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Guidewire Reaches Milestone Growth in EMEA with 75 Customers
Technological change underpins increasing customer numbers, and regional headcount surpassing 630
"Across
"In EMEA, we continue to see impressive growth in our customer
community, and we strive to meet the ambitions of this diverse insurance
market, especially at this time of constant technological change,"
commented
EMEA highlights:
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Customer numbers in EMEA have grown to 75 insurers, across fourteen
countries, and include: ADAC,
Admiral Group plc ,Allianz ,Arch Insurance ,Aspen Insurance ,Aviva ,Basler ,Beazley Group plc , BPCE, ConTe.it,Direct Line Group , Ethias, FRIDAY, Hastings Direct,Hiscox , L’Olivier - assurance auto, LähiTapiola, LV=, NFU Mutual, OP,P&V Group , PZU, QBE European Operations, Rossgosstrakh, Saga Services, Saint Christophe Assurances,Santam ,Sompo International , Tinkoff, Touring Assurances, TUiR Warta,UnipolSai Assicurazioni S.p.A ., andZurich . -
Growing customer numbers and product demand have meant increasing
staff numbers, now exceeding 630, in
Dublin , Kraków,London ,Madrid ,Milan ,Moscow ,Munich ,Paris , and most recentlyCopenhagen ; - Product development teams continue to produce market-specific services and solutions across EMEA that enable insurers to deploy Guidewire products more quickly to meet their regional needs;
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Customers have established user groups across EMEA countries,
including
Belgium , DACH,France ,Italy , and theUK , to discuss insurance technology trends, Guidewire product experiences, and to share insights with their peers; -
Along with strong global partnerships, local partner relationships
have continued to develop (offering specific market expertise) as part
of Guidewire’s global PartnerConnect™ programme, including most
recently announced relationships with FRISS,
IKOR,
Octo Telematics, andValidus ; -
Named one of the best places to work in
Great Place to Work Awards,Ireland , in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019; and -
Industry analysts have recognised Guidewire’s position in EMEA as an
insurance technology leader:
- A Leader in the 2018 Inaugural Gartner Magic Quadrant for Non-Life Insurance Platforms, Europe¹ read a complimentary copy of the report;
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Winner of two XCelent Awards in Celent’s
Europe ,Middle East , and Africa Policy Administration Systems 2018 Personal, Commercial, and Specialty ABCD Vendor View² read report.
"Guidewire’s focused approach to market entry in new regions and
countries has enabled it to secure the highest number of new deals in
"Guidewire is a long-time participant in the EMEA reports, but here we
see more live clients and a demonstration of Guidewire’s momentum with
PolicyCenter in EMEA. Guidewire continues to invest significant sums of
money in their products, and PolicyCenter is no exception," said
1 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Non-Life Insurance Platforms,
2
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Guidewire delivers the industry platform that general insurers rely upon to adapt and succeed in a time of accelerating change. We provide the software, services, and partner ecosystem to enable our customers to run, differentiate, and grow their business. We are privileged to serve more than 350 companies in 32 countries. For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com and follow us on twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.
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Source:
Daniel Couzens
onechocolate Communications
+44 (0)20 7437 0227
guidewire@onechocolatecomms.co.uk
Louise Bradley
PR & Communications – EMEA
Guidewire
Software (UK) Ltd
+44 (0)7474 837 860
lbradley@guidewire.com