CIRMA Selects Guidewire InsurancePlatform for Claims Management, Data and Analytics, and Digital Engagement
November 15 2018 - 8:55AM
Business Wire
Leading Connecticut-based member-owned
municipal insurer to leverage Guidewire Core, Data, and Digital
products to increase business efficiency and enrich user
experience
The Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency (CIRMA), a
leading member-owned municipal insurance provider in Connecticut,
and Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), provider of the industry
platform Property and Casualty (P&C) insurers rely upon, today
announced that CIRMA has selected Guidewire InsurancePlatform™ to
replace its existing systems and modernize the way it does
business. Guidewire PartnerConnect™ Select Consulting Partner,
Blackcomb Consultants, will be leading the implementation
project.
CIRMA selected Guidewire ClaimCenter™ as its new claims
management system along with Guidewire DataHub™ and Guidewire
InfoCenter™ for enterprise-wide data management and business
intelligence. The company also selected Guidewire CustomerEngage™
and Guidewire VendorEngage™ to provide omnichannel digital service
to its customers and vendors. In addition, CIRMA selected Guidewire
Predictive Analytics™ for Claims that will embed predictive
insights into ClaimCenter to create a Smart Core™ system. The
company will deploy the products to its workers’ compensation and
liability auto property lines of business.
“Guidewire’s product maturity, market share, and track record of
successful implementations were important factors in our
decision-making process,” said David Demchak, president and chief
executive officer, CIRMA. “We are confident that this strategic
relationship, with a vendor offering intuitive, forward-thinking
products to support our business model, will provide CIRMA with the
ability to support our present and future needs, strategic
initiatives, and offer a better digital customer service experience
to our members. Lastly, we will be able to integrate with
best-in-class partners that are a part of the industry-leading
Guidewire PartnerConnect™ partner ecosystem.”
Pamela Keyes, vice president, Risk Management and Business
Analytics, CIRMA, said, “By selecting Guidewire, we will be able to
take advantage of the new, technologically-advanced and
highly-configurable features and functionalities offered by
ClaimCenter. It will enable us to design workflows and integrate
all of our systems together, thereby streamlining our claims
reporting process to improve efficiency for all lines of business,
as well as enhancing and expediting decision-making.”
“We are gratified that CIRMA has entrusted us with implementing
their InsurancePlatform products,” said Saroj Mohanty, Managing
Partner and Principal Consultant, Blackcomb Consultants. “By
selecting Guidewire and Blackcomb, CIRMA will be better able to
meet the insurance needs of its municipal members in a
rapidly-changing insurance market.”
“We welcome CIRMA to the Guidewire customer family and applaud
its recognition of the advantages of running its business with
InsurancePlatform,” said Steve Sherry, chief sales officer,
Guidewire Software. “We admire CIRMA’s commitment to providing risk
financing and management services to Connecticut’s municipalities,
public schools, and local public agencies, and look forward to
helping the company meet and exceed its business objectives.”
About Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency
(CIRMA)
The Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency (CIRMA) was
established in 1980 in response to the municipal insurance crisis
of the time. Our members' loyalty and participation has enabled
CIRMA to become Connecticut's leading provider of municipal risk
financing and risk management services. CIRMA operates two risk
pools, the Workers' Compensation and the Liability-Auto-Property
pool. We also provide third party claims administration and risk
management services to self-insured municipalities.
As a member-owned and governed association of Connecticut
municipalities, school districts, and local public agencies,
CIRMA's mission is to meet the risk financing and risk management
needs of our members. Today, our Assets under Management total over
$390 million, providing a base for stable rates, high capacity, and
assured availability of quality insurance coverage. We provide
coverage and services to 384 municipal, school, and local public
agency members. For more information, please visit
http://cirma.ccm-ct.org/.
About Blackcomb Consultants
With offices in Chicago, Dallas and India, Blackcomb Consultants
is a leading enterprise technology Guidewire-centric solutions and
services partner. Key service offerings include Core Systems
Implementations, Program/Project Management, Organizational Change
Management, Performance Improvement, Upgrades, Production Support
and Cloud-Hosted Services for Property and Casualty Insurance
Carriers. Our Dallas-based Development & Hosting Center allows
us to deliver proven, cost-efficient solutions for implementing and
upgrading Guidewire software applications, for P&C Carriers of
all sizes. Blackcomb combines proven insurance technology
experience with deep industry expertise, to deliver custom
solutions that meet your key business, technical and financial
priorities. We work to be a perfect fit with each client's internal
culture, and create ideal and lasting professional relationships.
For more information, please visit
www.blackcombconsultants.com.
About Guidewire Software
Guidewire delivers the industry platform that Property and
Casualty (P&C) 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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Chuck HirschMarketingBlackcomb
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