LEXINGTON, MA, October 25, 2007 – FirstBest Systems®, Inc. developer of advanced Underwriting Management SystemsTM that enable commercial insurance carriers to profit from better underwriting, today announced that Paul Cummings, vice president of engineering, and Hao Chen software architect, will be speaking at the 10th annual International Business Rules Forum in Orlando, Fla.
WHAT: Their presentation is entitled, “Rules Builder for Insurance Underwriting Management Systems.” FirstBest Systems created a rules builder that integrates with its Underwriting Management System’s dynamic data model, Flash-based forms builder, and insurance underwriting work flow. Adding vertical industry content, a system was created in which business analysts can modify the system’s forms, data model, and business rules using extensible GUI widgets.
WHO: Paul Cummings is vice president of engineering, FirstBest Systems. Prior to joining FirstBest, Paul was vice president of software development for the S1 Corporation, where he led the creation of S1’s Enterprise Insurance product line, led improvements in the area of process development achieving CMM Level 3, and managed development of other Web-based financial services products.
Hao Chen is a software architect and engineer with FirstBest Systems working on the company’s industry-leading Underwriting Management Systems. Formerly with IntraLinks, Hao has been a software architect for over 15 years, with experience in the use and extension of multiple rules engines.
WHERE: Buena Vista Palace Hotel. Orlando, Fla.
WHEN: 11:25am- 12:25pm EST, Thursday, October 25, 2007
About FirstBest® Systems, Inc.
Founded in 2006, FirstBest® Systems, Inc. delivers advanced Underwriting Management Systems™ (UMS) that enable commercial insurance carriers to profit from better underwriting. FirstBest’s UMS™ is a business solution provided as a Web-based platform for underwriting all commercial lines of business. It uniquely delivers straight-through processing, exception-based underwriting, real-time collaboration, knowledge management, a management dashboard, and an execution platform for predictive modeling – in one integrated solution. The deployment of this solution results in increased revenue and profitability, closer agent-underwriter relationships, management visibility into the underwriting process, and the continuous capturing and sharing of underwriting experience and best practices. For more information, please visit www.firstbest.com or call 888.863.6095.
Press contact: Meira Primes
FirstBest Systems
781.863.6005
primes@firstbest.com