Specialty writer to gain product speed to market and process
consistency across geographically dispersed organization and diverse
lines of business
KANSAS CITY, Mo. & SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 10, 2012--
Rockhill Insurance Group (Rockhill), a writer of specialty commercial
property/casualty insurance, and Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE) a
provider of core system software to Property/Casualty insurers, today
announced that Rockhill has selected Guidewire PolicyCenter® and
Guidewire BillingCenter® as the company’s new rating, underwriting,
policy administration and billing platform.
“We selected Guidewire PolicyCenter and BillingCenter for the
comprehensive functionality each system provides,” said Phil Cole,
Specialty – vice president, Underwriting & Operations. “We wanted to
equip our employees with the best technology we could find and believe
that these products will support their efforts and enable us to be more
responsive to our customers and agents.”
“We had the opportunity to speak with several insurers about their
experiences working with Guidewire and its products – all gave such
glowing feedback,” said Leo Genders, assistant vice president, IT.
“Everyone we have met from Guidewire has been exceptional to work with.
This process has instilled confidence in our decision to work with them
on our transformation projects.”
“We are pleased to welcome Rockhill Insurance Group to our customer
family,” said Marcus Ryu, chief executive officer, Guidewire Software.
“We look forward to helping the Rockhill team achieve their business
goals leveraging our policy administration and billing systems.”
About Rockhill Insurance Group
Rockhill Insurance Group, an independent subsidiary of State Automobile
Mutual Insurance Company, writes approximately $135 million in specialty
property and casualty direct written premium through four insurance
company subsidiaries: Rockhill Insurance Company, Plaza Insurance
Company, American Compensation Insurance Company, and Bloomington
Compensation Insurance Company. Key business segments include excess and
surplus (both admitted and non-admitted); RTW, a monoline workers’
compensation company; and Absentia, a third party administrator
providing workers’ compensation claim and loss control services.
Rockhill writes business on a non-admitted basis in 50 states and the
District of Columbia, and is licensed on an admitted basis in 42 states
and the District of Columbia. For more information, visit www.rhkc.com.
About Guidewire Software
Guidewire Software is a provider of core system software to the global
Property/Casualty (general) insurance industry. Our solutions serve as
the transactional systems-of-record for, and enable the key functions
of, a Property/Casualty insurance carrier’s business: underwriting and
policy administration, claims management and billing. Designed to be
flexible and scalable, Guidewire solutions give insurers the capability
to increase market share – while lowering 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 San Mateo, 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.
Kyle Anderson
AVP/Director Corporate Communication
State Auto
Financial Corporation
+1.614.917.5497
Kyle.Anderson@StateAuto.com
or
Diana
Stott
Public Relations Manager
Guidewire Software, Inc.
+1.650.356.4941
dstott@guidewire.com
