American Modern Insurance Company Deploys Guidewire Core and Data Products
Ohio-based specialty insurer successfully implements Guidewire PolicyCenter®, BillingCenter, DataHub,
and InfoCenter to improve business agility and enhance user experience
Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE), a provider of software products to Property/Casualty (P/C) insurers, announced today that
American Modern Insurance Group, a leading provider of residential and recreational specialty insurance, has successfully deployed
Guidewire PolicyCenter® and Guidewire BillingCenter®.
“We applaud American Modern on their success with Guidewire products and look forward to other successful milestones in their
journey to adapt and succeed in today’s rapidly-changing insurance marketplace,” said Mike Polelle, chief delivery officer,
Guidewire Software.
American Modern also launched Guidewire DataHub™ and InfoCenter as its new data management and business intelligence solutions.
Together, PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, DataHub, and InfoCenter provide agent partners with a more advanced product suite and
user-friendly experience. As part of the first deployment, American Modern has rolled out eleven different personal lines products
for three states, with additional rollouts scheduled across all 50 states over the next few years.
“Implementing the Guidewire platform represents a significant milestone in our company’s long-term business transformation
initiative,” said Stephen Russell, chief actuary for American Modern. “This new streamlined system will enable future growth for
American Modern for years to come.”
Guidewire Core and Data products:
- Enhance operational efficiency, employee productivity, and collaboration throughout the organization
to transform its business by standardizing on a modern software technology platform;
- Simplify the underwriting process by automating manual processes; and
- Increase responsiveness to changing business and technical requirements by bringing new products and
product enhancements to market more quickly.
Guidewire PartnerConnect™ Consulting member, Ernst & Young LLP worked with American Modern to lead the implementation. “We
are honored to help American Modern deploy these Guidewire software solutions. We look forward to watching them expand their
business capabilities, ultimately empowering future growth,” said Brajesh Kumar, Principal, Ernst & Young LLP.
About Guidewire Software
Guidewire delivers the software that Property/Casualty (P/C) insurers need to adapt and succeed in a time of rapid industry
change. We combine three elements – core operations, data and analytics, and digital engagement – into a technology platform that
enhances insurers’ ability to engage and empower their customers and employees. 260 P/C insurers around the world have selected
Guidewire. For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com. Follow us on twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.
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About American Modern Insurance Group
American Modern is a specialty insurance leader that delivers products and services for residential property like manufactured
homes and specialty dwellings and for consumers in the recreational market, including owners of boats, personal watercraft, classic
cars, motorcycles, ATVs and snowmobiles. American Modern is licensed in all 50 states through six property and casualty companies,
which are part of an insurance group that enjoys an A+ (superior) rating by the A.M. Best Company, a leading independent insurance
analyst.
NOTE: Guidewire, Guidewire Software, Guidewire ClaimCenter, Guidewire PolicyCenter, Guidewire BillingCenter, are registered
trademarks of Guidewire Software, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
Guidewire Software, Inc.
Diana Stott, +1 650-356-4941
Director, Communications
dstott@guidewire.com
or
EY
John La Place, +1 212-773-1705
Associate Director
John.laplace@ey.com
EY
Michelle Lynch, +1 617-909-3400
Senior Manager, FSO-Insurance
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