Past Events

MajescoMastek 2009 Conference

October 8-10, 2009
Phoenix, Arizona

FirstBest was an attendee at this year's MajescoMastek 2009 User Conference. Contact us at marketing@firstbest.com to find out more how we are partnering to transform P&C underwriting

PCI Information Technology Conference
October 4-7, 2009
Tucson, Arizona

FirstBest Systems and many property casualty chief information officers, senior IT and business executives were present at this year's PCI Information Technology Conference fwhere they met and discussed on such topics as changing expectations of IT, emerging technology trends, IT governance, IT expense, security in an unsecure world and more.

2009 Entrepreneurial Insurance Symposium
September 15-16, 2009
Cityplace, Dallas, TX

FirstBest attended this year's Entrepreneurial Insurance Symposium presented by MarketScout as an exhibitor and speaker. Our CEO, John Belizaire, took part in a Collaborative Commercial Underwriting Panel.

 

AASCIF Annual Conference
August 9-13, 2009
Portland, Maine

FirstBest was proud to be a sponsor and exhibitor at this year's AASCIF Conference. Meet us and hundreds of insurance executives as we learn and discuss important issues--from leadership to business ethics to technology and more.

Visit us at booth #4 for a demo for FirstBest UMS™  and FirstBest Agent™  or join us for our speaking session on Monday, August 10 at 2:50 p.m. where we will discuss how knowledge management can help you capture and share the knowledge of your best underwriters.

Contact us to arrange a meeting at this event.

IASA 2009 Education Conference and Business Show
June 7-10, 2009
Gaylord Palms,Orlando, FL

FirstBest was proud to exhibit at one of this year's most comprehensive educational program and business shows targeted for financial and technology professionals in the insurance and financial services industry.

Vendor Connect Tours:
883-Emerging Technologies 9:25 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.
987-Underwriting 10:45 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.

Speaking sessions:
Monday, June 8 - 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Session 274, Technology Program,
Title: Achieving ROI through Better Underwriting
Speakers; Vince Gagliano, Amerisafe and Julian Pelenur, FirstBest

Tuesday, June 9 - 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Session 503, Insurance Accounting, Risk Management and Finance (A.R.F) Program
Title: OMG, My Talent Pool is Changing, What Should I Do?
Panel Members: Wayne Umland, Glatfelter Insurance Group, Bill Dochterman, LexisNexis, Ed Gray, FirstBest Systems, Inc. , Deborah Smallwood, SMA

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ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum
May 17-19, 2009
Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort

Visit us at the 2009 ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum in booth # 133. Hear our customer—Amerisafe— on Tuesday, May 19 speak about "Modernizing & Optimizing Underwriting Operations".

Contact us to obtain a copy of our presentation.

NCCI's Annual Issues Symposium 2009
May 7-8, 2009 
Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando

FirstBest was proud to be amongst the 700+ senior workers compensation executives who gathered for the premier workers compensation event of the year. Be among the first to get the data and trends that will influence how you lead your organization toward a successful future.

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Commercial Lines Underwriting Seminar
February 24-25, 2009
The Sofitel 
Chicago, IL

FirstBest was proud to sponsor NAMIC's 2009 Commercial Lines Underwriting seminar, an annual two-and-a-half day event focused on commercial line underwriters, underwriting managers and supervisors.

Insurance Networking News Women in Insurance Leadership Forum
November 11-12
Rio Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada

FirstBest is proud to sponsor this year's Women in Insurance Leadership Forum held at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas, where as the industry’s foremost thought leaders and female insurance executives guide us to create a self-sustaining winning company.

ISOTECH® – The Insurance Technology Conference 
November 9–11, 2008
Rio All-Suite Hotel 
Las Vegas, NV

Join FirstBest Systems on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. during our session, Underwriting today: Modernize and optimize, where we will be discussing how implementing an underwriting management system can give your company greater control over costs, eliminate manual touch points in the underwriting process, and improve your quote-to-bind ratios.

