Major UK Contract win
Quindell Portfolio Plc (AIM: QPP.L), the provider of sector leading expertise in software, consultancy and technology enabled outsourcing in its key markets, being Insurance, Telecommunications and their Related Sectors, is pleased to announce the signing of a new five year contract, with on-going maintenance and support, for its market leading ICE Challenger software suite of Policy, Claims, Analytics and Napier rating engine, with one of the top ten UK motor insurers.
The signing of the contract follows a competitive tender and included extensive evaluation and proof of concept.
The initial licenses and maintenance are worth circa £3.5million with multi-million pound service revenues and on-going support during the minimum five year term.
The contract will see Quindell provide the insurer with a complete integrated technology platform for its UK operation. The initial benefits from the implementation of the Challenger ICE Solution Set will be significant indemnity spend savings and increased productivity and these will commence in the latter half of 2013. Challenger ICE Policy will provide the insurer with the ability to design and launch products within days if they so choose.
The Quindell Challenger ICE Solution Set provides a fully web-enabled end-to-end policy and claims administration solution for all lines of general insurance business. The solution enables automation of current manual processes to improve accuracy, faster settlement and more effective customer service together with management information and real-time analytics to assist in managing the client's business.
Quindell's software was recently recognised among the leading European providers of Insurance Claims Systems in Celent Claims Systems Vendors: European General Insurance 2012.
Robert Thomson, Chief Executive Software and Consultancy Solutions Division of Quindell, said: "Quindell's strategy for technology has been planned over a significant period of time and is now having real traction in the marketplace. Our solutions can be implemented quickly, giving control to the business user to manage the system going forward. This contract for all of our technology components with such a large UK insurer validates our strategy. We are delighted to have the insurer as a customer and look forward to a successful implementation, providing them with the platform for the successful development of their business."