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2 Further Development of the Internet Based, Business Process Utility (“BPU”) for Insurance Claims Moderator William F. Swiggart, Esq. Panelists Ellen Wilcox – ES Wilcox & Assoc., LLC William F. Swiggart, Esq. Josh Lee - Microsoft David Ferrara - ProcessClaims

3 Agenda Claims Utility Market Overview Business Implications BPU Legal Considerations Technology Implications Real World Example Panel Discussion / Q&A

4 Claims Utility Market Overview What is a Claims Utility? Initial Offerings Current Trends Potential Future Markets

5 Claims Utility Business Implications Competitive Positioning Operating Models In-house Package ASP Outsourcing

6 Legal Considerations Q: What is Legal Basis for BPU? State Street Bank Case (1998) Pure Software Patentable AT&T v. Excel Case (1999) Business Methods Patentable

7 Legal Considerations Q: What is best Business Structure? Ownership Spin-Off vs. Joint Venture Vehicle Corporation vs. LLC Venue Delaware vs. Bermuda, etc.

8 Legal Considerations Q: Are there Anti-Trust Concerns? Spin-Offs Rules and Procedures to prevent customers from using BPU to violate anti-trust laws Joint Ventures Must prevent any appearance of Price-Fixing

9 Legal Considerations Other Issues Privacy of Customer Data Gramm-Leach-Bliley EU Privacy Directive, etc. Laws re computer transactions UCITA, Electronic Signatures, etc.

10 Technology Implications Loosely coupled integration Seamless desktop to back office communication Use of data analysis for cost optimization

11 Technology Implications Technology facilitated “exchange” How much data is “good” for your company Usage of standards, who is leading and who is lagging

12 Real World Physical Damage Web Based Hub Total Loss Dispatch Management AuditPay ClerkAdjuster INSURANCE COMPANY MD Claims Enabler Injury Sciences Hyperquest Etc. Staff Appraiser Claims Creator Claims ReviewTL ProcessorClaims HandleClaims Payer Estimate Aggregator Assignment Partner Aggregator Salvage, Visibillity, Rental Download & Upload Estimate Photos Rules Scorecard Parts Black Box Info. Etc. Workflow Engine Management: Report, Analyze & Optimize DRP Body Shops& Indep. Appraisers

13 Panel Discussion Moderator William F. Swiggart Swiggart & Agin, LLC, Boston, MA Panelists Ellen Wilcox – ES Wilcox and Associates, LLC William F. Swiggart Josh Lee - Microsoft David Ferrara - ProcessClaims

14 Questions and Answers What is an insurance claims utility ("ICU")? Is there a perceived need for ICUs? Is there a demonstrated need? What is the current state of the market for an ICU? What is the most likely future market for an ICU? Describe recent past ICUs ? Are there any current successful examples?

15 Questions and Answers What are current successful examples of ICUs? What has made current ICUs successful? Are there any serious technical obstacles to the development of an ICU today? If so, what are they? What institutional obstacles are there, if any to the development of ICUs? What ICUs are most likely to be available five years from now?


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