Guidewire honors Beazley, Definity and RCIS in 2026 customer and partner awards
Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) has recognized customers and partners across P&C insurance at its Connections conference in Las Vegas, naming Beazley, Definity and RCIS as Innovation Award winners. The program also covered PartnerConnect Excellence Awards, Insurtech Vanguards InsurPitch winners and a 52-member All-Stars class.
- Guidewire named Beazley, Definity and RCIS as 2026 Innovation Award winners at Connections in Las Vegas.
- Definity launched its first production agentic AI solution with Deloitte, turning broker FNOL submissions into draft claims with claims professionals reviewing them.
- PwC and Capgemini received AI Pioneer awards among the PartnerConnect Consulting Excellence winners.
- The fourth annual All-Stars class has 52 members from Guidewire's global end-user community.
- InsurPitch winners: Kayna and Miss Moneypenny Technologies (Dublin), Stream (Las Vegas), Sync Technologies (Sydney).
Innovation Awards: AI in cloud and digital experiences
According to Guidewire, this year's Innovation Award winners were honored for how they build on its platform, embedding AI directly into cloud and digital experiences, modernizing operations and delivering stronger outcomes for their customers. The recipients received their awards on the main stage at Connections. The winners were also announced in a separate press release on October 28, 2026.
- Beazley replaced fragmented manual processes with a connected, cloud-based platform built on Guidewire with Capgemini, a Guidewire Consulting Global Strategic partner. Guidewire lists real-time broker submission processing, GenAI-led product simplification and more efficient invoice processing as results.
- Definity launched its first production agentic AI solution with Deloitte, a Guidewire Consulting Global Premier partner. It changes broker FNOL intake by automatically converting submissions into structured draft claims directly in Guidewire, with claims professionals staying in the loop for review. According to the release, it reduces manual claims administration, speeds up claim creation and improves the frontline claims experience.
- RCIS, through its Passion for the Possible™ initiative, delivered agriculture industry insurance implementation on Guidewire Cloud with PwC, a Guidewire Consulting Global Strategic partner. A unified, Jutro-powered digital experience now serves thousands of agents across all 50 U.S. states and replaces a legacy environment. Guidewire says enterprise AI accelerated delivery and boosted productivity, and that the customer transfer process was significantly cut.
PartnerConnect and InsurPitch winners
The PartnerConnect Excellence Awards honor Consulting and Technology partners and Insurtech Vanguards for growth, excellence and impact across Guidewire's global partner ecosystem. Winners were recognized at the annual Partner Preview event on Monday, October 26, 2026.
The 2026 Consulting Excellence Award recipients are:
- AI Pioneer: PwC, for AI-powered Guidewire PolicyCenter implementation and delivery automation at CNA Surety
- AI Pioneer and Marketplace Excellence: Capgemini
- Customer Impact: Accenture, for an employer registration transformation project on the Guidewire Jutro Digital Platform at WSIB Ontario
- Outstanding Market Growth: PwC (Global), EY (AMER), Hexaware (EMEA) and SBI Technology (LATAM)
The Technology Excellence Award recipients are LexisNexis Risk Solutions as Global Technology Partner of the Year and GhostDraft as Marketplace Partner of the Year. Regional Technology Partners of the Year are CCC Intelligent Solutions (AMER), Newgen Software (APAC) and Sprout.ai (EMEA).
The Insurtech Vanguards InsurPitch winners are Kayna and Miss Moneypenny Technologies in Dublin, Stream in Las Vegas, and Sync Technologies in Sydney.
The 2026 All-Stars class
Guidewire also welcomed the fourth annual class of Guidewire All-Stars. The 2026 class includes 52 champions from the company's global end-user community, nominated by their peers, companies or partners. They hold roles such as claims managers, underwriters, business analysts and product managers.
"Every year, this program reminds us that the real story of insurance is a human one," said Christina Colby, Chief Customer Officer at Guidewire.
What it signals for P&C insurers
Several of the winning projects pair a Guidewire deployment with a large consulting partner and put AI to work in day-to-day insurance tasks, from claims intake to broker submissions. Definity's case keeps claims professionals in the loop for review, which shows how agentic AI is being used alongside human staff.
The release also gives a view of the ecosystem around the platform. Guidewire says more than 570 insurers in 44 countries use its products, and that its PartnerConnect consulting partners have over 31,000 consultants trained or experienced in Guidewire products. Its technology ecosystem includes more than 245 Technology partners providing more than 650 assets on Guidewire Marketplace. Colby said the winners' achievements show "what Insurance with Confidence looks like in action."
PR Newswire: Guidewire Celebrates Customer and Partner Innovation Across P&C Insurance
