Guidewire Software Names E&Y Its 2012 Regional ‘Partner of the Year’ for EMEA

Awards recognize excellence in delivery of Guidewire InsuranceSuite™ solutions and commitment to Guidewire and its clients

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2012-- Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE), a provider of flexible core system software to Property/Casualty (General) insurers, today announced that E&Y has been named the Guidewire PartnerConnect™ 2012 Partner of the Year for Europe, Middle East and Africa. This recognition highlights E&Y's contributions to Guidewire's business success - and the implementation successes of our mutual insurance customers across the EMEA region over the past year.

PartnerConnect, Guidewire's global alliance program, supports the business transformation projects of General (non-life) insurers. This year E&Y is one of three partners being honored. Together, these 2012 Partners of the Year have led or assisted with 28 projects in the past year.

Growing numbers of General insurers in the EMEA region and globally are replacing their aging core systems with Guidewire InsuranceSuite™ solutions. Guidewire works with and relies on a trusted network of system integrator and regional consulting partners to help implement core system replacement projects, in collaboration with our mutual insurance customers. Trusted partners like E&Y are key to helping Guidewire meet the growing demand for qualified and dedicated resources to enable successful implementations.

As a 2012 PartnerConnect Partner of the Year, E&Y has demonstrated:

• Multiple implementation successes;
• Creation and growth of a focused Guidewire Center of Excellence with increasing numbers of trained and certified Guidewire resources; and
• Broad insurance industry experience and comprehensive subject matter knowledge.

"Guidewire is focused on delivering the best software and services to our Property/Casualty customers, and we are pleased to have E&Y on our partner team," said John True, senior vice president, Field Operations, Guidewire Software. "We wish to acknowledge the dedication of all of our PartnerConnect alliance members and in particular E&Y, a partner since 2008, for their contributions to the success of our mutual customers across EMEA and for their commitment to Guidewire over the past year."

About Guidewire PartnerConnect

Guidewire PartnerConnect members provide a wide range of services to the Property/Casualty (general) insurance community, including: business transformation consulting and strategy, and IT related services. To date, world-wide, Guidewire practices include 2,700 consultants, more than 1,200 of whom are functional and technical consultants certified on Guidewire products. PartnerConnect member benefits include: a close working relationship with the Guidewire team, senior executive sponsorship, training discounts, and Guidewire product strategy previews. For more information, visit PartnerConnect.

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 Beijing, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Munich, Paris, Sydney, Tokyo, and Toronto. For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com.

NOTE: Guidewire, Guidewire Software, Guidewire ClaimCenter, Guidewire PolicyCenter, Guidewire BillingCenter, Guidewire InsuranceSuite, Guidewire PartnerConnect, Deliver Insurance Your Way, and the Guidewire logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Guidewire Software, Inc.

Source: Guidewire Software, Inc.

Guidewire Software, Inc.
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