FirstBest to Exhibit, Speak on Panel and Speak With Customer Amerisafe at IASA 2009
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BEDFORD, MA, May 27 (MARKET WIRE) --
FirstBest(R) Systems, Inc., developer of advanced Underwriting Management
Systems(TM) (UMS) that enable property and casualty insurance carriers to
profit from better underwriting and collaboration, announced today that
FirstBest is exhibiting and speaking at the IASA 2009 Educational
Conference and Business Show. FirstBest executives will be available to
discuss FirstBest UMS(TM), a next-generation underwriting workstation
combined with a rich agent portal. Additionally, FirstBest will speak on
a panel and with Amerisafe, Inc., a specialty writer of workers'
compensation insurance for hazardous industries, presenting Amerisafe's
use of UMS to transform the company's underwriting operations and
collaboration with its agents.
FirstBest will also attend IASA Technology Achievement Award ceremony on
Monday, June 8th at 8:00 a.m. as FirstBest customer ICW Group is awarded
the first honorable mention for the results derived from their successful
implementation of the FirstBest UMS for workers compensation insurance.
WHO: FirstBest's Joe Pilkerton, COO, Julian Pelenur, CTO, and Meira
Primes, VP of Marketing, will be available for meetings at the
FirstBest Booth, #313.
WHERE: The Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, Kissimmee, FL
WHEN: FirstBest will be exhibiting at booth #313 during show hours:
- Sunday, June 7: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
- Monday, June 8: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, June 9: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
On June 8th, FirstBest will also hold two Vendor Connect Tours,
open to all attendees who sign up:
- Emerging Technologies, #883 (9:25 - 10:35 a.m.)
- Underwriting, #987 (10:45 - 11:55 a.m.)
SPEAKING:
On June 8th, FirstBest customer, Vincent Gagliano, Vice
President of Operations Analysis, of Amerisafe, Inc., and Julian Pelenur,
CTO of FirstBest, will share ideas and lessons learned from a case study
titled "Achieving ROI through Better Underwriting."
(Room #274: Sarasota, from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.)
On June 9th, FirstBest's Ed Gray will participate in the panel session
"OMG, My Talent Pool is Changing, What Should I Do?" Part of the Insurance
Accounting, Risk Management, and Finance program, the session will be led
by Deborah Smallwood of SMA, with additional panelists from LexisNexis and
Glatfelter Insurance Group.
(Room #503: Sanibel 1-2, from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.)
The Insurance Accounting & Systems Association, Incorporated (IASA) is one
of the insurance industry's largest and most well-represented trade
associations. The IASA 2009 Annual Educational Conference and Business
Show provides the most comprehensive educational program and business
show targeted for financial and technology professionals in the insurance
and financial services industry. It offers an unparalleled forum for
education that will enhance your insurer knowledge, your career potential
and the industry. For more information about IASA 2009, visit
http://www.iasa.org/Members/Content/NavigationMenu/2009AnnualConference/default.
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To arrange a meeting with FirstBest at IASA, please contact us at
781.863.6027 or marketing@firstbest.com. For more information, visit
http://www.firstbest.com/news-meet-us.htm.
About FirstBest
FirstBest(R) Systems, Inc. delivers advanced Underwriting Management
Systems(TM) (UMS) that enable insurance companies to write more business
and write better business. The FirstBest UMS(TM) combines a
next-generation underwriting workstation with a rich agent portal for
commercial lines carriers. Insurers can achieve greater speed and business
agility, provide real-time collaboration to make it easy for agents to do
business with them, promote enhanced underwriting discipline and best
practices, scale their book of business profitably, and empower
underwriters and agents with greater visibility into the business.
FirstBest Agent is now offered as a stand-alone solution and provides
carriers with all agency-facing capabilities to enable a faster path to
market-driven ROI, while enabling ease of doing business with agents.
For more information, visit www.firstbest.com or call 1.888.863.6095.
FirstBest is a registered trademark of FirstBest Systems, Inc. UMS and
Underwriting Management Systems are trademarks of FirstBest Systems, Inc.
All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Press contact:
Meira Primes
VP of Marketing
FirstBest Systems, Inc.
781.863.6027
Email Contact
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