Gartner Positions Guidewire as a "Leader" in Magic Quadrant Report for Property and Casualty Insurance Claims Management Modules for Second Consecutive Year

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Guidewire Software, Inc. GWRE, a provider of flexible software products to Property/Casualty (P/C) insurers, today announced that it has been positioned as a "Leader" in Gartner, Inc.'s "Magic Quadrant for Property and Casualty Insurance Claims Management Modules¹." This is the second year in a row that Guidewire Software has appeared in the Leaders quadrant. Guidewire was positioned highest on the ability to execute axis and furthest on the completeness of vision axis in the report. The report can be viewed here.

The report evaluates eight global vendors that have qualified for inclusion in the claims management module market.

"Buyers continue to demonstrate a very strong preference for claims management modules that are offered in conjunction with policy and billing management modules in a suite from a single vendor," wrote Jeff Haner principal research analyst, Insurance, Gartner and author of the report.

"The Guidewire team is honored to be named a leader by Gartner in the Claims Management Magic Quadrant for the second consecutive year," said Brian Desmond, senior vice president, Marketing, Guidewire Software. "More than 300 implementations of Guidewire products have been completed or are in progress. As a result, we have the fortunate ability to incorporate global insights into our platform and we view this report as recognition of the success achieved collectively by the Guidewire community."

Guidewire ClaimCenter^® is a leading end-to-end claims management system, built from the ground up to meet the specific needs of today's P/C insurers. ClaimCenter's flexible business rules enable claims organizations to define, enforce and continually refine their preferred claim handling practices in order to optimize and monitor their claim processes. ClaimCenter is in use by insurers of all sizes across all product lines to improve speed and accuracy, reduce loss adjustment expense, and enable proactive management of claims. ClaimCenter is available as a standalone system or as part of Guidewire InsuranceSuite™, and can be integrated to an insurer's legacy systems or third party applications.

About the Magic Quadrant

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¹ Gartner Magic Quadrant for Property and Casualty Insurance Claims Management Modules, Jeff Haner, June 24, 2015

About Guidewire Software

Guidewire builds software products that help Property/Casualty insurers replace their legacy core systems and transform their business. Designed to be flexible and scalable, Guidewire products enable insurers to deliver excellent service, increase market share and lower operating costs. Guidewire InsuranceSuite™ provides the core systems used by insurers as operational systems of record. Additional products provide support for data management, business intelligence, anytime/anywhere access and guidance and monitoring. More than 180 Property/Casualty insurers around the world have selected Guidewire. For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com. Follow us on twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.

NOTE: Guidewire, Guidewire Software, Guidewire ClaimCenter, Guidewire PolicyCenter, and Guidewire BillingCenter are registered trademarks of Guidewire Software, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

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