Automobile Club of Southern California Selects Guidewire.Largest member of the AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. federation of clubs selects Guidewire ClaimCenter[R] to transform claims process and enable enhanced member service LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. & SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif. -- The Automobile Club of Southern California The Automobile Club of Southern California was founded December 13, 1900 in Los Angeles as one of the nation's first motor clubs dedicated to improving roads, proposing traffic laws and improvement of overall driving conditions. (Auto Club), the largest AAA affiliate in the nation and Guidewire Software([R]), a leading global provider of solutions to property and casualty insurers, today announced that the Auto Club has selected Guidewire ClaimCenter. ClaimCenter will consolidate and ultimately replace the company's existing legacy claims systems, performing end-to-end claims handling functionality for all Auto Club lines of business. The Auto Club, together with its affiliated motor clubs in other states, provides club services in fourteen states from Hawaii to Maine; has over ten million members and nine thousand employees. Real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. sharing across the organization is one of the key challenges in providing outstanding member service. The Auto Club recognized that in order to maintain and build on its high service standards it needed to modernize and consolidate its claims systems. The Auto Club selected Guidewire's intuitive, web-based claims solution to help with this business transformation. "We didn't want system or technology limitations to hinder our business growth or service capabilities" said Michael Kerrigan Michael Kerrigan is a British television director. Filmography
(Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. , Automobile Club of Southern California. "Guidewire is customer-success focused and has the industry expertise, products, and most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , the track record to deliver what they promise." ClaimCenter provides the modern technology foundation needed to retool re·tool v. re·tooled, re·tool·ing, re·tools v.tr. 1. To fit out (a factory, for example) with a new set of machinery and tools for making a different product. 2. claims processes and deliver enhanced member services. Guidewire ClaimCenter will enable the Auto Club to: * Reduce manually-intensive adjuster tasks freeing them to better serve members; * Share information across its organization by moving to electronic claim files; * Improve claims practices with automatic assignment and rule-driven handling; * Enhance management reporting capabilities with expanded data collection; * Reduce loss costs by identifying cost reduction opportunities and recoveries; and * Reduce IT maintenance costs and efforts by moving to a single modern platform for all lines of business. "That ClaimCenter is web-based and very user-friendly was a key factor in our selection," said Cortland Ray, Vice President Insurance Claims, Automobile Club of Southern California. "We are excited about the functionality and performance enhancements we will be able to achieve with ClaimCenter." Guidewire ClaimCenter is a leading end-to-end claims system for property and casualty insurance. ClaimCenter's flexible business rules enable claims organizations to optimize and monitor the claim process. Claims executives can define, enforce, and continually refine their preferred claim handling practices. In addition, ClaimCenter uses a modern technology architecture, including a 100% Web client and Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. interface that enable lower total cost of ownership in any environment. "Guidewire helps carriers transform their businesses," said John Raguin, chief executive officer, Guidewire Software. "We're excited to work with the Automobile Club of Southern California. They will benefit from our expertise and dedication in delivering a well engineered, modern technology solution that is industry proven around the globe." About The Automobile Club of Southern California The Automobile Club of Southern California, the largest member of the AAA federation of motor clubs, has been serving Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, since 1900. Today, the Auto Club's members benefit by roadside assistance, insurance products and services, travel agency, financial products, automotive pricing and buying programs, automotive testing and analysis, trip planning services and highway and transportation safety programs. Information about these products and services is available on the Auto Club's Web site at www.AAA.com. About Guidewire Software Guidewire Software is a leading global provider of technology solutions to property and casualty and workers' compensation workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work. insurers. Guidewire delivers proven software to run core insurance operations, including billing, underwriting, policy, and claim management. The Guidewire Insurance Suite[TM] consists of Guidewire ClaimCenter([R]), Guidewire PolicyCenter([R]), and Guidewire BillingCenter[TM], which provide a modern, web-based platform for all lines of business. Guidewire is headquartered in San Mateo, California San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. , USA, with offices in London, Munich, Paris, Sydney, and Toronto. For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com. NOTE: Guidewire, Guidewire Software, Guidewire ClaimCenter, Guidewire PolicyCenter, and the Guidewire logo, are registered trademarks; Guidewire Insurance Suite, and Guidewire BillingCenter are trademarks of Guidewire Software, Inc. All other products are the trademarks of their respective companies. |
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