CGI and RDT Announce Partnership to Enhance Business Growth in the Insurance Sector
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CGI and RDT Announce Partnership to Enhance Business Growth in the Insurance Sector
LONDON, June 18/--- RDT and CGI Join Forces to Deliver the Definitive "End to End Insurance Solution"
CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB) today announced a partnership with
specialist insurance solutions provider RDT. A combination of RDT's leading
edge insurance solution, Landscape.Net, and CGI's in depth insurance market
knowledge, systems integration experience and delivery capabilities will
provide insurance companies with a new and complete set of options that will
transform the way they do business both now and, with inherent flexibility,
into the future. This partnership will cover the European market only.
CGI has a track record in the Insurance industry for helping customers to
optimise their systems to deliver competitive advantage and works with over
800 customers worldwide. This is based on an in-depth knowledge of the
industry and its regulations, as well as significant cross industry system
integration expertise.
CGI will focus on integration, implementation, configuration, consulting
and support services, in addition to working with RDT to develop a joint
product and services roadmap, including integration of document image
processing and call centre telephony.
CGI will also maximise the options available to insurers through the
integration of its leading Rating Engine, RataBase Next Generation, one of
the most widely used rating engines in the insurance industry today.
The breadth of expertise and products offered by the partnership is such
that insurance companies will no longer need to consider engaging multiple
suppliers when business needs demand a change in supporting systems.
Mark Bates, RDT Chief Executive, commented, "CGI has the right
combination of skills and experience to ensure that the Landscape.Net
solution is integrated and supported in the most cost effective way to
maximise its rich functionality set."
According to Tim Gregory, CGI Vice-President for the Insurance Sector,
the combination of Landscape.Net and the potential that it offers to insurers
and brokers, coupled with CGI's industry knowledge and experience, is
unparalleled.
Commenting further on the partnership, he added "Landscape.Net is an
extremely durable solution that can be tailored to suit the requirements of
any insurer, or brokers with direct links to insurers, allowing them to
improve the flexibility of current insurance products and develop new lines
of business quickly and easily."
Some insurers have already used Landscape.Net to develop niche lines of
business such as classic car insurance, which have been deployed in a matter
of weeks, resulting in a rapid financial return.
For customers that don't require customisation, Landscape.Net can be used
out of the box. It also has an impressive array of features and integrates
with databases such as the DVLA's to help combat fraud.
Landscape.NET is one of the most technically advanced, feature rich
Insurance systems available. It is Microsoft .NET and SQL Server 2005 based.
It is highly scalable, robust, multi-tiered, client centric and can be
configured for use in a wide variety of Insurance environments, providing a
low cost of ownership and simplified support. It provides speed and
flexibility that makes possible for rapid changes to existing products and
reduction of time to market for new products.
Features
Key features of Landscape.Net include:
o Full Client Policy Administration services
o Comprehensive Accounting and Billing services
o Broker Administration services
o Integrated Call Centre
o End to end Claims services
o Integrated MID processing
o Rating Engine
o Comprehensive Workflow management
o Fully integrated MI dashboard with full and instant visibility of
Key Performance Indicators, to allow for rapid response to business
changes.
o Highly configurable system that is fully web enabled
Landscape.Net is available immediately through CGI. For more information,
please contact Nick Coleman on 01438 791526 or at nick.coleman@cgi.com
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent
information technology and business process services firms in the world. CGI
and its affiliated companies employ approximately 25,000 professionals. CGI
provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide
from offices in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific as well as
from centers of excellence in North America, Europe and India. CGI's annual
revenue run rate stands at $3.8 billion (US$3.3 billion) and at March 31st,
2007, CGI's order backlog was $12.3 billion (US$10.8 billion). CGI shares
are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in the
S&P/TSX Composite Index as well as the S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology
and MidCap Indices. Website: www.cgi.com.
About RDT
Established in 1991, RDT is a UK-based software house specializing in
administration, rating and e-commerce software for the General Insurance
industry. In 1994, RDT produced the first Internet site in the world to offer
interactive motor insurance quotations with immediate placement of business.
Building from a focused insurance solution provider base, RDT's core
insurance administration solution now offers component-based services to
support insurers, Internet insurers and large brokers.
Source: CGI Group Inc.
For more information on Landscape.NET please contact: Nick Coleman, CGI, Broadlands House, Primett Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3EE, Tel: +44-(0)1438 791526, Fax: +44-(0)1438-791591, nick.coleman@cgi.com; Mark Bates, RDT, 4 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4AB, Tel: +44-(0)1732-220010, Fax: +44-(0)1732-220020, mbreply@rdt.co.uk
