CGI FRANCE PERFECTS AN APPLICATION BASED ON ITS P&C GLOBAL INSURANCE SOLUTION TO AUTOMATE AND OPTIMIZE AUTOMOBILE CLAIMS MANAGEMENT FOR ALD AUTOMOTIVE’S FLEET

ALD Automotive, a subsidiary of la Société Générale, specializes in the long-term leasing and financing of vehicles to companies, professionals and individuals. Among its service offering is automobile claims management.</p> <p>To improve its service in this domain, ALD Automotive has selected the offer submitted by CGI France, specialists in information technology. ALD Automotive, a subsidiary of la Société Générale, specializes in the long-term leasing and financing of vehicles to companies, professionals and individuals. Among its service offering is automobile claims management.

To improve its service in this domain, ALD Automotive has selected the offer submitted by CGI France, specialists in information technology. ALD has chosen the Global Insurance Solution, specifically developed by CGI France and based on the P&C application, to respond to its needs. Global Insurance Solution was created by the experts at CGI France and developed using software components.

The solution is both unique and upgradeable. In addition to traditional functionalities it offers the following:

• integration with existing commercial management functions (consistency between commercial operations and key functional domains);
• a global client approach (view of relational client history);
• a product workshop (allows for the evaluation of a new product launch within tight deadlines)

“The solution developed for ALD presented a number of advantages,” explained Stéphane Arbus, Director of the Insurance sector for CGI France. “The application was developed rapidly and customized according to ALD’s needs. It adapted to the existing environment (AS/400) and its impact on the company’s information system was neither major nor costly.”

“The potential of Global Insurance Solution is significant,” stated Bruno Bohan, ALD Automotive’s Insurance Director. “We are currently concentrating on developing the Claims Management and Product Workshop functionalities of the tool, which represent our key areas of activity. In this way we will obtain essential gateways between the insurance products that we market and their related claims management and thus enhance our quality management.

About ALD Automotive
ALD Automotive (formed through the consolidation of TEMsys/TEMpro and Interleasing) specializes in the financing and management of automobile fleets. It offers a variety of products, including Long-Term Leasing, Finance Leasing, Lease with Purchase Option, and Fleet Management, to companies, individuals and professionals (career professionals, merchants, artists, etc.). A wholly-owned subsidiary of Société Générale, which created the company in 1990, ALD Automotive currently manages a fleet of 107,000 vehicles, making it the third largest such company in the French market. It is well established in Europe and with 330,000 vehicles, is the fourth largest leasing company on the continent. ALD Automotive France employs 460 people and has been ISO 9002 certified since 1996.

About CGI France
CGI France SAS is owned by CGI Group Inc., the fourth largest independent information technology services firm in North America. CGI France provides information technology consulting in software project and project owner assistance, the design and development of component-based applications, technical frameworks, systems integration and IT outsourcing. Drawing on its expertise in component-based software, CGI France created and developed Global Insurance Solution, an insurance application. CGI France has service offerings and extensive expertise in the following sectors: Financial Services, Telecommunications and Public Services, and the Logistics and Distribution Industry.

CGI France boasts a workforce of 350 professionals. Its key clients include such large organizations as AXA, Banque de France, BNP-Paribas, Bouygues Telecom, Caisse des Dépôts, Canal+, CMA-CGM, Dexia, France Telecom, Gras Savoye, Ministère des Finances, Usinor-Sollac, Société Générale, and Vivendi.

Founded in 1976, CGI employs more than 13,000 professionals. Its order backlog currently totals approximately US$5.75 billion, and its annualized revenue run-rate stands at nearly US$1.3 billion. CGI provides end-to-end IT services and business solutions to more than 3,000 clients in the United States, Canada and more than 20 countries around the world. CGI’s shares are listed on the NYSE (GIB) and the TSE (GIB.A). They are included in the TSE 100 Composite Index as well as the S&P/TSE Canadian Information Technology and Canadian MidCap Indices.

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