Press Release
Morristown, NJ – November 27, 2018 – Majesco (NYSE AMERICAN: MJCO), a global leader of cloud insurance technology, announced today the acquisition of Exaxe, an EMEA based cloud software leader in the life, pensions and wealth management segment. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland Exaxe serves a growing list of top European insurers. This acquisition will strengthen and expand Majesco’s software offerings in EMEA for the individual life, pensions and wealth management market while complementing Majesco’s software and Group focused customer base in the UK.
“We are delighted to welcome Exaxe founders Norman and Philip along with the amazing talent they bring to our global Majesco team. Together, we’ll focus on bringing continuous innovation to our customers, helping them take advantage of the market opportunities in insurance with cloud and digital transformation,” said Adam Elster, CEO of Majesco. “Exaxe has accelerated the delivery of cutting-edge cloud technology to their clients and we are excited to introduce this to the already growing group of Majesco customers and prospects across Europe.”
“We are delighted to join the Majesco family as part of the next phase of growth for Exaxe. We looked long and hard for a partner that shared our view of the digital future for insurance and look forward to maximizing our potential as part of a leading insurance digital transformation player like Majesco. This was an easy decision for us. Majesco’s strength coupled with its complementary suite of innovative digital solutions and deep insurance industry expertise means we can offer a wider selection of solutions to new and existing clients and provide greater career opportunities for our committed team”.
Exaxe is an award-winning SaaS provider of software solutions that helps life and pensions companies with digital transformation by allowing them to launch new products faster, administer products more efficiently and respond with greater flexibility to the marketplace. They provide leading edge front, middle, and back-office SaaS solutions specifically for life, pensions, and wealth sectors. Exaxe’s SaaS based solutions provide full lifecycle support, from automated advice through sales, administration and claims for life, pensions and wealth management product sets. Exaxe SaaS solutions allow its clients to avoid large upfront license fees, to pay per usage and work anywhere, anytime. Exaxe solutions are supporting insurance customer policies in the UK, Ireland and other European countries. The company has won a number of awards for innovation and technology in the last 3 years.
“There is an undeniable move towards greater adoption levels of cloud-based core insurance solutions across the industry, especially among the mid-tier and below. This acquisition strengthens Majesco’s already deep insurance portfolio and provides them with access to a new client segment in Europe,” commented Jamie Macgregor, CEO, Head of Insurance for Celent. “Having the financial backing of Majesco and access to its technical bench will be a major step forward for the team at Exaxe and their suite of cloud-based products. I’m looking forward to see how the assets evolve and perform in new client deals.”
About Majesco
Insurance business transformation is a journey of change and revitalization, a renaissance of Insurance. Approximately 160 insurance companies worldwide in P&C, Life & Annuities and Group/ Employee Benefits are transforming their businesses with Majesco’s solutions. Our market leading software, consulting and services uniquely underpin the entire insurance value chain and are designed to empower insurers with the agility, innovation and speed needed to meet their transformation opportunities. Majesco’s solutions include policy management, new business / underwriting, rating, billing, claims management, distribution management, BI/ analytics, predictive modeling, digital platform with mobile and portal, testing services, cloud services, bureau and content services, transformation services, consulting services and more. For more details on Majesco, please visit majesco.com.
About Exaxe
Exaxe is a leading provider of digital solutions to the life, annuity and wealth management sectors. Established over 21 years ago, the company has established strong relationships with customers in the UK and Ireland. Its innovative suite of solutions help life assurers to develop and implement digital strategies to meet the challenges and opportunities presented by the shift from legacy systems to SaaS based digital platforms. Exaxe has been leading the charge for this insurance based transformation in Europe and its solutions support the full policy lifecycle from the first customer interaction right through to the payment of a claim. For more information on Exaxe, please visit www.exaxe.com.
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