Guidewire Software Announces Addition of Clairus Group as New Solution Alliance Partner

Clairus Group delivers its first Ready for Guidewire accelerator to help P&C insurers \tstreamline their glass claims management process and increase customer service levels

LAVAL Québec and FOSTER CITY , September 28, 2018

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), provider of the industry platform Property and Casualty (P&C) insurers rely upon, and the Clairus Group, provider of glass claims management solutions to P&C insurers and fleet management companies in North America, today announced that Clairus Group has joined Guidewire PartnerConnect™ as a Solution partner. The companies also announced that Clairus Group’s new Ready for Guidewire validated integration is now available to customers in the Guidewire Marketplace.

With the Ready for Guidewire accelerator, P&C insurers can quickly integrate Clairus’ Conversense glass web portal with Guidewire ClaimCenter™ allowing them to leverage the portal to facilitate self-service authorizations for glass service providers based on strict business rules. As a result, vendors can instantly confirm coverage and produce a quote in less than three minutes. Additionally, authorized vendors can update the claim within ClaimCenter and submit invoicing information, reducing in-house insurer workload and quickly clearing reserving requirements for the insurer, all while providing a seamless customer experience to the policyholder.

“Guidewire is a key partner for our business,” said Pierre Voyer, Executive Vice-President, Clairus Group. “Our Ready for Guidewire accelerator brings a valuable offering to Guidewire ClaimCenter customers, enabling a faster integration and implementation of the end-to-end insurance automotive glass claims process.”

The Clairus Group accelerator for ClaimCenter helps insurers:

  • Streamline their glass claims management process;

  • Improve operational efficiency and productivity;

  • Reduce claims management costs; and

  • Significantly improve the overall customer experience.

“We are pleased to welcome Clairus Group to the Guidewire PartnerConnect Solution program,” said Neil Betteridge, Vice President, Strategy, Guidewire Software. “We recognize their expertise in transforming the traditional glass claims handling model and look forward to this integration helping more insurers drive improvements in customer experience, and operational efficiency.”