West Bend Mutual Insurance selected Sapiens International Corp.'s Sapiens Reinsurance solution to help the company better manage and control its reinsurance business and related provesses.

Hires and Promotions

Xuber appointed Chris Baker, formerly a senior vice president of Oracle, as managing director of Xuber within Xchanging Technology Services. The appointment follows Xchanging's acquisition of Total Objects Ltd. and Agencyport Europe, allowing Baker to spearhead the company's global growth initiatives.

Honors and Awards

Securian Financial Group appeared on Computerworld's annual list of 100 Best Places to Work in IT for the 19^th year based on a questionnaire that measured the benefits, diversity, career development, training, retention and worker satisfaction in the workplace.

Guidewire Software Inc.'s PolicyCenter was recognized as a best-in-class solution across four categories, policy lifecycle, operational support, user experience and enterprise support, of CEB TowerGroup's Policy Administration Systems Technology Analysis 2014 Report.

Tech Development

CoreLogic released a new version of its EQECAT natural catastrophe modeling platform which contains three new proprietary risk models that qualify and analyze the financial impact of catastrophic natural hazards in at-risk regions around the globe.

AIR Worldwide released Version 2.0 of its catastrophe modeling software platform, Touchstone. The new version includes the ability to account for catastrophe and noncatastrophe risk in a single platform, providing a more comprehensive view of risk.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Xchanging acquired Total Objects Ltd., an insurance software provider, for a potential consideration of up to $36 million. The acquisition is subject to clearance by the Competition and Markets Authority, and would continue the development of Xchanging's insurance business and technology enablement strategy.

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