Guidewire RatE TESTING Approach
Rate Testing in Guidewire
Rate testing is the validation of cost calculation of policies in insurance application.
Guidewire Policy Center can use Guidewire Rating Management or rating engine provided
by third party.
Guidewire Rating Management will use Rate Book for rating a policy.
Rate Book consists of Rate tables and Rate Routines.
Rate routine defines algorithm
Rate table will have the actual for calculating the rate for
factor values for rating. coverages, taxes, and other costs
on a policy
Testing Approach
Rate Testing
Rates and factors Algorithm logic
validation validation
Rates and factors validation
Once the Rate Book is ready for testing, the below process will be followed.
Step 1: Export the factor values of rate tables from Policy Center to an Excel and compare
it with the requirements.
Step 2: Create policies in policy center with the required fields(Factors under test).
Step 3: Retrieve the factor values from worksheet in Quote page.
Step 4: Compare the retrieved factor value with the requirements.
Step 5: Report the test result.
Algorithm Logic Validation
Rating Algorithm
Shared by Customer
Yes No
Approach 1 Approach 2
Approach 1
If the customer shares the rating algorithm, the below approach can be used.
QA will create test
data
Approval from Client
Perform Transactions using
approved test data
Match Comparison Mismatch
of premium
Fail, trouble shoot the
Pass the test case issue and log it as a
defect
Approach 2
If the customer don’t share the rating algorithm, the below approach can be used.
Client will share the
test data
Perform Transactions using
client test data
Match Comparison Mismatch
of premium
Fail the test case and
Pass the test case
report it to client
Thank You