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Castek Web Seminars 2003

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Castek invites you to a free Web Seminar series for P&C Insurers:

March 12, 2003 Castek ClaimsPath: The Fastest Way to Better Claims Service and Savings
11 am EST

 

Castek Free Web Seminar on eClaims Communication and Collaboration
Featuring Gartner Research Director Kimberly Harris

According to Gartner, Inc., insurers particularly those in the P&C market, will continue to participate in electronic exchanges with their supply chain partners to reduce interaction costs, speed up service processes and promote customer satisfaction.
Get insights into how you can improve Claims processing, and impact bottom line results, by leveraging internet-based communication and collaboration at this Free Web Seminar on February 26th 11:00 am - noon EST.
Kimberly Harris, Gartner Research
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Castek ClaimsPath: The Fastest Way to Improve Claims Service and Your Bottom Line

See how insurers are rapidly achieving measurable improvements in Claims handling using Castek’s ClaimsPath. This seminar will feature one of Castek’s customers discussing their actual results and ROI using ClaimsPath, and include a brief demonstration to introduce ClaimsPath’s collaboration and supplier management capabilities.
ClaimsPath is accessed through the internet hosted by Castek or the insurer. It connects all service providers involved in the claims resolution process, from first notice of loss through approval of invoices including salvage and litigation. ClaimsPath allows adjusters to connect and send assignments from their desktop directly to their service provider partners in the supply chain, as well as track and document all communications. The system is customizable to a carrier’s individual claims workflow and can be fully integrated with existing policy and claims systems.

ClaimsPath Features & Benefits Rob Gow, Castek
ClaimsPath Application in Action Colin Smith, Castek
ClaimsPath ROI – the Customers’ Perspective Keith Dalgleish, HB Group Insurance Management

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Kimberly Harris is a research director in Gartner Research, where she is responsible for monitoring the business and technology trends within the insurance industry. Her focus includes e-business, customer relationship management, underwriting, claims, policy administration and infrastructure requirements. In addition, she monitors the use of biometric technologies within the financial services industry.

Ms. Harris has been active in the research field since 1992 and has been involved in multiple projects in social sciences, healthcare, law and information technology.

She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master's degree in sociology from East Carolina University. She is currently a doctoral candidate at North Carolina State University. Her key areas of concentration include research methodology and statistics.

Rob Gow joined Castek in 2001 as a Vice President when Castek purchased ClaimsPath, a claims-management platform that allows insurers to automate and streamline claims adjudication and service provider management via the Internet. Rob was one of the originators of ClaimsPath, and remains responsible for the continuing evolution and marketing of the product at Castek.

Rob has over 23 years experience within the Property and Casualty Insurance industry. Prior to Castek, Rob held senior management positions in both the insurance company and independent adjusting sectors of the insurance claims industry. Rob's background is truly one of handling claims. While in the independent adjusting profession he established one of the industry's premier Special Investigation Units. Rob’s real life experiences in claim handling and claim management provides valuable direction for the development of the Castek eClaims platform.

Rob is a member of The International Association of Arson Investigators and The International Association of Auto Theft Investigators. Rob holds the Casualty Claims Law Associate designation.

 

Colin Smith joined Castek in 2001 as a Vice President when Castek purchased ClaimsPath, a claims-management platform that allows insurers to automate and streamline claims adjudication and service provider management via the Internet. Colin was one of the originators of ClaimsPath, and remains responsible for the continuing evolution and operation of the product at Castek.

Colin is a graduate of the University of Waterloo with a degree in Mathematics, and has software development and management experience in the insurance and aerospace industries. In the past 15 years Colin's expertise in the areas of business management, systems design, project management, programming and workflow analysis has allowed him design and implement a variety of automated business solutions, including Internet-based business products.

Colin is a founder and Board Member of Vital Innovations Inc., a Canadian insurance glass claim outsourcing company that handles in excess of 100,000 auto glass claims per year for 17 Canadian insurance companies.


Keith Dalgleish is currently VP E-Commerce HB Group Insurance Management Ltd. Keith joined HB in 1987 as the Comptroller for the Joint venture between Cooperators and Reed Stenhouse. Keith has held the following positions at HB since then VP Controller, VP General Insurance Operations, VP Finance and Systems and VP Finance and Information technology.

Keith lives in Mississauga with his wife Debra. His two children are grown and are living in Toronto and Calgary.

Keith graduated from York University with a BBA in 1979. Keith joined Peat Marwick & Mitchell and received his CA in 1981. Keith went to senior Internal Audit roles at Canada Post and Reed Stenhouse prior to joining HB.

HB Group Insurance has been writing personal lines insurance for Employer Groups since 1980. In 1995, HB launched DirectProtect a direct response insurance program to the general public. This program employs television ads and direct marketing techniques and is available in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta.

HB has three call centres in Mississauga, Laval and St. John’s and employs 250 Licensed Insurance Representatives. Each of the call centres have a combination of telephone and computer technology to route and answer calls.