Guidewire Data Privacy and Test Data Modernization for a Leading U.S. Insurance Provider

Client Overview 
A top insurance provider headquartered in Pekin, Illinois, serves more than 21 states and manages over $2 billion in assets. With 800 employees, 1,500 affiliated agencies, and 8,500 independent agents, the company is recognized as one of the nation’s leading insurers. 

To maintain a competitive advantage in property and casualty insurance, the client relies on the Guidewire Insurance Platform. Rapid, secure test data provisioning on this platform is critical for speeding up release cycles and maximizing business efficiency. 

Challenge: Optimizing Cloud Test Data and Privacy for Guidewire 

• Developer and tester database copies were using excessive storage, driving up costs 

• Data refreshes from production to test environments were slow and consumed significant resources 

• Database administrator availability was limited, creating bottlenecks in test data delivery 

• Migrating masked data from on-premises systems to AWS cloud was inconsistent and prone to error 

• The complexity of Guidewire’s data structures made secure, standardized test data creation difficult 

Solution: Delphix-Driven Data Protection and Test Data Automation 

Axis Technology provided a comprehensive data privacy and test data modernization solution by leveraging the Delphix Data Platform. Key project steps included: 

• Collaborating with business and IT stakeholders to define precise privacy, compliance, and workflow requirements 

• Automating secure, on-demand test data provisioning from production to development and testing environments 

• Standardizing, speeding up, and securing masked data transfer from on-premises systems to AWS cloud environments 

• Using Delphix technology to manage Guidewire’s complex data structures, ensuring regulatory compliance and streamlining development and QA workflows 

Results: Accelerated Cloud Test Data Delivery and Cost Optimization 

• Enabled test data availability within just two weeks, reducing previous timelines by more than half 

• Freed developers to perform earlier, more comprehensive testing, resulting in quicker bug identification and higher-quality software releases 

• Reduced storage demand by more than forty percent, cutting infrastructure costs 

• Removed data refresh bottlenecks, enabling multiple teams to work in parallel without delay 

• Established a repeatable, secure, and scalable approach for test data management in the Guidewire platform and the AWS cloud 

Summary 

Axis Technology’s data privacy and test data automation expertise delivered a faster, more reliable test data environment for the insurance provider, increasing business agility, strengthening compliance, and lowering ongoing costs.