Introduction to the Duck
Creek Policy and Billing
Platform
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Architecture
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Duck Creek Platform Architecture
Author
Catalog
Product
Studio
XML over Server
HTTP
Express
Your Database
Application
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Platform
• Server
• XML Request / XML Response
• Runtime and Design time
• Scalable performance
• Secure access
• Extensible
• ManuScript
• Electronic version of your insurance
manual in our technology.
• Your customized business rules.
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Platform
• Author
• Web Enabled Desktop Application
• Development Environment
• Product Definition
• Product Studio
• Business User Product Definition &
Delivery
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Script editor utility/engine
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Platform
Forms
• PDF or Word Source
• Client-side deliverable
• Full Issuance & Endorsements
TransACT
• Out-of-Sequence
• Renewals
• Audits
• Re-writes
• New business
• Endorsements (amendments)
• Audits
• Other Transactions
Billing
• “One-click” Dashboard
• Direct, Agency Bill
• Unique billing situations
• Collections, Aging
Party
• Individuals, business entities, legal entity relationships, & locations.
• Records record relationships.
• Enables carrier-defined client types/roles and related parties.
• Single location for party record updates
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Platform
Express
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX
• Skinnable and configurable page definition
• Security enabled to support multi-channel
(Carrier, MGA, Agent, Consumer)
• Configurable role-based site map
• Extensible to include custom actions and
pages
Test Automation Center [TAC]
• No coding or scripting is required
• Create automated test scripts as the product
is being built utilizing Agile methodologies
• Each test script is stored as a single XML file
for easy version control and maintenance
• Batch Runner for executing sets of test scripts
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Platform
Application Database
• Optimized for rating and
transaction processing
performance
• Security (Entity, Users, Roles)
• Extensible
Operational/Reporting
Database(s)
• Reporting DB
• IDO Operational DB
• Modeling DB
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Future Proof Architecture
4 Agent and User
2 Test Automation Web Interface
Center • Agents
• Direct
• Create, edit, and automatically • Call Center
execute test scripts
3 Process Insurance
• Quote / Bind
• Rating
• Renewals
1 Design Business Rules
• Products
• Rating and Underwriting Rules 5 Store Information
• Screens
• Quote / Policy Data
• Reporting
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Infrastructure
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Technology Platform
• HTML
• CSS
Web Browser • JavaScript
• AJAX
• JSON
Presentation • IIS
Server • .NET Framework (C#)
Application • IIS
Server • .NET Framework (C#)
• Microsoft SQL Server
Data • SSRS – Reporting Services
Server
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Infrastructure
Node Approach
Physical / Virtual
Firewall
Web Browser F5 Load
Balancer Server Farm Database
(Web/Application) Server
Tier Approach
Firewall
Web Browser F5 Load Load
Balancer Balanced Server Farm Database
Server Farm (Web)
(Application) Server
Supports Deployment Models
On Premise Duck Creek On-Demand
• High Availability
• High Scalability
• Redundancy
• Multi Site - Disaster Recovery
• Physical and Virtual Hardware
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