NU Online News Service, Sept. 23, 2004, 5:48 p.m. EDT
The National Underwriter Company, a unit of Highline Media L.L.C., announced today that it has acquired Insur’Ed Inc., a nationwide insurance training organization.[@@]
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Insur’Ed specializes in life-health and property-casualty pre-licensing, continuing education, sales and product training for banks, insurance companies and brokerage firms.
The National Underwriter Company, based in Erlanger, Ky., is the nation’s leading insurance publishing, information services, and training content provider for the insurance industry.
Highline Media was formed in October 2003 by Spire Capital Partners L.P. and Andrew L. Goodenough, its president and chief executive officer.
Highline’s intent is to use NUCO as a base from which to build a multi-market, multi-product publishing, training and information services business, including a combination of magazine, data, newsletter, conference, trade show, advanced-level training materials, and Web site content delivered in print, electronic, and live event form.