Duck Creek 2010 Insurance Forum - A Success

BOLIVAR, Mo., May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 140 insurance and insurance technology professionals attended the 2010 Duck Creek™ Insurance Forum, which was held May 3-6 at Wild Dunes, near Charleston, SC. The conference is an expansion of Duck Creek's historically successful User Flocking, with a Business track added featuring customer and industry experts. The themes of the conference were innovation, customer retention and profitability.

Among the customers speaking at the conference were Bob Buchanan of Auto-Owners Insurance Company and Steve Knoch from RSA Canada. External speakers included Deb Smallwood and Karen Furtado of SMA® - Strategy Meets Action, David Bradford from Advisen, Ltd., and Nancy Watkins of Milliman®. Each of these speakers focused their presentations on what insurers are doing to seize the opportunities as the market recovers and many position for profitable growth.

"Attending this year's Duck Creek forum was a great experience as an industry analyst. I was able to witness the growth and diversity of their client base, hear positive client testimonials, meet with their extensive partner alliances and feel the overall momentum of Duck Creek," said Deb Smallwood, founder of SMA - Strategy Meets Action.

"With this year marking our 10th year in business, we are delighted that many of our long-term and new customers participated in our forum. The customer speakers addressed industry issues and how Duck Creek products fit in their strategies. It demonstrates the true long-term partnerships between Duck Creek and our customers," commented Doug Roller, Chairman of the Board and founding CEO of Duck Creek Technologies.

"The addition of the industry speakers, particularly executives from some of our most established customers, enabled us to strengthen our conference from a business standpoint," stated Steve Hall, President and Chief Executive Officer, Duck Creek Technologies. "Combined with the expertise from our employees and industry experts, we were able to offer our attendees information and strategies that were of immediate benefit to their companies."

About Duck Creek Technologies®

Duck Creek Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of software and services to the insurance industry, providing next-generation rating, policy administration, product definition and configuration and billing for the Property & Casualty and Healthcare insurance markets. Duck Creek is dedicated to enabling customers to develop insurance products and to sell and service those products in their chosen markets with unprecedented speed to market, flexibility, reach and quality. Founded in 2000, Duck Creek is headquartered in Bolivar, Missouri, and has multiple offices within the United States, with its affiliate and licensing partner in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Duck Creek Technologies Europe Ltd., headquartered in London. For more information, visit www.duckcreektech.com or call 866-382-5832.

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