Wolters Kluwer nv operates as an information services and publishing company worldwide. It operates through five divisions: Health; Corporate and Financial Services; Tax, Accounting, and Legal; Legal, Tax, and Regulatory Europe; and Education. The Health division provides marketing and publications services, business intelligence products, and analytical tools and services to support life sciences professionals from discovery through development and distribution; and medical, scientific, and academic information research solutions for medical and academic researchers. It also produces textbooks and point-of-learning systems for healthcare education, as well as reference books and journals for physicians, nurses, allied healthcare professionals, and students; and offers referential and embedded drug information for pharmacists, and clinical decision support and workflow tools for clinicians at the point-of-care. The Corporate and Financial Services division provides solutions for legal, banking, securities, and insurance professionals. Its offerings include content, technology, analytics, services, and solutions in the areas of compliance, litigation, governance, and intellectual property. The Tax, Accounting, and Legal division provides research, software, and workflow tools in tax and accounting, as well as in specialized key practice areas in the legal and business compliance markets. The Legal, Tax, and Regulatory Europe division offers a range of information, software, and services to law firms, accounting firms, corporations, and governments. The Education division provides primary, secondary, and vocational educational materials, content, and services in European countries. The company was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.