BXXX Brooke Corp (MM)

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ:BXXX), announced that the next version of its Brooke Management System will include a new module for insurance policy management. The new module provides policy data from Brooke's primary insurance companies to franchisees for customer service and marketing purposes, and automatically inserts data into Accord forms. Brooke Franchise Corporation uses IVANS, an organization focused on e-business needs of insurance communities, to electronically transfer policy data from insurance companies. "IVANS download services will help enable communication and streamline the workflow among all parties involved in the Brooke franchise network," said Maggie O'Hara, IVANS group vice president, marketing and solutions. "Helping insurance companies improve and speed up the insurance delivery process is key in today's environment where constant access to information is critical to doing business." The Brooke Management System is a comprehensive web-based system that provides Brooke franchisees with assistance for document management, cash management, brand management and office management. The Brooke Management System, including the new insurance policy management module, is available to the more than 600 franchise locations as a benefit of belonging to the Brooke franchise network. The next version of Brooke Management System is scheduled to be released on July 31, 2006. About IVANS ... IVANS, Inc. provides the insurance and healthcare industries with fully managed network, EDI and agency-company interface solutions to help solve complex business issues. Headquartered in Old Greenwich, Conn., IVANS serves more than 500 insurance and healthcare organizations, more than 30,000 independent agents and 28,000 providers. IVANS, which was formed in 1983 by 21 insurance companies, also has offices in Tampa, Fla. and Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information, visit http://www.ivans.com/ . About Brooke Franchise Corporation ... Brooke Franchise Corporation distributes insurance and related services through a network of more than 600 franchise locations. The Brooke organization was founded on the belief that local business owners distribute insurance and related services more efficiently than others if supported by a franchise system. E-mail distribution ... To receive electronic press release alerts, visit the "Investor Relations" section of the Brooke Corporation Web site at http://www.brookecorp.com/ and subscribe to our "E-mail Alerts" online. This press release contains forward-looking statements. All forward- looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and several factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ from those indicated in the forward-looking statements: the uncertainty that the Company will achieve its short-term and long-term profitability and growth goals, uncertainties associated with market acceptance of and demand for the Company's products and services, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the dependence on third-party suppliers and their pricing, its ability to meet product demand, the availability of funding sources, the exposure to market risks, uncertainties associated with the development of technology, changes in the law and in economic, political and regulatory environments, changes in management, the dependence on intellectual property rights, the effectiveness of internal controls, and risks and factors described from time to time in reports and registration statements filed by Brooke Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A more complete description of Brooke's business is provided in Brooke Corporation's most recent annual, quarterly and current reports, which are available from Brooke Corporation without charge or at http://www.sec.gov/ . DATASOURCE: Brooke Corporation CONTACT: Michele Friscia, Brooke Corporation, +1-913-661-0123, or , Web site: http://www.brookecorp.com/ http://www.ivans.com/

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