AF Group Selects Guidewire Products to Enhance its Core Operations, Data and Analytics, and Digital Engagement Capabilities

Michigan-based national insurance company to use Guidewire products to adapt business processes for generating top-line growth and improving speed-to-market

LANSING Mich. and FOSTER CITY Calif. , July 12, 2016

AF Group, a Michigan-based national insurance company, and Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), a provider of software products to Property/Casualty (P/C) insurers, today announced that AF Group has expanded its relationship with Guidewire through the selection of additional core operations, data and analytics, and digital engagement products. Guidewire PartnerConnect™ Consulting member, PwC US, will team with AF Group in implementing the Guidewire solution.

AF Group has selected Guidewire PolicyCenter® and BillingCenter, along with Guidewire Rating Management™, as its new platform for underwriting, rating, policy administration, and billing. Guidewire DataHub™ and InfoCenter will support the company’s enterprise-wide data and analytics needs. Additionally, AF Group will leverage the full set of Guidewire Digital Portals to offer a seamless, omnichannel digital experience to its policyholders, injured workers, agents, and vendors. The company has been live on Guidewire ClaimCenter® since 2010.

“We are confident that the additional Guidewire products we selected will enable us to further transform our business and allow us to continue on our path of relentless commitment to exceptional service and sustained excellence by delivering innovative solutions to our agents and policyholders,” said Lisa Corless, President, AF Group. “We selected Guidewire because we wanted a tightly integrated and configurable suite of products to strengthen operational effectiveness, efficiency, and customer service through a client-centric view of policyholder information and Guidewire’s product maturity, market share, and track record of successful implementations were important factors in our decision-making process.”

“We are pleased that AF Group has extended its relationship with the selection of additional Guidewire core, data, and digital products,” said Steve Sherry, senior vice president, Worldwide Sales. “Together these products will complete the technology platform to help AF Group adapt and deliver on its business objectives, and provide unique customer service to further its reputation.”