to read the proxy statement and the other relevant materials when they become available before making any voting or investment decision with respect to the merger. Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. is the leading provider of innovative claims and productivity management solutions. Sedgwick CMS delivers cost-effective claims administration, managed care, program management and related services to major employers through the expertise of 4,500 colleagues in more than eighty offices in the U.S. and Canada. The company specializes in workers' compensation; disability, FMLA and other employee absence; and general, automobile and professional liability claims services. Sedgwick CMS designs and implements customized programs based on proven practices that meet client needs. For more see http://www.sedgwickcms.com/. Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF), number 248 on the Fortune 500, is a provider of outsourced products and services to a variety of industries. Through its majority-owned, publicly-traded subsidiary, Fidelity National Title Group, Inc. (NYSE:FNT), FNF is the nation's largest title insurance company, with nearly 31 percent national market share. Through its majority-owned, publicly-traded subsidiary, Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (NYSE:FIS), FNF provides an industry leading suite of data processing, payment and risk management services to financial institutions and retailers. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, FNF is also a leading provider of specialty insurance products, including flood insurance, homeowners insurance and home warranty insurance. Through its minority-owned subsidiary, Sedgwick CMS, FNF is a leading provider of outsourced insurance claims management services to large corporate and public sector entities. More information about the FNF family of companies can be found at http://www.fnf.com/, http://www.fntg.com/ and http://www.fidelityinfoservices.com/ and http://www.sedgwickcms.com/. This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about FNF's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on FNF management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future economic performance and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected. FNF undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The risks and uncertainties which forward-looking statements are subject to include, but are not limited to: changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets; adverse changes in the level of real estate activity, which may be caused by, among other things, high or increasing interest rates, a limited supply of mortgage funding or a weak U. S. economy; FNF's potential inability to find suitable acquisition candidates, acquisitions in lines of business that will not necessarily be limited to its traditional areas of focus, or difficulties in integrating acquisitions; FNF's dependence on operating subsidiaries as a source of cash flow; significant competition that FNF's operating subsidiaries face; compliance with extensive government regulation of FNF's operating subsidiaries; and other risks detailed in the "Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information," "Risk Factors" and other sections of FNF's Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Contacts: Sedgwick CMS - Frank J. Huffman, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, (901) 415-7548, ; FNF - Daniel Kennedy Murphy, Senior Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations, 904-854-8120, DATASOURCE: Sedgwick Claims Management Services; Fidelity National Financial CONTACT: Sedgwick CMS - Frank J. Huffman, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, +1-901-415-7548, or ; FNF - Daniel Kennedy Murphy, Senior Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations, +1-904-854-8120, or Web site: http://www.sedgwickcms.com/ http://www.fnf.com/ http://www.fntg.com/ http://www.fidelityinfoservices.com/

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