November 20, 2009 – Sword Ciboodle’s parent company, Sword Group, today announced the acquisition of the full share capital of privately-held Boston-based AgencyPort, the industry leader in insurance distribution technology. The acquisition is further evidence of Sword’s commitment to the global insurance marketplace and to expand its presence in the North American market.
Commenting on the acquisition, Kenny Bain, Sword Ciboodle CEO, said, “The acquisition of AgencyPort is good timing as we expand in North America and look to leverage our recent success in the insurance sector. AgencyPort has a wonderful track record and we look forward to welcoming them to the Sword family.”
The full release is available at www.sword-group.com
About Sword Ciboodle
Sword Ciboodle helps improve the way large organisations interact with their customers. The combination of award-winning, process-managed CRM software and specialist consulting and delivery services help Sword Ciboodle’s clients achieve higher revenues from their customers and reduce operational costs. Sword Ciboodle is consistently recognised by industry analysts as one of the world's leading customer-centric technology providers. For more information, please visit www.sword-ciboodle.com.
About Sword Group
Sword Group delivers high value business applications to the world's largest companies globally.
With operations in 37 countries, Sword today employs over 2000 people and in fiscal year ending December 2007 generated $ 263m in consolidated revenue.
An international leader in the delivery of Business Process Improvement solutions, Sword's skills, infrastructure and experience help our customers across regulated industries optimise performance, increase efficiencies and maximise return on investment.
With flexible delivery options, including On Demand and On Premises, combined with our extensive industry expertise, Sword provides comprehensive support to customers across insurance & healthcare, energy, banking & finance, telecoms, utilities, engineering & construction and government.
For more information, please visit www.sword-group.com.