Cision PR Newswire | September 04, 2020
FastTrack, a leading provider of insurtech solutions for the Life & Disability insurance industry, announced today the completion of their migration to a cloud-computing platform. The project resulted in a transition to Microsoft Azure for their entire suite of solutions and was completed without any service disruption to its customers. Leveraging the hosting platform's ability to handle the multiple coding languages employed by FastTrack demonstrates their continued dedication to using all resources at their disposal to create a flexible, easy-to-use platform for their client base without compromising on security. The new model also allows for a system that will seamlessly scale computing needs to match the growth of FastTrack, who has seen a 60% increase in insurance claims under management over the last 12 months.
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INSURANCE TECHNOLOGY
PZU, Tractable | November 27, 2020
PZU, the biggest financial institution in Central and Eastern Europe, is using AI to upgrade how it audits its car insurance claims across Poland, it declares today.
PZU handles almost 500,000 motor damage claims for every year. Prior to implementing AI, Poland's biggest insurer was performing a detailed audit of around 20% of its motor claims that are handled by body shops (the remaining body shop cases were affirmed with improved control).
Presently, the AI solutions - gave by the tech organization Tractable - permit PZU to check in detail practically the entirety of the body shop claims it measures, progressively. The calculations can recognize any oddities that should be checked by PZU's specialists or affirm that all repairs are carried out in consistence with methodology and standards defined by PZU. Because of this development, PZU's specialists can zero in on those cases that truly need their consideration.
PZU has worked with Tractable since 2018 and is the primary insurer in Poland to utilize AI to handle its motor insurance claims. Up until this point, the innovation has handled more than 150,000 claims, or 1/3 of PZU's yearly auto claims volume, worth PLN 1.3bn (£260m). According to PZU, the applied arrangement has made claims handling essentially more powerful, while likewise shortening the waiting time for vehicle repair.
Marcin Kurczab, Director of Innovation Lab at PZU, and responsible for cooperation with start-ups, said: "At PZU, we strongly believe in cooperation with top insurtech startups to transform our business. I am pleased that together with Tractable, we have implemented innovative computer vision technology. Now, we are able to better control our cooperation with body shops and resolve any anomalies in a much more efficient way than ever before. We are pleased not only with the success of the project, but also with the fact that, as the first insurer in Poland, we have implemented this unique technology on such a scale in cooperation with a leading UK tech company."
Established in 1803, PZU is the most seasoned and biggest insurer in Poland, with record-breaking benefit and deals in 2019. Net benefit totalled PLN 3,295m (£667m), deals totalled PLN 24.2bn (£4,91bn), and ROE was 21.2 percent, almost twofold the European normal among insurance companies.
Adrien Cohen, Tractable Co-Founder and President, said: "It's been incredible to see how PZU, one of the most respected companies in Poland, has deployed our cutting-edge solution on a large scale. This proves PZU's dedication to innovation and placing it amongst the most advanced insurers in the world. Our solution gives PZU control over 100% of its repairs and claims, all in real time, thanks to the speed and reach of AI."
Tractable's AI utilizes machine learning calculations and is trained on photographs and human repair choices across a great many verifiable mishaps. The innovation can be applied internationally to any traveler vehicle. The AI empowers insurers to survey car damage, shares suggested repair tasks, and aides the claims the executives cycle to guarantee these are prepared and settled as fast as could reasonably be expected. The framework continually improves as an ever increasing number of insurers and repairers profit by its utilization.
Tractable's AI has handled over $1 billion in auto claims for the world's top insurers, including Ageas UK, Covéa, the biggest auto insurer in the French market, and Tokio Marine, the biggest auto insurer in Japan.
About Tractable
Tractable develops artificial intelligence systems for accident and disaster recovery. Its AI solutions have been deployed by leading insurers across Europe, North America and Asia to accelerate accident recovery for hundreds of thousands of households. Tractable is backed by $55m in venture capital and has offices in London, New York City and Tokyo.
About PZU
The Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń SA Group (PZU Group) is the biggest financial institution in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe. PZU SA heads up the group and its traditions date back to 1803, when the first insurance company was established in Poland.
