Global professional services company Accenture has acquired UK-based Altus Consulting.
Altus Consulting designs and delivers business and technology solutions for insurers focused on improving administration, customer experience and product design.

“A strong financial services sector is the backbone of a thriving economy in the UK, with insurers helping customers through some of the most challenging periods of their lives. Advances in technology present a significant opportunity to create growth and efficiencies for this vital sector, but only if they can harness it,” said Carmina Lees, insurance lead for Accenture in the UK and Ireland.

“Our acquisition of Altus Consulting will accelerate our goal of helping clients to reinvent their business, building digital capabilities that enable them to better serve customers as they plan for their futures.”

Under the acquisition, Altus Consulting’s team join Accenture’s insurance practice in the UK.

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