Ten percent year-over-year growth in customer attendance at
Guidewire’s 11th annual user conference
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2015--
Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE), a provider of software products to
Property/Casualty (P/C) insurers, recently hosted its 11th
annual user conference, Connections 2015, in San Francisco,
California. Connections 2015 provided a forum for the Guidewire
community – customers, partners, and Guidewire employees – to share
their experiences and best practices and receive the latest information
about Guidewire’s products.
Connections 2015 kicked off with chief executive officer, Marcus Ryu,
sharing Guidewire’s perspective on the key trends impacting P/C
insurers. He outlined the consequences for insurers if they don’t take
action and for the vendors who serve them. Guidewire is responding to
this challenge by striving to provide insurers with the agility they
need to succeed while also reducing the total cost of owning their
solutions. He was followed by Ali Kheirolomoom, chief product officer,
who provided the company’s product vision and was joined by Guidewire’s
core, data, and digital business owners Brian Vannoni, Amy Mollin, and
Ayan Sarkar, respectively, who outlined Guidewire’s product strategy and
design principles in their respective product areas.
Three Guidewire customers presented keynotes on the main stage. Gary
Hoberman, executive vice president and chief information officer of
Regional Application Development, MetLife, presented on MetLife’s
technology-led journey to provide a digital customer experience in its
auto business and described how MetLife achieved this success within an
aggressive timeline. Jeff Dailey, chief executive officer, Farmers
Insurance, discussed teamwork and empathy. Angus Eaton, managing
director, Commercial Lines, U.K. & Ireland, General Insurance, Aviva PLC
talked about the insurer’s experiences introducing Guidewire technology
in both the UK and Canada, providing insights on what has been achieved
and learned. Hemant Shah, co-founder and chief executive officer, Risk
Management Solutions (RMS), discussed the impact of catastrophe modeling
on the P/C insurance industry. On the final day of Connections, Aviva
Canada, IAG New Zealand, The Co-operators Group Limited, and Zurich
Insurance Group Ltd. participated in a customer panel discussion, where
they discussed different aspects of their unique journeys to adapt and
succeed in today’s evolving insurance marketplace; the topic areas
included the digital experience, analytics, insurance trends, and
industry disruption.
108 hands-on workshops, roundtable discussions, expert panels, chalk
talks, and educational breakout sessions were held during Connections.
These sessions provided the opportunity for Guidewire customers such as
Allianz Insurance PLC, AXA Tianping, Chubb, Mercury Insurance,
Nationwide, PZU Group, QBE, Rockhill Insurance, State Auto, Tinkoff, and
Wawanesa to share their experiences, lessons learned, and best practices.
Connections 2015 was sponsored by 24 Guidewire
PartnerConnect™ Consulting and Solution partners: Agencyport
Software, Capgemini, CastleBay Consulting, Centric Consulting, CGI,
Cynosure, Cognizant, Deloitte, DocuSign, Ernst & Young, GFT, GMC
Software, HCL, HP Exstream, IBM, IVANS Insurance Solutions, LexisNexis,
Mitchell, OnBase by Hyland, Perr&Knight, PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Thunderhead, Vertafore, and V-NEO – who were on hand to discuss their
services/solutions with attendees. Our Platinum sponsors participated
with customers in presentations and other sponsors moderated roundtable
discussions. The partner/customer breakout session presentations
included:
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“Case Study: Hitting the Right Chord with the Board: Erie’s
Pre-Inception Planning Approach” (PwC with Erie Insurance);
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“Case Study/Customer Panel: Mercury, Hastings, and Hyland: The Value
of Integrating OnBase® Document Management with ClaimCenter using
Validated Accelerators” (OnBase by Hyland with Hastings Mutual and
Mercury Insurance);
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“Case Study: A Large U.S. Insurer Takes Customer Communications to the
Exstream” (HP with Great American Insurance);
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“Case Study/Customer Panel: Goldilocks Syndrome: How Can an Insurance
Company Tailor a “Just Right” Core Transformation That Drives the
Organization to its Next Level of Success?” (PwC with Frankenmuth and
Harford Mutual); and
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“Case Study: Red River Mutual with EY: EY Insurance Nexus™, a
Guidewire InsuranceCloud Solution: A Bundled Implementation and
Managed Services Offering” (with EY and Red River Mutual).
“We are inspired by the stories our customers share at Connections about
how they are using the Guidewire platform to adapt and succeed in a
rapidly-changing insurance marketplace,” said Brian Desmond, chief
marketing officer, Guidewire Software. “We thank our customers and
partners for helping to make Connections 2015 a great success.”
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 processing, data and analytics, and digital
engagement – into a technology platform that enhances insurers’ ability
to engage and empower their customers and employees. More than 200 P/C
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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Guidewire Software, Inc.
Diana Stott, +1-650-356-4941
Director,
Communications
dstott@guidewire.com