The PZU Group's consolidated assets total PLN 377bn. The Group enjoys the trust of 22 million clients in five countries by offering products and rendering services to retail clients, small and medium enterprises and business entities. The Polish market is the PZU Group's core market measured by its magnitude and client numbers. Nevertheless, its subsidiaries play an important role on the markets in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Ukraine. According to spontaneous brand recognition surveys, PZU reached 92%, while aided brand recognition is 100%, making PZU the most recognisable brand in Poland. Since 2010, PZU SA has been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, where it has been one of the large cap blue chips offering the highest amount of liquidity from its floatation.
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INSURANCE TECHNOLOGY
Guidewire | May 12, 2021
P&C insurers trust Guidewire Software to engage, innovate, and expand effectively, and the company today announced the latest release of its market-leading cloud platform. On the 11th and 12th of May, Cortina will be unveiled at Connections Reimagined.
The event-based, API-first Integration Framework from Cortina speeds up the link of Guidewire to other platforms, allowing teams to simplify further workflows and drive creativity. Closed-loop analytics provides specific information during the insurance lifecycle, allowing claims and underwriting experts to make smarter, quicker decisions. Furthermore, platform evolution through Application Services enables developers to experiment and build quicker to keep up with the competition.
Expanded Application Services makes integrations and other InsuranceSuite interactions easier to build and maintain.
• Guidewire Cloud Console—Enhanced tooling to enable IT self-service with provisioning and deployment, as well as database backups and restores. What used to take two people 20 days now takes one person 15 minutes to provision and deploy.
• Guidewire Claims Autopilot**—Cloud-based claims service that allows for an automation-first approach to claims handling, enabling insurers to leverage artificial intelligence, analytics, and digital technologies to deliver better customer experiences, while lowering operating expenses.
Insurers are empowered to make better-informed decisions with closed-loop analytics enabled by Data Studio.
• Closed-loop analytics — A new holistic solution, Initial Segmentation for Auto/Motor Claims in ClaimCenter, improves claims processing efficiency.
• Data Studio — A new data management tool to access, create, and publish business-ready data sets to enable insurers to leverage their data wherever it’s needed.
Integration Framework reduces the complexity of integrations across the P&C lifecycle.
• InsuranceSuite Cloud API expansion—Broader functional coverage enables apps to do more using the APIs. Further improving the Guidewire developer experience, the ClaimCenter API reference is now publicly available for developers.
• Integration Gateway —A new integration service that orchestrates calls to and from InsuranceSuite and third-party applications. Reduced integration complexity enables developers to drive more innovation.
• Application Events — A new integration service enabling developers to easily publish event streams from InsuranceSuite that “push” data and events to external systems. This service automates more processes and enables insurers to create their differentiating ecosystem of connected apps and services.
With twice-yearly launches since the launch of Aspen in May 2020, the organization has been increasing the importance of its platform. Guidewire Cloud is being chosen by insurers to replace self-managed deployments, power greenfield implementations, and transition their core business. Thirty-three Guidewire InsuranceSuite clients have chosen Guidewire Cloud, with 12 now operational.
For the third year in a row, Guidewire was positioned as a Leader in Gartner, Inc.'s Magic Quadrant for Non-Life Insurance Platforms, Europe1. Furthermore, Guidewire was named a Leader in Gartner, Inc.'s Magic Quadrant for P&C Core Platforms, North America for the sixth time in a row.
For the third year in a row, Guidewire was positioned as a Leader in Gartner, Inc.'s Magic Quadrant for Non-Life Insurance Platforms, Europe1. Furthermore, Guidewire was named a Leader for the sixth time in a row in Gartner, Inc.'s Magic Quadrant for P&C Core Platforms, North America2 for InsuranceSuite, and a Challenger for the fourth time in the same report for InsuranceNow.
About Guidewire
Guidewire is the forum that P&C insurers rely on to effectively participate, evolve, and expand. To offer our platform as a cloud service, we combine digital, central, analytics, and AI. Guidewire is used by over 400 insurers, ranging from start-ups to the world's biggest and most sophisticated.
As a supplier to their clients, they are constantly evolving to support their growth. They are proud of our unmatched implementation track record, with 1,000+ active initiatives supported by the industry's biggest R&D team and partner ecosystem. Hundreds of applications are available in their marketplace to help with integration, localization, and innovation.
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