Guidewire Software, a provider of flexible core systems to property/casualty insurers, announced the availability of Guidewire BillingCenter 3.0, the latest version of its comprehensive billing system for all lines of property/casualty insurance.

The latest release of BillingCenter offers:

? Flexible billing options, including: direct, agency, account current, group, list, mortgagee, and collection agency billing;

? Policy-level to account-level bill transitioning for improved customer service and reduced operating costs; and

? Improved producer satisfaction with detailed commission and multi-agency bill statements.

Other enhancements include: charge groups for more control over the management of individual charges on a policy; ad hoc credits, which allow the easy posting of a credit to an insured or other party's account; and multi-payer/multi-location billing offers increased flexibility to insureds looking to divide premium due on their account across multiple payers.

"BillingCenter 3.0 provides business value through improved customer retention, enhanced policyholder and producer relationships, and reduced operational costs," says Marcus Ryu, vice president, strategy and products for Guidewire. "In BillingCenter 3.0, insurers have a single system with which they can truly run their billing operations the way they envision."