Accenture has signed a six-year contract to provide back office services for British insurer RSA, just a week after securing a seven-year deal with Wipro.

The global professional services company will handle development, implementation and ongoing maintenance services for RSA IT applications, and manage Wipro’s IT infrastructure across Europe.

According to ISG, the average value of an outsourcing contract across the global industry has dropped by 20 per cent since 2012 and currently stands at 3.5 years. This trend is expected to continue as outsourcing buyers seek more flexibility in a business world where advances in technology are coming thick and fast. Both of Accenture’s new contracts are significantly longer than this average, making these significant long term deals for the company.

RSA’s COO for the UK has gone on record saying the insurer was pleased to sign the new contract after Accenture delivered “significant cost reductions” and “enhanced operations” for them in other areas.

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