Guidewire PolicyCenter Implementation – UK Specialist Insurer (London)
Modernization of policy administration through cloud-based Guidewire PolicyCenter with expanded Professional Indemnity and Personal Lines capabilities.
Client: London-based specialist P&C insurer
Project period: Specialist P&C insurer implementation programme
Project in numbers
increase in code coverage, improving stability and reducing regression risk.
core delivery specialists supported by architecture and integration experts.
PolicyCenter deployment enabling scalable, modern policy administration.
Client and project context
Client London-based specialist P&C insurer – portfolio includes Professional Indemnity and Financial Lines.
Context The programme modernized policy administration on Guidewire PolicyCenter in the cloud, expanded the Personal and Financial Lines portfolio, and improved product configurability in a dynamic market environment.
Project goals
Modernize policy administration via Guidewire PolicyCenter (cloud-based)
Expand Personal and Financial Lines portfolio (focus: Professional Indemnity)
Improve product configurability in a dynamic environment
Project scope and team
Project scope
- Design and rollout of new product lines
- End-to-end policy lifecycle modeling (submission → quote → bind)
- Integration with CRM and financial/payment systems
- CI/CD implementation aligned with cloud best practices
- Automated testing strategy to enhance release quality
Project team
Delivery team
Architecture support
Integration support
7-member delivery team supported by architecture and integration specialists.
Additional solutions and best practices
Admin Control Framework (ACF): proprietary layer separating dynamic and static configuration logic
Dual configuration architecture improving maintainability and product extensibility
Increased code coverage (40% → 60%), improving stability and reducing regression risk
Standardized CI/CD pipelines enabling automated build, test, and deployment
Implementation results
Cloud-based, modern policy platform for Personal Lines
Faster product time-to-market
Streamlined underwriting and policy issuance
Improved system stability and maintainability via enhanced QA processes
Technical architecture
Platform
Guidewire PolicyCenter (cloud)
CI/CD
Jenkins / GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps
Integrations
REST/SOAP integrations
Quality
Advanced test automation and coverage tooling
Configuration
ACF-based configuration management
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