LONDEN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) hield gisteren zijn klantenconferentie, Guidewire Insurance Forum, in Londen. Het persoonlijke evenement bracht internationale opinieleiders samen om best practices te delen die relevant zijn voor de EMEA-markt voor algemene verzekeringen, en bood de mogelijkheid om samen te werken met branchegenoten en contact te leggen met het Guidewire-team.

De chief executive officer van Guidewire, Mike Rosenbaum, sprak over de diversiteit van de klantengemeenschap van Guidewire, bijna 70 mensen in 18 landen in EMEA, van Tier 1-verzekeraars tot kleine greenfield-bedrijven. Hij erkende de verscheidenheid aan unieke en ook veelvoorkomende innovatiestrategieën die door deze gemeenschap worden gebruikt; ondersteund door de wens om de implementatie- en upgradekosten te verlagen en innovatie te vereenvoudigen. Rosenbaum bevestigde de toewijding van Guidewire aan EMEA door voortdurende investeringen in marktoplossingen, in het kader van de transformatie van Guidewire naar een cloud service. Hoewel deze transformatie moeilijk is, is het ook noodzakelijk, concludeerde hij, en Guidewire Cloud Platform is geëvolueerd om innovatie en wendbaarheid te stimuleren via go-to-market, data gestuurde en digitale strategieën.

Guidewire Cloud Powers Insurance Innovation

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) held its customer conference, Guidewire Insurance Forum, in London yesterday. The in-person event brought together international thought leaders to share best practices relevant to the EMEA general insurance market, and provided an opportunity to collaborate with industry peers, as well as connect with the Guidewire team.

Guidewire’s chief executive officer, Mike Rosenbaum, talked about the diversity of Guidewire’s customer community, nearly 70 strong in 18 countries across EMEA, from Tier 1 insurers to small greenfield companies. He acknowledged the variety of unique, and also common, innovation strategies employed by this community; underpinned by a desire to reduce implementation and upgrade cost as well as simplify innovation. Rosenbaum confirmed Guidewire’s commitment to EMEA through ongoing investment in market solutions, framed by Guidewire’s transformation to a cloud service. While this transformation is hard, it is also necessary, he concluded, and Guidewire Cloud Platform has evolved to power innovation and agility through go-to-market, data-driven, and digital strategies.

The following Guidewire speakers also presented:

• Diego Devalle, chief product development officer, focused on how Guidewire Cloud Platform has evolved to continuously innovate, with state-of-the-art digital engagement and actionable insights from embedded analytics;
• Laura Drabik, chief evangelist, spoke about how embedded insurance combines core, digital, and data to help insurers secure a competitive edge, as well as Guidewire’s open API that allows insurers to access new customer pools;
• Ian Gibbard, London Market lead, and Paul Mallett, principal product manager, talked about Guidewire’s London Market roadmap to deliver policy, underwriting, and claims capability tailored to the London Market, and support continued modernisation;
• Will McAllister, vice president, head of Global Legal, illustrated how Guidewire Cloud is enabling European insurers to adapt to complex and frequently challenging regulations, as well as running safe, secure, and resilient operations;
• Christina Colby, chief customer officer, and Annemarie Bruch, senior director Transformation Strategy, described the enhanced Guidewire Cloud engagement model that can support Guidewire customers to reach their goals; and
• Charles Clarke, vice president sales, Digital, Data & Analytics, explained Guidewire’s vision of how data and analytics are creating unprecedented opportunities for differentiation.

Brian Desmond, Guidewire’s chief marketing officer, introduced the inaugural Guidewire EMEA Outstanding Achievement Awards, with honours going to Colonnade (Luxembourg), Direct Line Group (UK), P&V (Belgium), and Tryg (Denmark). Each winner took to the stage to share their experiences using Guidewire technology, and the insights they have gained.

Before concluding, the conference heard a panel discussion on how Guidewire Cloud can accelerate innovation, with Rudi Serron, chief information officer, P&V, Steen Wung-Sung, director, finance & development, Claim DK, Tryg, and Vittorio Giusti, former chief executive officer, Aviva Italia.

About Guidewire Software

Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 450 insurers, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.

As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record, with 1,000+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.

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Daniel Couzens

Allison + Partners

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guidewire@allisonpr.com

Louise Bradley

PR & Communications – EMEA, Guidewire

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lbradley@guidewire.com