United Fire Group has selected Guidewire Core and Data products to modernize its systems, with PwC handling systems integration.
The carrier's nearly end-to-end replacement includes PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, Rating Management, and Reinsurance Management as its policy administration, underwriting, rating, reinsurance and billing management platforms; as well as DataHub and InfoCenter for data management and analytics and Smart Communications for content management.

“We are taking a proactive approach to modernize our systems and create the opportunity for transformational change,” said Mike Wilkins, executive vice president and chief operating officer, UFG. “The goal is to build a platform that enhances our processing capabilities and creates a central data structure to guide strategic decision making.”
Claims is not included in the Guidewire implementation, indicating United Fire will stick with its current vendor,