United Fire Group, Inc. and its subsidiariesselected Accenture to implement its claimsmanagement software application, Accenture Claim Components, toserve as the insurer's core claims processing system. The newsystem will help United Fire Group streamline claims processes andimprove service for both agents and customers.

Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Company of NorthDakota has selected EbixAdvantage from Ebix,Inc., as its new end-to-end SaaS platform for all itsfront- and back-end policy administration needs such as rating,underwriting, policy administration, accounting, general ledger,billing and claims management.

The Co-operators Group Ltd. andGuidewire Software, Inc. announce that TheCo-operators has extended its Guidewire InsuranceSuiteimplementation to include Guidewire Rating Management to obtainmore precise control and responsiveness over rating and pricingthrough all phases of the insurance product lifecycle and GuidewireReinsurance Management to manage its ceded reinsuranceprocesses.