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Latest Issue: December 2011
Thank You Edition | What's New | Customer News
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October 2011
The Risk Issue: Build vs. Buy Debate | A Platform for Appetites | More
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September 2011
Social Media, Legacy Systems, Agency/Carrier Technology and more.
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August 2011
Carrier-agency technology, modernization options and more.
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June 2011
Learning from Harvard, The Jetson and more!
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April 2011
Specialty insurance is, well special, because each risk can be so unique and complex. At the same time, success in specialty lines insurance is built around the ability to grow the right book of business at a profit, and to quickly identify, tap into, and grow profitable new market opportunities. So how can you improve the performance of your specialty books of business?
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February 2011
What are your expectations for 2011? Have the conflicting forecasts for P&C market growth sparked any debate within your organization? As we look into some of the different views published lately, we wonder: Is the soft market really over?
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December 2010
As we close out 2010, we’d like to share some 2010 highlights with you and thank all of you for a fantastic year.
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September 2010
As we move into fall, FirstBest is excited to share some of the many advances and events we have planned for the coming months.
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July 2010
We have been taking lots of temperatures this year. That is, learning more about the issues presently paining agents and carriers, as well as their expectations for the right medicines (or in our context, systems) to cure ailments and keep their businesses healthy long term.
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May 2010
It’s spring, which means the industry’s flurry of conferences are upon us. Earlier this month, FirstBest attended and sponsored the 2010 NCCI Annual Issues Symposium in Orlando. At the event, we hosted a popular breakfast, attended by more than forty carrier executives, partners and customers.
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March 2010
The value of face-to-face opportunities with our customers and colleagues at conferences remains important to us. However, the recession has led to decreased revenues for many in the sector and we imagine that your travel budgets and attendance - have also been impacted. Some trade show managers are expecting modest growth in 2010. Likewise, the industry is seeing carrier forecasts improving for the coming year.
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January 2010
Have you made any New Year's Resolutions yet? Has your company identified an over-arching goal for 2010? At FirstBest, we're not just thinking about greater health and happiness, but about ways to help the industry grow. So, we resolve to help you fuel growth through really smart underwriting and collaboration practices.
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November 2009
I’m seeing more and more written about the steps the insurance industry is taking to leverage social media, including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and blogs. The interactivity of Web 2.0 platforms, in addition to social networking, is changing the way people buy and sell insurance.
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September 2009
Here in New England, we're seeing early signs of Fall: less humidity, shorter days and cool nights. At FirstBest, we're also shifting gears. Summer vacations are over, kids are back at school and we are enthusiastic about getting back to business basics.
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Summer 2009
Welcome to the summer issue of our newsletter! While it doesn’t exactly feel like summer yet here in New England, we've had plenty of good news to keep us cheerful the last couple of months - starting with the success of this year's tradeshow season in Orlando, the launch of FirstBest Agent and several award wins.
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April 2009
It finally feels like spring, and as we gear up for tradeshow season here at FirstBest, we are excited that despite the economic downturn, there's still as much excitement in the industry as there was last year. While current conditions will drive more cost-consciousness and expense cutting, the need for productivity and profitability will ensure that carriers' IT budgets shouldn't face significant cuts.
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February 2009
What are your expectations for the Economic Stimulus? Has the debate prompted any debate about changes needed within your own company? By definition, a stim.u.lus [stim-yuh-luh s] is something that incites to action or exertion or quickens action, feeling, thought, etc. I can't help but make the parallel to the insurance industry and how the current market challenges are driving carriers and underwriters to rethink the status quo and explore and invest in new technologies that "stimulate" their business by automating processes, making it as easy as possible for agents to work with them, and helping to increase revenue.
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December 2008
What's your New Year's Resolution for 2009? Usually it's a question we dread, reminding us of bad habits or extra pounds we need to shed. Here at FirstBest Systems, we think it's a great opportunity to reflect on all we've accomplished in the past year, and focus on what we want to achieve in 2009.
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August 2008
"If you had a magic wand and could design your own underwriting and agent collaboration system, what are the top two key benefits you'd want it to deliver?"
That’s the question posed by FirstBest Systems to an audience of senior underwriting managers and vice presidents of commercial lines at the NAMIC Commercial Lines Underwriting Seminar.
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