HONOLULU, HI--(Marketwire - Jun 17, 2011) - BlueWave Technology is pleased to congratulate Bob Khosropur, chief claims officer for Narragansett Bay Insurance Company (NBIC), for winning the distinguished Claims Professional of the Year Award from Claims Magazine, a National Underwriter publication for the property/casualty insurance industry. The award will be presented during the 15th Annual ACE Conference in New Orleans.
"Narragansett Bay Insurance Company is very proud to have Bob Khosropur named as the 2011 Claims Professional of the Year," said Nick Steffey, CEO of NBIC. "Bob's leadership and commitment to excellence in claims handling is core to Narragansett Bay Insurance Company's becoming the #1 Choice for Responsible Homeowners. Bob's organization and approach to technology for claims gives us an important competitive edge and we are grateful for this recognition."
Claims Magazine's award recognizes overall excellence in the claim-handling arena. The award recognizes a claims professional who has demonstrated superior knowledge of the claims field, experienced professional advancement through educational pursuits, demonstrated leadership in the field, and is an active participant in the insurance industry. The award is given annually at the ACE Conference.
"We are very excited to honor Bob for his ongoing commitment to learning and successfully adopting technologies to raise the bar in claims handling efficiency," said Christina Bramlet, Claims editor-in-chief and ACE chairperson. "During his 20+ year career, Bob has shown that he embodies the attributes fitting of this distinction -- ingenuity and dedication -- having instated 'best' practices and systematic changes to propel his claims organizations to excellence."
Bob Khosropur, a property/casualty claims management professional for over 23 years, put his extensive experience with other well-known national companies, such as Allstate Insurance and PURE High Net Worth, to his current leadership position as chief claims officer for NBIC. His commitment to NBIC's promise to their agents and customers has shown how one person with the knowledge of services and tools available in the industry plus a passion for continuous improvement, efficiency, fair and ethical handling, and customer-centric operations can gain the best of all worlds with the ultimate goal of delivering exceptional, timely and compassionate service.
Most recently NBIC won the 2011 Vanguards in Insurance Practices Award for recent technology initiatives, including an overhaul of their core claims system during which legacy systems were replaced with the browser-based PipelineClaims from BlueWave Technology.
About BlueWave Technology
BlueWave Technology, developer of PipelineClaims, a state-of-the-art, browser-based, technology solution that combines core claims administration capabilities with business process management (BPM) and configurable business rules, offers rich functionality to help property/casualty insurance companies, third-party administrators (TPAs), and self-insured organizations improve customer service, enhance profitability, drive down claim costs and increase customer retention rates through modern technology with the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) available in the insurance industry today. For more information about BlueWave Technology or PipelineClaims, please call 866.927.9981 or email info@bluewavetechnology.com.
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