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Another Week, Another Acquisition in the Core Space
Duck Creek Technologies and APAX Partners are not wasting any time to deliver expanded capabilities with the acquisition of Agencyport. This acquisition is a great compliment of strategic digital capabilities to a leader in the core suite platform. So is this a new trend in the core space with other...
Impact of Private Equity in Insurance: The Accenture and Apax Partners Transaction
The insurance industry is abuzz with the recent announcement of a joint venture between Accenture and Apax Partners, a private equity group, to further develop Duck Creek solutions into end-to-end, cloud-based core systems. Significant outside capital has become a game changer in the industry in general, but this is a...
Frozen In: What Insurers Can Learn from the Bedford Swans
Recently, I ran across a local news story that just might have some surprising applications for insurers. In early January, several swans in Bedford, MA had to be rescued from a frozen pond. As the temperature plunged overnight, the swans had become trapped in the ice.
