Auto-Owners Insurance Company and Guidewire Software, Inc. announced that Auto-Owners has selected Guidewire ClaimCenter(R) as its new claims management system. The company will implement ClaimCenter to support the management of its commercial and personal lines claims. In its drive to bring high quality products to market, maintain a competitive edge, and continue providing high levels of service to its independent agency partners and policyholders, Auto-Owners decided it needed to replace its legacy claims systems. After conducting in-depth research and system evaluations, Auto-Owners selected ClaimCenter. Guidewire ClaimCenter(R) is a leading end-to-end claims management system, built from the ground up to meet the specific needs of today's property/casualty insurers. ClaimCenter's flexible business rules enable claims organizations to define, enforce, and continually refine their preferred claim handling practices in order to optimize and monitor their claim processes. ClaimCenter is in use by insurers of all sizes across all P/C product lines to improve speed and accuracy, reduce loss adjustment expense, and enable proactive management of claims. ClaimCenter is available as a standalone system or as part of the Guidewire InsuranceSuite(TM), and can be integrated to an insurer's legacy systems or third party applications.