CORE INSURANCE, RISK MANAGEMENT
CCC Intelligent Solutions and Duck Creek Technologies | February 03, 2023
On February 2, 2023, CCC Intelligent Solutions (CCC), a premier SaaS platform powering the P&C insurance industry, joined Duck Creek Technologies' partner program as a strategic member.
Duck Creek Technologies is an intelligent solutions provider shaping the future of P&C insurance. Joint customers will benefit from increased automation and improved efficiency in claims handling for both employees and policyholders, thanks to the integration, which will allow Duck Creek core system users seamless access to solutions from CCC's industry-leading claims management suite.
Manju Bansal, Vice President, Ecosystems and Alliances for CCC, stated, "Our insurance customers are looking to automation to drive greater efficiency and better experiences for their staff and end consumers."
He added, "Working with Duck Creek is a natural extension of our network strategy, which is centered on enabling technology partners to integrate with the CCC platform and offer solutions that add value to our customers' business. This integration will not only save insurers time accessing the tools they need and use every day, but it will also help drive process improvements across their existing workflows."
(Source – GlobeNewswire)
The Duck Creek and CCC interface gives mutual customers seamless access to their CCC Claim Folders and technologies that promote early claim resolution, such as predictive inspection, which turns complex vehicle damage data into actionable insights at the first notice of loss. Insurers can also hire workers, find repair businesses, and schedule appraisals for policyholders. In addition, single sign-on (SSO) allows insurers to access CCC's platform from Duck Creek Claims.
Robert Fletcher, Sr. Partner Manager, Duck Creek Technologies, expressed, "We are delighted to deepen our relationship with CCC."
"This is an important integration for our customers who seek to drive efficiency and automation into everyday processes. We're excited to offer seamless access to certain CCC solutions and create even more value for our platform," he concluded.
(Source – GlobeNewswire)
About CCC Intelligent Solutions
CCC's connected data platform is reshaping the trillion-dollar automobile and insurance industries. Its cloud-based SaaS solutions use the latest AI, IoT, telematics, customer experience, mobile, and digital workflow technologies to generate deep, actionable insights that help clients drive business and impact lives. The company has innovated throughout its 40-year history, scaling through client relationships and delivering industry-leading first-to-market solutions.
About Duck Creek Technologies
Duck Creek Technologies is the intelligent solutions supplier shaping the future of property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance. Modern insurance systems use its platform to perform flexible, innovative, and evergreen operations on the cloud. The company believes insurance should be there for people and businesses when, where, and how they need it. Besides, all its market-leading solutions are available via Duck Creek OnDemand.
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CORE INSURANCE, INSURANCE TECHNOLOGY
Inszone | January 30, 2023
Austin Insurance was recently acquired by Inszone Insurance Services, a rapidly expanding nationwide provider of benefits, personal, and commercial lines insurance.
Founded by Cole Austin in 2005, Austin Insurance has been providing excellent insurance services to the Grand Prairie (Texas) area for over a decade. Through the years, Austin Insurance has been able to offer a variety of insurance products to the residents of Grand Prairie and contribute to the city's continued economic expansion and new job opportunities.
Inszone Insurance's Dallas office will now handle the day-to-day business previously run by Austin Insurance. As a result, customers may expect the same high quality of service from Inszone Insurance as they have in the past.
Chris Walters, CEO of Inszone Insurance Services, remarked, "Austin Insurance has built a strong reputation across Grand Prairie as a trusted partner for residents to protect their assets." He further added, "This acquisition is another important step in our growth in the Lone Star State as we continue to identify and invest in agencies that will help provide and offer increased services and options to our customer base."
(Source – Business Wire)
Nevertheless, in the coming days, Inszone Insurance is likely to reveal several acquisitions in addition to opening additional facilities.
About Inszone Insurance Services
Inszone is a full-service insurance brokerage founded in 2002 with headquarters in Sacramento (California). It offers various insurance products, including property, casualty, and employee benefits. Supported by a strong and experienced management team, it has grown both independently and by buying other companies. The organization currently has 37 sites across the states of California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, Texas, and Illinois and hopes to continue expanding across the country.
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CORE INSURANCE, INSURANCE TECHNOLOGY
RVOS Insurance Group and Guidewire Software | February 09, 2023
RVOS Farm Mutual Insurance Company (RVOS) has recently integrated Guidewire InsuranceNow for agent engagement and business growth.
Guidewire InsuranceNow is for U.S. property and casualty insurers struggling with IT resources, providing core cloud-driven solutions. Through automation and integration, it is easily implemented and quickly upgraded from time to time with operational support and cloud delivery, enabling insurers to focus more on innovation and respond to market demands. In addition, it offers solutions for customer experience, upgrades, less time consumption, business agility, freedom from system maintenance, and risk mitigation.
Vice President of RVOS, Wesley Jackson, said, "We selected InsuranceNow to modernize our systems to deliver better efficiencies to users. We were attracted to its lack of complexities. The screens are straightforward and very easy to work with. InsuranceNow will also provide a more robust interaction with our agents and allow them to have access to more data from the system, making it easier for them to do business with us."
(Source – Business Wire)
General Manager of Claims and InsuranceNow, Guidewire, Zachary Gustafson, said, "We celebrate RVOS' history of serving Texans for more than 120 years and its commitment to acting as 'neighbors helping neighbors'. We look forward to helping the company continue supplying quality property insurance to its membership, improving its current products, and developing new ones, and providing exceptional customer service."
(Source – Business Wire)
About RVOS
Headquartered in Temple, Texas, RVOS, an insurance company that started as a single company offering a basic fire insurance protection program in 1901, is now an established insurance holding of different companies, meeting the needs of property owners, farmers, and ranchers across the state. As policyholders own this company, it meets policyholders' needs, adapting to new budgets and financial circumstances. It focuses on future surplus claims and offsets future premiums rather than profiting from out-of-state parent corporations. It specializes in home, ranch, farm, and personal liability insurance.
About Guidewire
Guidewire, a software development company, is dedicated to helping property and casualty insurers engage, innovate, and grow their insurance businesses. It integrates machine learning, data analytics, core and digital services, and cloud services. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, it has assisted over 500 insurers as a partner from over 38 countries to enhance their success worldwide since 2001. It provides integration, localization, and innovation for many applications. In addition, it has completed more than 1,000 projects through the support of research and development and partner networking in the industry.
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