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Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) has announced that Acini, a technology and business specialist company, has joined Guidewire PartnerConnect as a Consulting Alliance partner at the Select level. Acini will serve insurance companies in EMEA and North America.

Acini was recently recognized as the third place winner of Guidewire's DEVHack Virtual Hackathon and named a finalist in the 2024 British Insurance Technology Awards. The company is dedicated to transforming the insurance industry through technology and expertise, with a team averaging 12 years of experience in General Insurance, Specialty Lines, and the London Market.

This partnership is expected to bring innovation and expert solutions to Guidewire customers, focusing on digital transformation in the insurance sector.

Capital Insurance Group (CIG), a key property and casualty insurer in the western U.S., has successfully transitioned its core operations to Guidewire Cloud. This move, aimed at its commercial lines of business, promises to streamline IT operations and enhance market adaptability. PwC led the implementation, completing it on time and within budget. This migration is expected to lower costs and keep CIG updated with the latest innovations. Future plans include leveraging Guidewire Advanced Product Designer and Guidewire Predict for quicker market response and deploying Guidewire Digital products. The transition is seen as a significant milestone in CIG's digital transformation journey.

Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) and EvolutionIQ have announced the release of a new AI-powered integration, now available on Guidewire Marketplace for ClaimCenter users on Guidewire Cloud. This integration enhances workers' compensation claims processing by providing actionable AI-driven guidance. The EvolutionIQ Claims Guidance system analyzes both structured and unstructured claims data, offering insights to expedite claims resolution and improve outcomes. This integration aims to streamline decision-making, reduce costs, and enhance the user experience for claims handlers and injured workers. Additionally, the pre-built and standardized integration facilitates quick deployment and maintenance.

Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) has been named a Leader in Forrester Research's evaluation of P&C Claims Management Systems for Q2 2024. The recognition is for Guidewire's ClaimCenter, which excelled in 22 evaluation criteria among 15 vendor solutions. Forrester highlighted Guidewire's significant R&D investments, extensive partner network, and its public API marketplace. The ClaimCenter's features, including automated detection for catastrophes, fraud, litigation, and subrogation, as well as its Explore tool, were praised. Customer feedback indicated better-than-expected returns and praised the adjuster workbench. The system is used by over 300 insurers in more than 40 countries. Michael Howe, Guidewire's Chief Product Officer, expressed gratitude for the acknowledgment and customer support that drives ongoing product innovation.

ČSOB Pojišťovna, a major Czech insurer, has selected Guidewire's InsuranceSuite to enhance its claims, billing, underwriting, and policy administration processes.

This adoption aims to streamline ČSOB's IT systems and deliver personalized products and services. Initially applied to claims operations and two commercial motor lines, the system will eventually cover all non-life insurance lines, including corporate, SME, group, and retail.

Accenture, a Guidewire PartnerConnect Consulting, will lead the implementation. Guidewire's solution is expected to reduce dependency on hard coding, eliminate legacy systems, and enable agile product design and faster speed to market.

Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) has announced a new partnership with ICEYE, a leader in satellite-powered disaster management. ICEYE's NatCat Insights solution, integrated with Guidewire's ClaimCenter on Guidewire Cloud, is now available via the Guidewire Marketplace. This integration leverages ICEYE's synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data and third-party sources to provide comprehensive monitoring of natural disasters. This allows insurers to optimize response plans, size losses, and deploy resources efficiently. The new ICEYE accelerator enhances the FNOL workflow, ensuring faster, more accurate claims processing, and improved customer satisfaction.

Columbia Insurance Group has selected Guidewire InsuranceSuite as its new technological platform to modernize operations and improve customer service. The partnership aims to simplify IT operations and deliver greater value to agents, policyholders, and employees. Columbia will implement Guidewire Cloud for all lines of business across its operating states, with PwC assisting in the implementation. This move is seen as important to meeting market demands and leveraging emerging technologies to better compete with larger insurers.

Guidewire's comprehensive solutions, including Canvas, Compare, Explore, HazardHub, and Predict, will be integrated into Columbia's policy and claims workflows. Additionally, Smart Communications’ SmartCOMM™ will be used for customer communications management. The initiative is expected to enhance efficiency, reduce transactional friction, and speed up market response times.

The Andover Companies, a major mutual insurance group in the Northeast U.S., has selected Guidewire Predict to boost underwriting and claims efficiency for enhanced profitability and growth. Andover, a Guidewire customer since 2015, aims to use Predict to better understand loss predictors and define ideal risk profiles. This initiative will enhance underwriting and claims decisions, promoting consistency and efficiency. The integration with Guidewire's Analytics Manager and future pricing initiatives through the Tune module are key highlights. Senior VP Leo Tenenblat lauded Andover’s long-standing service and emphasized the role of predictive analytics in expanding insurance solutions.

The MEMIC Group has selected Guidewire's PolicyCenter and BillingCenter, hosted on Guidewire Cloud, to modernize its policy administration, underwriting, and billing operations. Initially, the implementation will begin in Maine and later expand to other states where MEMIC operates. PwC, a member of Guidewire PartnerConnect Consulting Global Premier, will lead the implementation project.

Guidewire's solutions will help MEMIC simplify operations, leverage best practices, and integrate insurtech solutions to handle increased business volume more efficiently. The transformation aims to enhance business agility, reduce wait times, and improve policyholder experiences. MEMIC also selected Guidewire Explore for real-time data analysis to support informed decision-making across underwriting, sales, and service management.

MEMIC executives highlight the strategic importance of modern systems in responding swiftly to market competition and improving efficiencies in new business and renewal processes.