{"id":26623,"date":"2012-05-08T11:47:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T11:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/guidewire-software-gwre-mitsui-direct-general-insurance-has-selected-gwre-as-its-new-claims-management-system\/26623\/"},"modified":"2012-05-08T11:47:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T11:47:00","slug":"guidewire-software-gwre-mitsui-direct-general-insurance-has-selected-gwre-as-its-new-claims-management-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/guidewire-software-gwre-mitsui-direct-general-insurance-has-selected-gwre-as-its-new-claims-management-system\/26623\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidewire Software &#8211; GWRE &#8211; Mitsui Direct General Insurance has selected GWRE as its new claims management system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Guidewire.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-26635\" title=\"Guidewire\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/smw-news-wp\/2012\/05\/Guidewire.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"59\"><\/a>Guidewire Software, Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=GWRE\">NYSE: GWRE<\/a>)<\/strong>, a provider of core system software to General (property\/casualty) insurers, announced that Mitsui Direct General Insurance Company, Limited (Mitsui Direct), a major Japanese direct general insurance company, has selected GWRE as its new claims management system.<\/p>\n<p>By using ClaimCenter, Mitsui Direct aims to further enhance the quality of its customer service, make significant reductions in system costs, and improve productivity. In addition to a dedicated Guidewire (GWRE) team, the implementation project will also receive development support from Nomura Research Institute, Ltd., and NEC Corporation.<\/p>\n<p>The general insurance industry environment has experienced great changes in recent years, and new companies entering the market have intensified competition. Against this backdrop, Mitsui Direct decided that they needed to replace their existing claims management system in order to enable them to deliver more cost effective insurance services of enhanced quality. After conducting careful research and comparing several available systems, Mitsui Direct selected Guidewire ClaimCenter (GWRE).<\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad code--><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - in News 300 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5684630733\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>ClaimCenter will enable Mitsui Direct to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Easily customize the system and improve workflow processes in order to address changing market needs and conditions;<\/li>\n<li>Respond more directly to customer expectations due to the future linkage of Mitsui Direct\u2019s Internet service, \u201cMy Homepage\u201d with ClaimCenter\u2019s database;<\/li>\n<li>Make significant reductions in system maintenance costs; and<\/li>\n<li>Realize environmentally conscious paperless work processes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cIn keeping with our corporate philosophy and focus on customer security, we have vowed to make improvements throughout our entire business. Updating our claims management system is part of this initiative,\u201d said Noboru Sasayama, general manager, IT Planning Department, Mitsui Direct. \u201cWith the selection of ClaimCenter, we have prioritized system flexibility and the reduction of operational costs. ClaimCenter allows us to achieve these goals, and we are confident that, with ClaimCenter, we will be able to improve both the quality and levels of customer service we can provide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Mitsui Direct<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mitsui Direct General Insurance Company is one of the leading direct insurance companies underwriting Personal Automotive and Medical Insurance by Internet or phone. Mitsui Direct started business in June 2000, and currently manages approximately 860,000 insurance policies. 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