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Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Blackcomb Consultants, a leading independent Guidewire partner in North America. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition enhances Accenture’s ability to deliver Guidewire solutions to insurers globally to help them become “cloud-first” businesses. Guidewire’s end-to-end technology platform combines digital, core analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities across the underwriting, billing, claims and customer relationship management functions, helping property and casualty (P&C) insurers reimagine their operations in the cloud.
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Blackcomb Consultants is a specialist technology services provider to P&C insurance carriers, helping them improve operational agility and get their products and services to market more quickly.
A Guidewire ‘Advantage’ partner, Blackcomb Consultants’ offerings include policy administration system implementations and upgrades, production support, cloud-hosted services, performance-improvement and organizational-change services. Blackcomb Consultants also has specialized capabilities in delivering Guidewire applications and services on Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. Its 158 employees will join Accenture’s Industry & Function Platforms Group, where they will be focused on Guidewire project delivery.
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