The Duck Creek Blog

Over the course of countless conversations, layered on top of decades of industry experience, dozens of themes emerged. Our team assessed each topic by maturity of idea and magnitude of potential impact (i.e., the ideas that have matured beyond hypothetical concepts or isolated pilots). We used these lenses to narrow the world down to the…

Sydney – 31 July – Duck Creek Technologies announced today that insurance technology leader Shaji Sethu has joined the company as Managing Director for Asia Pacific. Focusing initially on the Australia / New Zealand region, Sethu is responsible for the expansion of Duck Creek’s presence in the Asia Pacific market. He will work closely with…

For many carriers, building for speed requires a 180-degree shift. It requires leadership to move away from thinking about “What can we do with what we have today?” toward “What would I do if I could build this company from scratch?” This view of the future requires that Product, Sales, and Service talk to one…

An interview with Willy Fox, VP of Solutions at Duck Creek Technologies Q: How important is cloud delivery for the insurance company of tomorrow? A: Cloud delivery is key to any business that intends to succeed in the future. For the successful insurance firm of tomorrow, the question of cloud delivery is no longer if,…

Technology is helping insurance firms around the world navigate uncertainties in global markets and capture market opportunities ahead of the competition. Companies tied down by legacy systems are feeling the heat as future-prepped firms adopt new ways to deliver value in the insurance marketplace. Duck Creek Technologies has a suite of enterprise solutions for the…

Integration will offer seamless workflow to P&C carriers underwriting surety and fidelity bonds Boston, MA and Tampa, FL – July 11 – Duck Creek Technologies, a leading provider of comprehensive P&C insurance software and services, and Bond-Pro, a leading provider of surety and specialty insurance software products and services, have entered into a partnership to…

Customer-focused portals require a new look at core systems. “Insurance is a people business” — you’ve heard that a thousand times. Yet conceptually and technologically, most insurers consider back-office systems and risk data as the central assets to their operations. Until recently, the best carriers offered access to data for customers — meaning agents and…

London – June 28 – Duck Creek Technologies announced today that insurance technology leader Bart Patrick has joined the company as Managing Director for the European market. Based in London, Patrick is responsible for the expansion of Duck Creek’s presence in the EMEA market. Patrick brings more than 25 years of experience to bear on…

Duck Creek is proud to congratulate AXIS Insurance on its recent win of a 2018 Novarica Research Council Impact Award. Industry analyst firm Novarica announced recently that the insurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings will receive an Impact Award for its enterprise transformation project from the Novarica Insurance Technology Research Council, a peer community…

BOSTON – June 26 – AXIS Insurance, the insurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE: AXS), will receive an Impact Award from the Novarica Insurance Technology Research Council, a peer community of hundreds of insurer CIOs for its enterprise transformation project. More than 50 members reviewed dozens of case studies to select the…

Canadian brokers are navigating the same changing landscape as brokers and carriers in the US. There are many choices within product categories, but there is new market demand for offering a variety of products. In response, Gore Mutual announced a new offering to help with broker partnerships. In the fall, Gore Mutual will be opening…

Like many carriers, West Bend Mutual Insurance Company identified the need to transform its core systems in order to infuse its commercial lines with agility and flexibility in preparation for a digital future. But soon after rollout, it hit a snag… so just a few short months after completing the project, West Bend decided to move…