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The Co-operators Deploy Guidewire Underwriting, Policy and Billing Systems

The Canadian carrier is working on lining up all its P&C businesses on the same systems.

Guelph, Ontario-based The Co-operators, a carrier of home, auto, life, group, travel, commercial and farm insurance, has deployed San Mateo, Calif.-based Guidewire's PolicyCenter and BillingCenter systems.

The company has used ClaimCenter since 2007 and other Guidewire systems since 2008. The selection and deployment of Guidewire's other systems is part of The Co-operator's "Common Systems" initiative, through which the carrier is deploying the same core systems across its P&C organizations. Additional project phases to deploy Guidewire InsuranceSuite to other commercial lines of business are underway.

“Guidewire provided us with well designed solutions and the expertise to help us make our vision a reality,” Martin Tremblay, SVP and Common System-Policy Initiative sponsor for The Co-operators, says in a statement. “We have been able to improve our processes and leverage the best practices built into the Guidewire applications.

Nathan Golia is senior editor of Insurance & Technology. He joined the publication in 2010 as associate editor and covers all aspects of the nexus between insurance and information technology, including mobility, distribution, core systems, customer interaction, and risk ... View Full Bio

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