What keeps insurance company executives awake at night?  Part of the answer may lie in the enormous amount of premium dollars insurance companies spend on sales and administration. By identifying and analyzing the key business drivers making better insurance administration systems necessary, these costs can be significantly decreased.  Attend this FREE web event to hear about the business problems insurance companies can solve by implementing a complete insurance administration system, identify how using a .NET framework can make implementations faster and more efficient, learn about one company’s success story, and find out how your company may be able to utilize a state-of-the-art technology solution to gain a competitive edge and achieve profitability.

Your take-aways from this important web event include:

• Expert help in identifying the business drivers you need to incorporate into your technology purchasing process
• Insight into the Microsoft .NET framework and the benefits it provides
• A clear explanation of the real-time benefits your company can realize if the right insurance administration system is selected

Hear from industry experts and your peers in the field:

Moderator: Ara C. Trembly - Senior Technology Editor for National Underwriter

Ara C. Trembly is the Senior Editor, Technology, of National Underwriter and has been a writer, marketing professional and public speaker on technology for business since 1982. He has written for a wide range of business and technology publications, including Computer Decisions, Beyond Computing, PC Today, Office Systems and many more. He has spoken before the Business Technology Association, ASCnet, the AMS User Group, ACORD and the Insurance Accounting and Systems Association, among others. Most recently, he delivered a double session on Cutting Edge Technologies for the 21st Century at the ASCnet annual conference in Las Vegas. He has also given keynote addresses at the Fiserv Client Conference and at the Wisconsin IASA Annual Meeting. He is currently the technology editor and a regular columnist for both the P&C and Life/Health Editions of National Underwriter.

Speakers:

Chad Hersh, Senior Analyst – Celent Communications
Josh Lee, Technical Strategy Director – Microsoft Financial Services Group
Ralph Gandy, Vice President of Underwriting – Triangle Insurance Companies
Beryl Goldman, President - PCMS   

Thursday, June 17^th @ 2:00 p.m. EST

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Speaker: Chad Hersh, Senior Analyst – Celent Communications

Chad Hersh is a senior analyst within Celent Communications' insurance practice. His current research focuses on e-business and IT infrastructure strategies for insurers. Prior to joining Celent, Hersh was the e-Business Director at AIG American General in Houston. He also has a strong background in IT consulting, and spent several years each at Luminant Worldwide, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young LLP. Hersh earned a Master of Accounting degree with an MIS concentration as well as a BA in Economics and Managerial Studies from Rice University.

Josh Lee, Technical Strategy Director – Microsoft Financial Services Group

Josh Lee has been at Microsoft for four years. He leads Microsoft’s strategy for the insurance marketplace and participates in and sits on the boards of directors of several industry standards organizations. Before joining Microsoft he was the practice director for a financial service consulting firm. Prior to consulting to the financial services community, Lee was a systems analyst at USBank managing their credit card, credit line, home loan and commercial loan collections, recovery and fraud operations divisions. Those solutions used Microsoft tools and technologies in connection with host integration systems and core mainframe systems. In addition, Lee previously worked for Hewlett Packard’s Capital Finance Division architecting database solutions for their capital leasing and financing systems. Lee has also been a small business owner and independent executive consultant to Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). He is married with four children ages 12, 7, 4, and 1, and enjoys spending time with the family, constructing things, playing in the outdoors, and reading a good book to the sound of a rainy Seattle day.

Ralph Gandy, CPCU, ARP, Vice President of Underwriting & Reinsurance – Triangle Insurance Company

Ralph Gandy joined Triangle Insurance Company in 1994 to provide additional expertise in product development, pricing and underwriting. He has 30 years experience in research and underwriting of large and small agricultural risks. Prior to joining Triangle, Gandy was Director of Property/Casualty Underwriting for Farmland Mutual Insurance Company. Gandy began his insurance career in 1974 with the Omaha Indemnity Company as a pricing analyst. He received his ARP designation from the Society of Insurance Research, and completed his CPCU designation in 1992. Gandy holds a BS degree in chemistry & mathematics.

Beryl Goldman, Founder & President – Property & Casualty Management Systems, Inc. (PCMS)

Beryl Goldman is the founder and president of Property & Casualty Management Systems Inc. (PCMS), a company at the forefront of technology solutions for the Property/Casualty insurance industry. With almost 40 years of experience in software development, consulting, outsourcing and consulting, Goldman brings an in-depth knowledge of programming and practical applications to his clients. Goldman holds degrees in mathematics from Kharkov University in the Soviet Ukraine. Goldman founded Computer Distributing Co. in 1979, and designed his first computer program for the insurance industry. In 1985, the company was renamed Online Systems, and specialized in selling computer expertise and turnkey operations to the Property/Casualty industry. The software program Goldman created became the first model for the current Atlas system. The program was so successful that it attracted the attention of DST Systems, which purchased the company and software in 1991 and hired Goldman to work for the company. During the early 90s, DST sold the Atlas software to Continuum, which was later bought by Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). Goldman created Property & Casualty Management Systems Inc. (PCMS) in 1999 and introduced the reengineered Atlas to successful results.