Accenture Acquires Blackcomb Consultants
Accenture, founded in 1989, is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and has more than 70 locations around the globe. The company has 710,000 employees listed on LinkedIn. Accenture’s areas of expertise include management consulting, systems integration and technology, business process outsourcing and application and infrastructure outsourcing.Blackcomb, founded in 2011, is based in Warrenville, Illinois. The company has 158 employees listed on LinkedIn. Blackcomb’s areas of expertise include IT consulting, Guidewire, digital transformation, core systems implementation, Guidewire upgrades, cloud hosting, managed cloud, hybrid cloud, production support, Guidewire Cloud, AWS Cloud, Guidewire implementations and Guidewire production support.The acquisition enhances Accenture’s ability to deliver Guidewire solutions to insurers globally to help them become “cloud-first” businesses. Guidewire’s end-to-end technology platform combines digital, core analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities across the underwriting, billing, claims and customer relationship management functions, helping property and casualty (P&C) insurers reimagine their operations in the cloud, the company said.Blackcomb's 158 employees will join Accenture’s Industry & Function Platforms Group, where they will be focused on Guidewire project delivery, the companies said.
“This acquisition strengthens our ability to help insurance carriers use technologies like artificial intelligence and analytics to improve productivity and provide hyper-personalized offerings to their customers.”
“Blackcomb Consultants’ highly regarded Guidewire capabilities will allow us to deliver even greater agility and speed to market for our clients.”
“Amid market disruption and heightened consumer expectations, insurers are turning to platforms such as Guidewire to drive strategic digital and business transformation. Accenture and Blackcomb Consultants share a vision focused on delivering innovation to P&C carriers of all sizes, and by joining Accenture, we will be able to scale and expand our solutions for insurers worldwide, helping them create a sustained competitive advantage.”
