CARY, North Carolina, March 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Sapiens International Corporation N.V. a member of Formula Group , and a provider of insurance software solutions, today announced that Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society (LV=), renewed its contract with Sapiens valued at $7M over a period of five years, to provide support services for the Sapiens INSIGHT for Closed Books. The Sapiens solution is used to administer more than 3 million policies defined as closed books of business in LV='s Life and Pension portfolio.

LV= first engaged with Sapiens back in 2002 to implement Sapiens INSIGHT for Closed Books software solution for insurance carriers, initially going live with more than 2m policies, dramatically reducing both IT and Business administration costs, and improving its runoff rates. LV= and Sapiens have since migrated several other books of Life and Pensions business onto the INSIGHT platform.

The INSIGHT for Closed Books solution allows clients to better manage their closed books business, both financially and in terms of customer service. The solution helps reduce the cost-per-policy and improve customer experience, by leveraging Sapiens' innovative approach to data migration, together with Sapiens deep insurance industry know-how. The Sapiens' Closed Books solution is unique in its approach to solve the challenge of managing the heritage portfolio of a Life and Pension insurance.

Raj Ghuman, Vice President of Sales and Operations - Sapiens Europe, commented: This is a testimony to the strategic relationship we have developed with LV= over the past years, and the confidence that our customers have in Sapiens. The contract contributes to Sapiens' long term growth plans, and helps LV= meet its aggressive goals for efficiency and cost reduction.

About LV=

LV= is a trademark of Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society Limited (LVFS) and LV= is a trading style of the Liverpool Victoria group of companies.

LV= employs over 3,800 people, serves more than 3.8m customers and members, and manages around GBP7.7bn on their behalf. We are also the UK's largest friendly society (Association of Friendly Societies statistics 2009, total net assets) and a leading mutual financial services provider.

Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society Limited is authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and entered on the Financial Services Authority Register No. 110035. LVFS is a member of the ABI, AMI, AFS and ILAG. Registered address: County Gates, Bournemouth BH1 2NF.

About Sapiens International

Sapiens International Corporation N.V. is a leading global provider of business solutions for the insurance industry, helping modernize business processes and enabling insurance organizations to adapt quickly to change. Sapiens' innovative solutions are widely recognized for their ability to cost-effectively align IT with the business demands for speed, flexibility and efficiency. Sapiens operates through its subsidiaries in North America, the United Kingdom, EMEA and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit http://www.sapiens.com.

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this release are forward-looking statements that are dependent on certain risks and uncertainties, including such factors, among others, as market acceptance, market demand, pricing, changing regulatory environment, changing economic conditions, risks in new product and service development, the effect of the Company's accounting policies, specific system configurations and software needs of individual customers and other risk factors detailed in the Company's SEC filings.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Osnat Segev-Harel VP Business Development and Marketing Sapiens International Tel: +972-8-938-2721 E-mail: osnat.se@sapiens.com Roni Giladi Chief Financial Officer Sapiens International Tel: +972-8-938-2721 E-mail: IR.Sapiens@sapiens.com

SOURCE: Sapiens Technologies

CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Osnat Segev-Harel, VP BusinessDevelopment and Marketing, Sapiens International, Tel: +972-8-938-2721,E-mail: osnat.se@sapiens.com; Roni Giladi, Chief Financial Officer, SapiensInternational, Tel: +972-8-938-2721, E-mail: IR.Sapiens@sapiens.com