GlobeNewswire Inc | Oct 21, 2021 09:00AM EDT

October 21, 2021

Boston, Oct. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Duck Creek Technologies (Nasdaq: DCT) announced today that Everspan Group has taken the next step in its evolution, selectingDuck Creek Reinsurance Managementto handle its reinsurance processing needs with an evergreen SaaS solution. The organization cited its desire to avoid manual processes and employ sophisticated risk management efforts regarding data accuracy and claims administration as factors in its decision to select Duck Creek. Duck Creeks Professional Services team will be handling implementation.

Everspan Group is a specialty program insurer, uniting insurance distributors with global capital providers. Its highly regarded leadership team has an established track record across all facets of the specialty program insurance business, including reinsurance and MGA markets. The organization offers creative deal structuring to optimize solutions and bring a comprehensive experience set to every partner. Everspan has an AM Best Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent), operating as a Financial Size Category Class VIII property and casualty insurer.

Launching a new insurance business quickly is a significant challenge, so Everspan sought advanced solutions that could help us get to market as swiftly as possible, said Wyatt Blackburn, President of Everspan. Duck Creek impressed us with their agile approach and the rich features and functionality Reinsurance Management offers. We are confident that this is the right reinsurance solution for our needs as a new and rapidly-growing platform.

By automating critical reinsurance financial and administrative processes,Duck Creek Reinsurance Managementhelps cedants improve operational efficiencies, maximize recoverables, reduce claims leakage, and improve data analytics and financial reporting. Digitally transforming reinsurance administration creates opportunities to strategically leverage data in ways that were previously extremely difficult. With the ability to better understand reinsurance transactions and outcomes, finance and risk management teams can leverage data to make critical decisions regarding risk appetite and support reinsurance contract negotiations. In addition, through rules-based automation, standardization, and data transparency, Reinsurance Management creates a more efficient and productive reinsurance administration program.

We are very happy that Everspan Group has chosenDuck Creek to support its business, saidJeff Wargin, Chief Product Officer of Duck Creek Technologies. Labor-intensive tools such as spreadsheets and databases cannot handle todays increasingly complex reinsurance programs and lack the scalability and speed of our SaaS solution. Duck Creek Reinsurance Management is designed to ensure that all reinsurance purchases achieve their intended goals, so this was a great choice for Everspan as it moves quickly into a complex and highly-regulated market.

About Everspan Group:

Everspan Group is a specialty property and casualty insurance platform comprised of Everspan Insurance Company, an admitted insurer and Everspan Indemnity Insurance Company, a surplus lines insurer. Everspan Group plans to operate nationwide on an admitted and non-admitted basis. The companies which comprise the Everspan Group are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMBC), a financial services holding company. For more information please refer towww.everspangroup.com.

About Duck Creek Technologies:

Duck Creek Technologies (Nasdaq: DCT) is a leading provider of core system solutions to the P&C and General insurance industry. By accessingDuck Creek OnDemand, the companys enterprise Software-as-a-Service solution, insurance carriers are able to navigate uncertainty and capture market opportunities faster than their competitors. Duck Creeks functionally rich solutions are available on a stand-alone basis or as afull suite, and all are available via Duck Creek OnDemand. For more information, visit duckcreek.com.

Duck Creek Media Contact:Paul RechichiRacepoint Global617-624-3295prechichi@racepointglobal.com

Sam A. ShayDuck Creek Technologies+1 (857) 201-5784sam.shay@duckcreek.com