PwC Trains 30,000 Professionals on Anthropic’s Claude

PwC is undertaking a large internal upskilling initiative, preparing to train and certify 30,000 PwC professionals on Anthropic’s Claude as the firms deepen a strategic alliance focused on AI implementation. The collaboration aims to address a significant drag on enterprise efficiency; current systems and processes are estimated to cost more than $2 trillion. This expansion centers on agentic technology, AI-native deal-making, and a complete reinvention of enterprise functions, with PwC launching a new finance business group, the Office of the CFO, built entirely on Claude technology. “Insurance underwriting that took 10 weeks now takes 10 days,” said Dario Amodei, Co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, highlighting the quantifiable speed increases already achieved through Claude’s implementation across areas like insurance and cybersecurity.

Claude Code Accelerates Software & Modernization Projects

PwC is accelerating software delivery and modernization projects for its clients through the implementation of Anthropic’s Claude Code, a development evidenced by a quantifiable shift in project timelines and a substantial internal upskilling initiative. This commitment extends beyond training; PwC is establishing a joint Center of Excellence with Anthropic to further refine and expand the application of the technology. A core focus of this collaboration is agentic technology build, where engineering teams are now utilizing Claude Code to deliver production software in weeks rather than traditional quarterly cycles. This speed increase is particularly notable in sectors like financial services, pharmaceutical development, and healthcare, where complex regulatory requirements often create significant delays.

PwC is also reinventing deal-making processes, integrating AI agents into diligence, value creation, and integration phases for both private equity sponsors and corporate acquirers, compressing the timeline from initial thesis to realized value. Security work that took hours now takes minutes. Beyond software development and deal execution, PwC is actively deploying Claude in production environments across a range of enterprise functions, including professional sports operations, HR transformation, and cybersecurity. One example is the modernization of a COBOL codebase four times larger than initially scoped, tracking on time and under budget. This success is directly attributable to Claude Code’s performance and compliance readiness, which PwC’s modernization practice continues to prioritize.

AI-Native Deal-Making Transforms Transaction Processes

Enterprises are actively rebuilding core functions around AI, moving beyond isolated pilot projects to full-scale deployments. PwC’s expanded strategic alliance with Anthropic exemplifies this trend, with a particular emphasis on fundamentally altering how business transactions are executed. While many firms explore AI’s potential, PwC is already reporting substantial gains in production environments, demonstrating a clear move from possibility to practical application. Clients are reporting delivery improvements of up to 70% across several key areas, driven by the implementation of Anthropic’s Claude models. A central component of this transformation is the reinvention of deal-making processes. For private equity sponsors and corporate acquirers, this represents a significant shift, enabling faster value capture.

This isn’t simply about automating existing workflows; it’s about building entirely new, AI-native approaches to complex business processes. “The conversation around AI has shifted from possibility to execution,” said Paul Griggs, US Senior Partner and CEO, PwC. “Clients are looking for ways to apply AI that are secure, responsible, and capable of delivering measurable outcomes in complex business environments.” The scale of PwC’s commitment is considerable, extending beyond training with the establishment of a joint Center of Excellence dedicated to developing and refining AI-powered solutions. This new group will initially focus on regulated industries like banking, insurance, and healthcare, where accuracy and auditability are paramount. “PwC has been leading AI’s expansion into the parts of the economy where accuracy and reliability are non-negotiable—financial services, healthcare, life sciences, cybersecurity—and the results are clear,” explained Dario Amodei, Co-founder and CEO, Anthropic.

PwC Launches Finance Business Group with Claude Integration

This new unit represents the first standalone business within PwC specifically designed around an external AI platform, demonstrating a commitment exceeding simple integration and extending into a full operational restructuring. The move comes as PwC and Anthropic expand a strategic alliance aimed at addressing an estimated $2 trillion drag on enterprise efficiency caused by outdated systems. This investment in workforce development acknowledges that building agentic operating models at scale requires a skilled team capable of engineering, operating, and governing these AI-driven systems. The firm’s initial deployments of Claude within its own operations, optimizing journal entries, variance analysis, and request for proposal creation, served as a proving ground before offering the technology to clients. Early results demonstrate quantifiable improvements in efficiency. These improvements aren’t limited to insurance; deployments across professional sports operations, mainframe modernization, HR transformation, and cybersecurity are reportedly delivering delivery improvements of up to 70%.

Advocate Health, a large health system with a 167,000-person workforce, is among the organizations now piloting full-scale deployment of Claude. Andy Crowder, Chief Digital and AI Officer at Advocate Health, stated, “At Advocate Health, we believe this is one of the most consequential moments in the history of health care, and that AI applied with purpose and a genuine commitment to people can help us deliver on our promise of health, hope, and healing for all.” PwC’s focus extends beyond simply deploying the technology; they are working with clients to build foundations that allow their workforce to deliver improved outcomes, particularly in underserved communities.

Production Deployments Yield Up To 70% Delivery Improvements

Across numerous deployments, professional services firm PwC is reporting substantial gains in efficiency following integration of Anthropic’s Claude technology, with delivery times improving by as much as 70 percent in live client engagements. These aren’t isolated pilot projects; the firm is actively implementing Claude across diverse sectors including professional sports, insurance, and cybersecurity, demonstrating a shift from exploratory AI work to operational enterprise impact. One example lies within insurance underwriting, where processes previously consuming ten weeks are now completed in just ten days, unlocking previously uneconomical business opportunities. Beyond speed gains, PwC is reporting success in previously stalled projects. A major HR transformation program, for instance, yielded a working prototype within a single week and a fully functional application in under two months, now processing thousands of daily transactions.