Western National Selects Guidewire System for Claims Management

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Western National Insurance Group, a private mutual insurer, and Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE), a provider of software products to Property/Casualty (P/C) insurers, announced that Western National has selected Guidewire ClaimCenter® as its new claims management system and Smart Communications™ for customer communications management. Guidewire is a reseller of Smart Communications, a Guidewire PartnerConnect™ Solution and Ready for Guidewire program member. More than 50 insurers have selected the combination of Guidewire and Smart Communications. Guidewire PartnerConnect™ Consulting member, PwC US, will be leading the implementation.

ClaimCenter will replace Western National's previous third-party claims management system, offering the company new capabilities to more efficiently and effectively manage workflow, access data and deliver on its service commitments to policyholders. ClaimCenter will be implemented for all commercial and personal lines of business, starting with workers' compensation, followed quickly by standard auto and their other lines of business.

"We were impressed by Guidewire's product maturity, vision of and outlook for our industry, and track record of successful implementations," said Richard Long, Senior Vice President- Claims, Western National. "It was vital for our solution to be embraced by and empower our users; to be flexible and configurable; and to be future proof. Guidewire demonstrated that they will be a true partner for us, understanding our business and responding to our needs."

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