Press Release

Preferred Health Systems Selects Duck Creek Technologies’ Healthcare Solution for Sales Automation

Duck Creek solution to enable Speed-to-Market for new Healthcare products, while providing process automation to sales channels

Bolivar, MO, January 3, 2008 -Duck Creek Technologies, Inc., a provider of solutions to the Property & Casualty and Healthcare markets, today announced that Wichita-based, Preferred Health Systems (PHS), has chosen Duck Creek’s Healthcare Solution for Sales Automation to provide PHS an online rating, underwriting and proposal generation system for its multiple lines of business, including PPO, POS, HMO with Dental and Vision for small and large groups. Implementation is currently underway and planned for first phase production in summer of 2008.

The Duck Creek solution met the key PHS objective to find a system flexible enough to handle its multi-line business while providing brokers and marketing representatives the ability to manage their respective book of business via a Web portal.  Utilizing the Duck Creek tool set, the PHS actuarial and product teams will be able to develop and deliver products quickly and efficiently.  The Duck Creek solution will also automate all rating and rules, eliminating the existing use of spreadsheets.  Relative to technology, Duck Creek's web services architecture is an ideal complement to new and existing PHS installed systems, including HealthTrio connect™.
Brian Rose, Director of Sales and Marketing for PHS said, “The Duck Creek system is a great addition to the PHS customer service initiative.  PHS takes pride in how we handle member services, clinical and claims.  By leveraging the Duck Creek solution, we will enhance our offering by streamlining our front end business processes for new and renewal business, while getting products to market much faster.  We understand that the price of admission in working with brokers is Speed to Market.”

Wendy Corman, Senior Vice President of Business Development said, “We welcome PHS to the Duck Creek client family and thank them for their confidence in our Healthcare product and expertise.  We look forward to working with the PHS team to help them achieve their current and future business goals, as we also continue to enhance our Healthcare offering to meet the constantly changing market demands and to expand our footprint in the Healthcare industry.”

About Preferred Health Systems

Preferred Health Systems provides heath benefits, products, and services through member, employer, physician, community, and hospital alliances. The privately held company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Via Christi Health System and is comprised of four companies each offering its own products and services. Based on enrollment, Preferred Health Systems is the second largest health plan in Kansas.

For details, visit www.phsystems.com.

About Duck Creek Technologies

Duck Creek Technologies is a software and services company that is changing the rules of the insurance business by accelerating the ability to achieve the industry vision of “Product in a Day”.  The EXAMPLE Platform enables insurance carriers to rapidly define, develop, deploy, and manage their insurance products and services—for any line of business.  Duck Creek’s customers use the Platform’s flexible Service-Oriented Architecture for product definition, rating and underwriting, submission processing, policy management, and legacy migration.  Founded in 2000, it is headquartered in Bolivar, Missouri, and has offices in Farmington, Connecticut, and Columbia, South Carolina.  For more information, visit its website www.duckcreektech.com.

Contact:
Jaye Tower
Marketing Specialist
860-676-2328 ext 4240
towerja@duckcreektech.com

 

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