Exigen Insurance Solutions®, a leading global provider of core systems and business transformation to insurers, today announced that Andrew deGroot has joined the company as senior vice president, Global Business Development and Alliances.

deGroot is responsible for the ongoing expansion of Exigen’s worldwide partner network, and for identifying, managing and maximizing the company’s alliances and growth opportunities. He brings more than 20 years of experience in business development helping companies successfully introduce their solutions to new markets, including EMEA, Asia-Pacific, and North America.

deGroot’s expertise covers core insurance systems, big data solutions, data warehousing, business intelligence and decision support solutions and other core applications critical to driving corporate results. He comes to Exigen from InfoTrellis, where he served as VP Sales, Marketing and Alliances. Before that he was with Symbility Solutions as head of sales and marketing. Previously, deGroot was General Manager, Canada for Guidewire.

“Andrew is a valuable addition to our leadership team who comes to us at a time when demand both in the US and globally for our solutions is growing rapidly,” said Gwen Spertell, president, Exigen Insurance Solutions. “Andrew is the right person to guide this market expansion and shepherd the partnerships that will help us to consistently deliver world-class product to customers worldwide.”

”With the pace of insurance core systems replacement quickening worldwide, open, scalable multi-line platforms are highly sought after,” commented deGroot. “Exigen is strategically positioned with pre-configured solutions and experienced resources and partners to execute the rapid business transformations insurers now need to compete.”