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ICW Group Insurance Companies

"We selected FirstBest UMS as the key enabler for our long-term competitive strategy to ensure we continuously capture, share and leverage the knowledge of our most experienced people, and to deliver a single easy-to-use desktop for underwriters. At the management level, we’ve gained the foresight to anticipate business conditions and visibility into both high-level metrics and detailed account activity, which is more essential now than ever.”

- David Hoppen, Chief Operating Officer, ICW Group

In the news: ICW Group Insurance Companies Achieves a 50.8% Increase in Quality Submissions and a 34.3% Increase in Bound Policies with the FirstBest Underwriting Management System for Workers’ Compensation

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Click below for "Underwriting Transformation" presentations by ICW Group:

NAMIC 2008
ACORD 2009

 

Read more about ICW Group:

  • June 24, 2009:  ICW Group Awarded for Results Achieved with FirstBest Underwriting  Management System
  • May 13, 2009: ICW Group and FirstBest Win ACORD Innovative Implementation Award
  • October 2008: ICW Group Selects FirstBest’s Underwriting Management Systems

AMERISAFE, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMSF)

"AMERISAFE selected FirstBest UMS to help us better communicate with our agent community and to help increase the volume and throughput of our submissions. UMS will improve agent collaboration, visibility and service – key aspects of continuing to grow our business profitably.  The AMERISAFE-FirstBest relationship is a true partnership; FirstBest has met and exceeded our expectations from day one.” 

- Geoff Banta, Chief Operating Officer, AMERISAFE. 

Click below for Amerisafe conference presentations about "Achieving ROI Through Better Underwriting":

ACORD 2009

Read more about Amerisafe:

  • June 8, 2009: AMERISAFE Live with FirstBest UMS for Workers’ Compensation
  • October 2008: AMERISAFE Partners With FirstBest to Transform Underwriting

 

Beacon Mutual Insurance Co.

“Beacon Mutual

conducted exhaustive market research and in-depth reviews of agent portal solutions before selecting FirstBest to power our agent interactions. Not only did FirstBest offer proven technology, stellar references and an experienced high-caliber team, they also gave us confidence in their ability to meet timelines. These are all critical components for a successful vendor relationship.”

- Robert DeOrsey, VP of Underwriting, Beacon Mutual

Read more about Beacon Mutual:

  • May 3, 2010: Beacon Mutual Selects FirstBest Agent Portal for Competitive Advantagevia True Real-Time Collaboration with Agents

  

ICW Specialty Property Unit

Since 1993, ICW Group has underwritten commercial difference in conditions accounts that are earthquake driven on both a primary and an excess basis. We have grown to become one of the leading markets for Commercial Earthquake insurance in the country.