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1st Central Insurance Technographics
Discover the latest software purchases and digital transformation initiatives being undertaken by 1st Central Insurance and its business and technology executives. Each quarter our research team identifies on-prem and cloud applications that are being used by the 1200 1st Central Insurance employees from the public (Press Releases, Customer References, Testimonials, Case Studies and Success Stories) and proprietary sources.
During our research, we have identified that 1st Central Insurance has purchased the following applications: Workday Financial Management for ERP Financial in 2017, Workday HCM for Core HR in 2017, Duck Creek Suite for Insurance ERP in 2019 and the related IT decision-makers and key stakeholders.
Our database provides customer insight and contextual information on which enterprise applications and software systems 1st Central Insurance is running and its propensity to invest more and deepen its relationship with Workday , Adobe Systems , Calabrio or identify new suppliers as part of their overall Digital and IT transformation projects to stay competitive, fend off threats from disruptive forces, or comply with internal mandates to improve overall enterprise efficiency.
We have been analyzing 1st Central Insurance revenues, which have grown to $590.0 million in 2024, plus its IT budget and roadmap, cloud software purchases, aggregating massive amounts of data points that form the basis of our forecast assumptions for 1st Central Insurance intention to invest in emerging technologies such as AI, Machine Learning, IoT, Blockchain, Autonomous Database or in cloud-based ERP, HCM, CRM, EPM, Procurement or Treasury applications.
ERP Financial Management
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| Workday | Legacy | Workday Financial Management | ERP Financial | ERP Financial Management | n/a | 2017 | 2018 |
In 2017, 1st Central Insurance implemented Workday Financial Management as its ERP Financial platform, targeting an end-to-end General Ledger capability to centralize core finance processes. The deployment emphasized the Workday Financial Management General Ledger module, with configuration work focused on GL structures, accounting mappings and validation rules to support month end accounting and statutory reporting for the UK business.
Requirements and design work were driven by an internal Business Analyst who produced high level requirements, led gap analysis and documented finance process changes. The project included a sustained data program, where the Business Analyst acted as data lead for approximately one year managing a team to perform cleansing, conversion and validation of financial data into Workday Financial Management, and defining conversion mapping and reconciliation workflows.
A system integrator was selected through a formal procurement process to execute configuration and deployment activities. Governance covered company wide process review, customer journey and communications alignment, and regulatory workstreams including vulnerable customer flagging and data capture to ensure business processes and agent interactions aligned with new requirements while finance controls and reconciliation workflows were updated to reflect Workday Financial Management adoption.
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HCM
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| Workday | Legacy | Workday HCM | Core HR | HCM | Kainos | 2017 | 2018 |
In 2017, 1st Central Insurance implemented Workday HCM for Core HR across the Group with Kainos appointed as the system integrator. The program was run as a group level HR systems initiative engaging all critical stakeholders and external consultants to capture requirements and deliver a bespoke Workday HCM configuration to meet corporate HR and people processes.
The implementation covered core HR and Talent Acquisition capabilities within Workday HCM, with explicit workstreams for HR data loading, testing and verification of data uploads, incremental module design and system upgrades. The HR People Process and Systems function managed operational, managerial and executive reporting requirements and worked with business analysts and project managers to translate process reviews into Workday configuration and business process rules.
Integrations and operational support were instrumented as part of the rollout, including using Atlas ticketing management system to track employee and manager support requests and resolutions, and an operational relationship with Teleopti WFM functionality to keep HRIS enhancements aligned with workforce management capabilities. IT, Kainos and implementation teams collaborated on design, deployment and ongoing incremental module releases to sustain enterprise HR operations.
Governance mechanisms were put in place, the HR function established key performance indicators and success criteria to measure platform performance, and the HR lead completed Risks and Controls deliverables on behalf of the Head of HR. Ongoing responsibilities include managing Workday system design and upgrades, troubleshooting operational issues, and continuously enhancing the Workday HCM environment for Core HR and Talent Acquisition processes.
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Learning and Development | HCM |
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Workforce Management | HCM |
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2017 | 2017 |
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ERP Services and Operations
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| Duck Creek Technologies | Legacy | Duck Creek Suite | Insurance ERP | ERP Services and Operations | n/a | 2019 | 2019 |
In 2019, 1st Central Insurance implemented Duck Creek Suite as an Insurance ERP to centralize policy administration, billing, and claims processing across its United Kingdom operations. The deployment positioned Duck Creek Suite as the core platform for policy lifecycle management and product configuration within the insurer’s technology estate.
The implementation focused on core modules typical for Insurance ERP, including policy administration, billing, claims management, and rating and underwriting rule engines. Configuration work emphasized product model standardization, policy lifecycle automation, and rule-driven rating to align product definitions and underwriting logic. Duck Creek Suite was configured to host master data for policies, customers, and pricing artifacts.
Operational scope covered underwriting, claims, finance, and customer service teams within 1st Central Insurance, aligning business functions around a centralized Insurance ERP application in the United Kingdom. Data modeling and common policy schemas were established to support shared master records and consistent operational workflows across departments.
Governance included a product and rules governance model with formal change control for rating and policy product updates and staged rollouts across business units. Training and process standardization efforts were instituted to embed workflow orchestration and policy lifecycle automation into day to day operations.
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Collaboration
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Collaboration | Collaboration |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Content Management
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Web Content Management | Content Management |
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2014 | 2014 |
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CRM
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Call Center | CRM |
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2016 | 2016 |
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Call Center | CRM |
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2016 | 2016 |
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Customer Analytics | CRM |
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2016 | 2016 |
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Customer Engagement | CRM |
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2016 | 2016 |
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Customer Engagement | CRM |
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2016 | 2016 |
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Customer Experience | CRM |
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2018 | 2018 |
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Customer Experience | CRM |
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2017 | 2017 |
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Data Management Platform | CRM |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Marketing Analytics | CRM |
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2017 | 2017 |
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Marketing Analytics | CRM |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Marketing Automation | CRM |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Tag Management | CRM |
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2020 | 2020 |
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EPM
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EPM | EPM |
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2018 | 2018 |
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IaaS
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Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS |
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2014 | 2014 |
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Content Delivery Network | IaaS |
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2014 | 2014 |
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CyberSecurity
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Secure Email Gateways (SEGs) | CyberSecurity |
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2018 | 2018 |
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Professional Services
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Professional Services | Professional Services |
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