PCI Annual Meeting 2008
October 26-29
Westin Kierland Resort & Spa
Scottsdale, Arizona

FirstBest is a proud sponsor of the largest gathering of property casualty insurance leaders in North America.

AASCIF Annual Conference
August 17-21
Zermatt Resord & Spa
Midway, Utah

FirstBest was proud to be a sponsor at this year's AASCIF Conference where  valuable business and industry-wide topics were discussed.

 
NAMIC Management Conference
June 22-25
The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa
Asheville, N.C.

FirstBest was a proud spondor at NAMIC's 2008 Management Conference where CEOs and senior executives meet for business sessions, golf, recreation, and other networking opportunities. Topics included the latest industry developments in strategy and leadership and ways to leverage technology to its greatest advantage

 
ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum
May 13-15, 2008
Mandalay Bay 
Las Vegas, NV

Visit us at 2008 ACORD LOMA in booth # 344. Hear our customer—ICW Group—speak on Wednesday, May 14th at 3:15 p.m., about how you can achieve a true enterprise underwriting strategy, and leverage technology to achieve real business transformation. 

With the FirstBest UMS, ICW Group implemented a next-generation underwriting solution based on the latest Web 2.0 technologies. This included creating an intuitive Web-based tool that automatically uploads applications from an agency management system, speeds the quoting process, and significantly reduces the agent's workload. 

Contact us at marketing@firstbest.com to requet  content presented at our session.

Joint Marketing & Underwriting Seminar
March 16-18, 2008
Ritz-Carlton 
New Orleans, LA

FirstBest attended the premier annual forum on new and emerging issues affecting marketers and underwriters. This three-day event offers the opportunity not only to hear from leaders and experts, but to be an active participant.

Commercial Lines Underwriting Seminar
February 27-29, 2008
The Sofitel 
Chicago, IL

Underwriting Transformation: How to Grow Your Business in a Smart Way 
Join Deb Smallwood, Chief Transformation Officer, ICW Group and John Belizaire, Chief Executive Officer, FirstBest Systems to discuss how you can grow your business in a smart way.  Learn what transformation means to ICW and what forward looking carriers like ICW are doing about the soft market.

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ISOTECH® – The Insurance Technology Conference
October 28–30, 2007
Marriott New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Julian, Pelenur, CTO, FirstBest Systems, will speak October 30, 2007, at 10:30am on this topic:

Next Steps in Underwriting: What’s Coming Down the Pike?
Mid-tier commercial P&C carriers face a number of business challenges as they attempt to increase underwriting profitability, fend off competition from larger carriers, and enhance their relationships with customers and agents. To achieve these goals, carriers need an integrated, unified system that can capture and share underwriting experience and best practices. This presentation describes how an Underwriting Management System can empower carriers to increase their profitability through knowledge management, discipline and process consistency, and agent-underwriter real-time collaboration.

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10th International Business Rules Forum
October 21-25, 2007
Buena Vista Palace - Orlando, FL

Paul Cummings, VP of Engineering, FirstBest Systems and Hao Chen, Software Architect/Engineer, FirstBest Systems spoke Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 11:25 AM - 12:25 PM on the following topic:

Rules Builder for Insurance Underwriting Management System
FirstBest Systems created a Rules Builder that integrates with its Underwriting Management System’s dynamic data model, Flash-based Forms Builder, and Insurance Underwriting workflow. Adding Underwriting Management System vertical content, a system was created in which Business Analysts can modify our forms, data model, and business rules using extensible GUI widgets.

What attendees learned:

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NAMIC Annual Convention
September 16-19, 2007
Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center
Grapevine, TX
Booth #420

FirstBest was the sponsor of the Monday, September 17th and Tuesday, September 18th Property and Casualty Conference.

 
IASA
June 4-6, 2007
Mineapolis Convention Center,
Mineapolis, MN

For additional information about our products and services, contact Meira Primes, VP of Marketing at mprimes@firstbest.com.