PPI AG, a leading consulting company and system integrator for the
insurance industry in Germany, and Guidewire Software, Inc.
(NYSE: GWRE), a provider of software products to general (non-life)
insurers, today announced that PPI has joined Guidewire PartnerConnect™
as an Affiliate member. PartnerConnect is Guidewire’s global, invitation
only program for strategic System Integrators (SI) and affiliate
consulting alliance partners.
“Our in-depth experience providing customers with innovative IT and
business solutions, combined with our knowledge of the insurance
industry make us an ideal partner to assist insurers with their
Guidewire core system implementations,” said Andreas Achner, member of
the executive management board, PPI. “We look forward to implementing
Guidewire technology in the German insurance market.”
“We are excited to welcome PPI and their more than 20-years of insurance
industry experience to our PartnerConnect program,” said Keith Stonell,
managing director EMEA, Guidewire Software. “PPI’s strong roots in
Germany and Central Europe will help us provide our mutual insurance
customers with high quality people and strong local market expertise to
further ensure the success of their Guidewire implementations.”
About Guidewire PartnerConnect
Guidewire PartnerConnect™
members provide a wide range of services to the general insurance
community including business transformation consulting and strategy, and
IT related services. To date, worldwide, Guidewire practices include
over 3,300 consultants, more than 1,900 of whom are functional and
technical consultants certified on Guidewire products. Guidewire
PartnerConnect is comprised of Strategic and Affiliate level members.
The Affiliate level member is a partner that is in the process of
building depth in its Guidewire sales and implementation practice while
gaining overall experience with Guidewire products.
About PPI
With more than 350 highly skilled consultants and developers, PPI is one
of the leading consulting companies and system integrators for the
banking and insurance industries in Germany. PPI AG combines in-depth
industry expertise with leading edge technological knowhow to build
solutions which help our clients to improve their business. Our range of
services covers the full “consulting value chain” from business process
improvement to the design and implementation of packaged or individual
IT-Solutions. For more information, visit http://www.ppi.de/.
About Guidewire Software
Guidewire Software is a provider of core system software to the global
Property/Casualty (general) insurance industry. Designed to be flexible
and scalable, Guidewire solutions give insurers the capability to
deliver excellent service, increase market share and lower operating
costs. Guidewire InsuranceSuite™, consisting of Guidewire PolicyCenter®,
Guidewire ClaimCenter® and Guidewire BillingCenter® spans the key
functional areas in insurance – underwriting and policy administration,
claims management, and billing. Guidewire is headquartered in Foster
City, California, with offices in Munich, Beijing, Dublin, Hong Kong,
London, Paris, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto and Warsaw. For more information,
please visit www.guidewire.com.
NOTE: Guidewire, Guidewire Software, Guidewire ClaimCenter, Guidewire
PolicyCenter, Guidewire BillingCenter, Guidewire InsuranceSuite,
Guidewire PartnerConnect, Guidewire SolutionConnect, Deliver Insurance
Your Way, and the Guidewire logo are trademarks, service marks, or
registered trademarks of Guidewire Software, Inc. in the United States
and/or other countries.
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