Who’s using what in P&C insurance: April 8, 2019

News from Gjensidige Group, Duck Creek Technologies, Next Insurance and more.

“We have developed a deep partnership with Guidewire through our decade-long use of InsuranceNow, providing us with the opportunity to upgrade our IT capabilities in the cloud so that the company can stay ahead of our competitors and market trends,” said Stephanie Helling, vice president, Information Services at OKFB Insurance, said in a press release. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Gjensidige Group, a Nordic insurance group, has selected Sapiens International Corporation‘s property & casualty suite and solutions over the cloud for a core system transformation project in Denmark. The project features Sapiens IDITSuite for Property & Casualty and Sapiens digital solutions, with a long-term managed services agreement.

Duck Creek Technologies announced that Utica National Insurance Group has chosen to implement Duck Creek Insights. The insurer also opted for SaaS delivery of Duck Creek Insights via Duck Creek OnDemand, the provider’s SaaS solution for the property & casualty insurance industry.

Next Insurance announced they will offer tailored insurance policies to HomeAdvisor‘s network of home improvement pros. The offering includes a monthly payment option available at no additional cost and the ability to add free unlimited “additional insured”, among other aspects.

Symmetry Financial Group has selected Vidado, a provider of intelligent automation to the insurance, financial services and pharmaceutical industries, to play a role in a multi-departmental modernization project focused on maximizing operational efficiency.

Vertafore has announced that AVYST has joined the Orange Partner Program. The program provides open access and integration opportunities with Vertafore application programming interfaces for customers and partners.

Intellect SEEC, the insurance software division of Intellect Design Arena and Assurance Programme Solutions (APS), announced a new partnership to advance digital transformation and innovation in the financial services industry. The new partnership enables APS to provide consulting and delivery services for Intellect SEEC’s products across the United Kingdom and Europe.

Oklahoma Farm Bureau Insurance will leverage Guidewire Software Inc.’s InsuranceNow as a Software-as-a-Service solution via Guidewire Cloud. The company is currently moving InsuranceNow from on premises to Guidewire Cloud across all lines of business in the state of Oklahoma.

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