Michigan-based Covansys Corporation, a global consulting and technology services company, has acquired PDA Software Services, Inc. (PDA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Selective Insurance Group Inc.
The acquisition expands Covansys’ portfolio of IT capabilities for state governments and strengthens the company’s business process outsourcing capabilities, particularly in the insurance industry, where Covansys has a record of application maintenance and development outsourcing experience.
PDA, headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, focuses on the development, implementation and maintenance of systems for states required to meet federal tracking and reporting mandates of the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Program. They are the only vendor to offer a unique Web-based product, called FloodConnect that helps private insurers manage flood insurance business through the National Flood Insurance Program.
PDA Software was founded in 1975 and currently employs approximately 180 full-time professionals providing products, software consulting, application development and processing services to clients nationwide. Their services and operations span a broad range of technical environments including Web application development and EDI/XML data exchange. Supported industries include insurance, federal and state agencies, agrochemical and pharmaceutical.
Selective Insurance Group Inc. purchased PDA in December 1998 and the company continued to function as a separate operation within Selective.
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