GuideOne Insurance (GuideOne), a leading national insurer of churches,
and Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE), a provider of software
products to Property/Casualty (P/C) insurers, today announced that
GuideOne has successfully deployed Guidewire PolicyCenter® as its new
underwriting and policy administration solution. GuideOne also deployed
Rating Management, Client Data Management, and is the first Guidewire
customer to deploy Standard-based Templates. GuideOne had previously
deployed Guidewire ClaimCenter® successfully in 2013. Guidewire
PartnerConnect™ Consulting member, PwC US, led the
implementation, in close collaboration with GuideOne and Guidewire.
Following the successful deployment of ClaimCenter in 2013, GuideOne
selected PolicyCenter to modernize its policy administration system to
support its aggressive growth plans for 2015 and beyond. The project is
being implemented in phased approach. The pilot phase is currently being
implemented for workers’ compensation with 15 states actively in
production; all remaining work comp states are targeted for early 2016.
The next phase involves PolicyCenter implementation in Commercial
Package Policy and umbrella, and will conclude with commercial auto.
GuideOne leveraged Standards-based Templates to accelerate their product
deployment and gain control over their standards-based lines of business.
“Our initial PolicyCenter implementation has gone very smoothly and user
feedback has been positive,” said Brian Murray, senior manager,
Commercial Operations, GuideOne Insurance. “We are excited to be an
early adopter of Standard-based Templates and appreciate Guidewire and
PwC’s levels of engagement with us throughout the implementation
process, giving us the speed-to-market, agility, and cost advantage
necessary to enable our business strategy.”
”We are honored by GuideOne’s confidence in entrusting PwC with their
Guidewire product implementations,” said Jim Quick, principal, PwC US.
“We look forward to working with them as they progress along their
transformation journey.”
PolicyCenter is enabling GuideOne to:
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Continue top-line and bottom-line growth;
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Increase speed-to-market through Standard-based Templates;
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Improve staffing level and utilization; and
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Bring new products and product enhancements to market more quickly.
“We congratulate GuideOne Insurance on their successful deployments of
PolicyCenter and Standard-based Templates,” said Mike Polelle, chief
delivery officer, Guidewire Software. “We are proud to work with them to
help them achieve their customer service and business transformation
goals.”
Guidewire PolicyCenter is a flexible underwriting and policy
administration system that enables Property/Casualty insurers to grow
business profitably by improving efficiency, while responding with
agility to market opportunities and enhancing relationships with agents
and customers. Designed to support both commercial and personal lines,
PolicyCenter helps insurers streamline front and back office processes,
from new business submission and quoting through policy renewals.
PolicyCenter is available as a standalone system or as part of Guidewire
InsuranceSuite™, and can be integrated to an insurer’s legacy systems or
third party applications.
About GuideOne Insurance
Founded in 1947 and headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa, GuideOne
Insurance is one of the nation's largest church insurers, with about
43,000 church policyholders. GuideOne also insures private schools and
colleges, as well as senior living communities. In 1999, the company
created the GuideOne
Center for Risk Management® in order to help churches and
faith-based organizations safeguard their ministries. This effort was
expanded in 2008 with the launch of SafeChurch®,
the most comprehensive church risk management resource available.
GuideOne's personal lines products include auto and homeowners
insurance. GuideOne is licensed to do business in all 50 states and
markets its products and services through nearly 1,600 independent and
career agents. The company carries an A "Excellent" rating from A.M.
Best.
About PwC US
PwC US helps organizations and individuals create the value they're
looking for. We're a member of the PwC network of firms, which has firms
in 157 countries with more than 195,000 people. We're committed to
delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. Find out
more and tell us what matters to you by visiting us at www.pwc.com/US.
About Guidewire Software
Guidewire builds software products that help Property/Casualty insurers
replace their legacy core systems and transform their business. Designed
to be flexible and scalable, Guidewire products enable insurers to
deliver excellent service, increase market share and lower operating
costs. Guidewire InsuranceSuite™ provides the core systems used by
insurers as operational systems of record. Additional products provide
support for data management, business intelligence, anytime/anywhere
access and guidance and monitoring. More than 180 Property/Casualty
insurers around the world have selected Guidewire. For more information,
please visit www.guidewire.com.
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NOTE: Guidewire, Guidewire Software, Guidewire ClaimCenter, Guidewire
PolicyCenter, and Guidewire BillingCenter are registered trademarks of
Guidewire Software, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
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