The Guidewire Mammoth Release represents a monumental leap forward in the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry, providing a wide array of enhancements aimed at improving efficiency, streamlining operations, and maximizing user and customer satisfaction. Building on Guidewire’s strong foundation, Mammoth introduces significant innovations across InsuranceSuite, Analytics, Platform, Marketplace, and more. Here’s a comprehensive overview of the latest features and what they mean for insurers navigating an increasingly complex marketplace.
Core Enhancements in InsuranceSuite
The Mammoth Release supercharges InsuranceSuite—PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter—empowering insurers with deeper integration, smarter automation, and enhanced user experiences.
PolicyCenter: Tailored and Automated Policy Management
- Seasonal Coverage: Insurers can now dynamically activate or suspend coverage based on high-risk periods, offering tailored solutions that better meet policyholders’ evolving needs.
- Policy Data Purge: In alignment with GDPR requirements, PolicyCenter now enables the deletion of older policy terms, optimizing storage and data management.
- Autopilot Workflow Service Reference: For personal auto insurance submissions, a ready-to-use reference implementation accelerates workflow development, reducing coding time and deployment efforts.
BillingCenter: Streamlined Payments and Flexibility
- Claims Payment and Recovery on Account: By integrating directly with ClaimCenter or other claims systems, this feature improves customer experiences and reduces operational costs.
- Flexible Invoicing and Payment Arrangements: Billing flexibility is significantly enhanced, simplifying modifications to invoices and payment schedules for both insurers and customers.
ClaimCenter: Faster, Smarter Claims Management
- Claims Payment and Recovery on Account: Streamline claims settlement processes by utilizing the premium collection system for payments and deductible recoveries.
- Average Weekly Wage Calculator (Early Access): Calculate injured workers’ benefits more accurately with jurisdiction-specific average weekly wage calculations.
- Autopilot Templates: New templates for Personal Auto Glass Claims and Commercial Auto First Notice of Loss (FNOL) expedite development and claims processing, available directly through the Guidewire Marketplace.
InsuranceNow: Integrated and Automated Operations
The Mammoth Release elevates InsuranceNow with a focus on integrations and automation:
- ISO Rating as a Service (RaaS): Access complete Commercial Property Package (CPP) ratings directly from ISO, ensuring up-to-date pricing models.
- Mid-Term Producer Change Enhancements: Update producer assignments in bulk without waiting for policy renewals, simplifying administrative overhead.
- One Inc. Integration for Premium Refunds: Premium refunds can now be processed seamlessly through One Inc., improving the speed and transparency of transactions.
- Hi Marley Integration Enhancements: Adjusters receive alerts regarding negative sentiments, case reopenings, and additional attachments, promoting faster and more empathetic customer service.
Analytics and AI: Driving Data-Backed Decisions
Analytics capabilities are a standout component of the Mammoth Release, embedding AI and data-driven tools throughout the insurance lifecycle.
Predict
- AutoML Hyperparameter Tuning: Streamline the model-building process by automating hyperparameter selection for machine learning models.
- Model-Ready Datasets: Integration with Data Studio provides seamless access to clean, ready-to-use datasets, solving the “first-mile” problem in predictive analytics.
- Advanced Expression Editor in Analytics Manager: Boost development efficiency with intelligent code assistance, ensuring best practices and performance standards are upheld.
Platform Innovations: Accelerating Development and Enhancing Security
Guidewire’s platform strategy receives a major boost with Mammoth, focusing on development flexibility, resource management, and security.
Jutro Digital Platform
- New Digital SDK UI Extensions: Streamline web app development with Data Hooks that connect InsuranceSuite data directly to UI layers, reducing time-to-market.
- New Experience Templates: Rapidly launch new digital solutions with templates for Workers’ Compensation Quote & Buy and Commercial Auto FNOL.
- Enhancements to Existing Templates: Personalized digital experiences are now easier to create, benefiting both agents and policyholders.
Guidewire Cloud Platform
- Real User Monitoring: Proactively identify and resolve user experience issues before they impact operations.
- Self-Service Non-Production Planets: Increase resource management efficiency through enhanced control of non-production environments.
- Autopilot Workflow Service: Empower teams with low-code tooling to automate key processes within PolicyCenter.
Guidewire Data Platform
- Data Studio Integration for Predict: Solve predictive analytics challenges with pre-integrated datasets.
- Content Management Enhancements: Improved dataset lineage, publishing controls, and the ability to retire or delete datasets enhance governance.
- Self-Service Cloud Data Access for Non-Production: Gain faster visibility and control over data streams for development and testing environments.
Marketplace Expansion: 70+ New Apps and Integrations
The Mammoth Release greatly expands the Guidewire Marketplace with over 70 new apps and integrations across policy, claims, billing, payments, risk assessment, and digital experience management. Notable additions include:
- Accelerators for Auto Glass Claim Processing and Physical Damage: Self-service claims and invoice processing modules for faster settlements.
- Rating and Pricing Accelerators: Bi-directional data syncing to streamline real-time pricing updates.
- Agent Insight and Performance Dashboards for Jutro: Deliver actionable intelligence to agents for improved sales and service outcomes.
- Property Data Integrations: Real-time access to structural, financial, and locational data for U.S. properties enhances underwriting accuracy.
- New Loss Control Tools: Equip underwriters with richer risk assessment data and smarter task ordering.
This expanded ecosystem ensures insurers can build, customize, and scale their solutions rapidly while leveraging proven technology components.
Commitment to Security and Compliance
Guidewire continues to emphasize security across all its products. Key measures include:
- End-to-End Data Encryption: Protects sensitive information both at rest and in transit.
- Granular Access Controls: Provides role-based access management to limit data exposure.
- Comprehensive Audit Trails: Enables transparency and regulatory compliance through detailed system logging.
Conclusion: Empowering the Future of P&C Insurance
The Guidewire Mammoth Release is a landmark update that empowers insurers to operate with greater agility, intelligence, and customer-centricity. By deeply integrating AI, predictive analytics, automation, and cloud capabilities, Mammoth equips insurers to meet today’s demands while preparing for tomorrow’s opportunities. As the insurance landscape continues to evolve, Guidewire’s commitment to innovation ensures that its partners remain ahead of the curve. Click here to learn more about Guidewire Mammoth Release.
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