Guidewire Announces Latest Group of PartnerConnect Consulting Program Specialization Recipients

Over 100 specializations have now been awarded to Guidewire PartnerConnect Consulting partners since the inception of the program

SAN MATEO, Calif. , June 30, 2021

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate,
and grow efficiently, today announced that 10 specializations have been awarded to 9 Guidewire PartnerConnect Consulting partners across the Americas (AMER), Asia Pacific (APAC), Latin America (LATAM) and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions.

The following PartnerConnect Consulting partners have been awarded specializations in the third quarter of Guidewire’s fiscal year 2021, for the following Guidewire products and solutions:

  • 4Impact: ClaimCenter – APAC

  • Accenture: ClaimCenter – \_EMEA Global Delivery*

  • Cognizant: Cloud; Testing Standards

  • Deloitte: Cloud

  • GFT: BillingCenter – AMER

  • Hexaware: BillingCenter – APAC

  • MKDF: ClaimCenter – APAC

  • SBI: ClaimCenter – LATAM

  • Zensar: ClaimCenter – AMER

“Congratulations to our PartnerConnect Consulting partners who have achieved Guidewire specializations in the third quarter for their expertise and competency with Guidewire products and solutions,” said Lisa Walsh, vice president, Consulting Partner Alliances, Guidewire Software. “We are very proud to announce that this round of specializations marks an exciting milestone as we have now awarded over 100 specializations to Guidewire PartnerConnect Consulting partners since the inception of the program.”

Specializations are both regionally and globally based and require partners to demonstrate
skills, knowledge, and competency in a specific Guidewire product or solution, as validated by Guidewire certification achievements. The attainment of specializations enables insurers to have more clarity and insight into which partners have proven capabilities in a specific region. In addition, partners with specializations can better promote their capabilities across Guidewire products and solutions. Over 100 Specializations have now been achieved by Guidewire PartnerConnect Consulting partners.

Guidewire offers several specialization options for Consulting partner staff to differentiate themselves.\_ Guidewire Education offers certifications for business analysts, quality analyst and developers. Recently, they launched new Certified Associate and Certified Ace designations for analysts, which help partners achieve the Guidewire Cloud Specialization and customers identify cloud-ready talent.

Please find more information about specializations on the Guidewire website here.

*The Global Delivery designation recognizes partners that have a large investment in the Guidewire practice, meet the skills requirements from a global perspective (not in region) and continue to meet the minimum number of references in region.

About Guidewire PartnerConnect

Guidewire PartnerConnect™ Consulting partners provide consulting services such as business transformation and strategy, implementation and related solution and delivery services. To date, Guidewire Consulting practices worldwide include over 10,000 consultants who have been trained or are experienced in Guidewire products. Guidewire PartnerConnect is an invitation-only program.

For more information about Guidewire PartnerConnect please visit https://www.guidewire.com/partnerconnect.\_