FirstBest Collaborate 2013 Inspires Innovation Among Leaders in the Carrier Underwriting Community

BEDFORD, Mass., Nov. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstBest® Systems, Inc., provider of insurance software solutions for global insurance carriers, concluded its second annual customer summit, FirstBest Collaborate 2013 with great success and accolades from its customer community. Focused on the theme, "Inform, Innovate and Inspire" and data-powered underwriting, and hosted in downtown Boston, the mid October event drew executive-level participants from FirstBest's prestigious customer base, providing two packed days of professional development and networking.

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"During the conference, we shared FirstBest's progress and vision to transform today's over-abundance of data into data-powered underwriting strategies that drive growth and profitability," said John Belizaire.  "Central to each of our customers, data-powered underwriting strategies flowed through the entire conference – from the opening session to presentations by industry experts to customer panelists to roundtable discussions and more. Keynote speaker Paul DePodesta (Moneyball) demonstrated the transformational power of data in even the most conservative industries, challenging the audience to think differently and change the industry through innovation."

Branded as FirstBest Collaborate, the Customer Summit brought together the FirstBest customer community to collaborate on the most effective use of the FirstBest Front Office Suite and forward-thinking discussions on product direction.  The event was attended by leading property and casualty insurers who actively participated in sessions covering industry trends and challenges, next-generation technologies, the potential for "transformational" underwriting, and industry best practices. Receiving an enthusiastic response from customers, FirstBest previewed FirstBest Academy, a training program that conveniently and cost-effectively prepares the carrier's Front Office Suite users (business, technical and agent users) to achieve full proficiency with the software.   One attendee shared, "The openness and willingness to share from all FirstBest customers was what I liked best.  There were too many insightful take-aways to list."

FirstBest subject matter experts led attendees through content–packed sessions designed to help customers achieve greater value from the FirstBest Front Office Suite.  An impressive roster of guest speakers also contributed, offering expert industry insight to the program. Customer, partner and industry analyst presenters included: 

• Mike DiLeo, Vice President, Stonetrust Commercial Insurance
• Michelle Smith, President, OneBeacon Professional Insurance
• Paul Zamora, Sr. Vice President, ICW Group
• Matthew Josefowicz, Managing Director, Novarica
• David Cummings, Sr. Vice President, Verisk Analytic Solutions

From outside the industry, Moneyball famed, esteemed economist, and major league baseball innovator, guest keynote speaker Paul DePodesta shared his experience on how to make impactful change across an industry though the use of data.

FirstBest Systems, Inc.
FirstBest® Systems is the leading provider of insurance software solutions that help American and international insurance companies improve underwriting profitability, scale their business and achieve high service levels with brokers, across the enterprise. The patented and proven FirstBest Front Office Suite has processed more than $12 billion in quotes and includes modular underwriting workstation, mobile underwriting, agent/broker portal, and upload applications. Leading American and international carriers such as XL Group plc, OneBeacon Insurance Group, Chesapeake Employers', Beacon Mutual, ICW Group Insurance Companies, Amerisafe, and others rely on FirstBest to improve underwriting efficiencies and quality, institutionalize knowledge and best practices, and empower everyone in the process to rapidly quote, collaborate, issue, and bind business on a single real-time platform from anywhere.  To learn more call 1-781-863-6000.

FirstBest is a registered trademark of FirstBest Systems, Inc. FirstBest Front Office Suite, FirstBest UMS, Underwriting Management System, FirstBest UMS Mobile, FirstBest Agent, FirstBest AppReader, FirstBest Academy, and FirstBest Collaborate are trademarks of FirstBest Systems, Inc. 

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