Guidewire Innovation Awards, Partner Excellence Awards, Insurtech Vanguards InsurPitch winners, and the All-Star Class of 2026 take the spotlight at Guidewire Connections
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CONNECTIONS CONFERENCE -- Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) honored several customer and partner award recipients at this year's Guidewire Connections, including the esteemed Guidewire Innovation Awards, Partner Excellence Awards honoring Consulting and Technology partner achievements through the Guidewire PartnerConnect program, Guidewire Insurtech Vanguards global InsurPitch winners, and the distinguished customer All-Stars Class of 2026. The annual awards celebrated the people and organizations delivering the year's most standout, innovative achievements in P&C insurance.
"Our customers and partners are redefining what's possible in the P&C insurance industry," said Christina Colby, Chief Customer Officer, Guidewire. "Their achievements demonstrate what Insurance with Confidence looks like in action, putting intelligent technology like AI to work in ways that improve the insurance experience at scale and deliver real value for their businesses and the customers they serve."
Innovation Awards: Building What's Next
This year's Innovation Award winners were honored for the inventive ways they are building on Guidewire, with AI embedded directly into cloud and digital experiences, modernizing their operations, and delivering stronger outcomes for the customers they serve. The 2026 winners are:
- Beazley replaced fragmented manual processes with a connected, cloud-based platform built on Guidewire with Capgemini, a Guidewire Consulting Global Strategic partner. The result was real-time broker submission processing, GenAI-led product simplification, and more efficient invoice processing.
- Definity launched its first production agentic AI solution with Deloitte, a Guidewire Consulting Global Premier partner, transforming broker FNOL intake by automatically converting submissions into structured draft claims directly in Guidewire, with claims professionals remaining in the loop for review. The solution reduces manual claims administration, accelerates claim creation, and improves the frontline claims experience.
- RCIS's Passion for the Possible™ initiative delivered agriculture industry insurance implementation on Guidewire Cloud with PwC, a Guidewire Consulting Global Strategic partner, supporting the project. A unified, Jutro-powered digital experience now serves thousands of agents across all 50 U.S. states, replacing a legacy environment. Backed by enterprise AI that accelerates delivery and boosts productivity, it has significantly cut the customer transfer process.
The recipients were presented with their awards on the main stage during Connections. Guidewire Innovation Award winners were also announced in a separate press release on October 28, 2026.
Partner Excellence: The Ecosystem That Makes It Happen
Guidewire PartnerConnect Excellence Awards honor Consulting and Technology partners and Insurtech Vanguards for outstanding growth, excellence, and impact across its global partner ecosystem. Award winners were recognized at the annual Partner Preview event on Monday, October 26, 2026.
2026 PartnerConnect Consulting Excellence Award recipients:
- 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 employer registration transformation project on Guidewire Jutro Digital Platform at WSIB Ontario
- Outstanding Market Growth:
- Global (AMER, EMEA & LATAM): PwC
- AMER: EY
- EMEA: Hexaware
- LATAM: SBI Technology
2026 PartnerConnect Technology Excellence Award recipients:
- Global Technology Partner of the Year: LexisNexis® Risk Solutions
- Marketplace Partner of the Year: GhostDraft
- Regional Technology Partner of the Year:
- AMER: CCC Intelligent Solutions
- APAC: Newgen Software
- EMEA: Sprout.ai
2026 Insurtech Vanguards InsurPitch winners:
- Dublin: Kayna and Miss Moneypenny Technologies
- Las Vegas: Stream
- Sydney: Sync Technologies
2026 All-Stars: The Human Side of Transformation
Guidewire also welcomed the fourth annual class of Guidewire All-Stars, recognizing individuals who are turning technology into real-world impact and redefining what's possible in P&C insurance. The 2026 class includes 52 champions from Guidewire's global end-user community, nominated by their peers, companies, or partners for their exceptional contributions. These All-Stars represent a range of roles, including claims managers, underwriters, business analysts, and product managers, and are recognized as leaders in their respective fields.
"Every year, this program reminds us that the real story of insurance is a human one," Colby said. "These All-Stars are the people who turn ambitious ideas into results for their teams, their customers, and the communities their companies protect. We are inspired by their achievements and grateful for the trust they place in us as a partner."
Learn more about the 2026 class of Guidewire All-Stars on our blog.
About Guidewire PartnerConnect
Guidewire PartnerConnect, consisting of Consulting and Technology partners, helps insurers drive their businesses forward by delivering innovative solutions, industry and technology insights, and holistic advice.
Consulting partners deliver specialized consulting services, including business transformation, strategy, implementation, and related solution and delivery services with over 31,000 consultants worldwide who have been trained or are experienced in Guidewire products. Guidewire PartnerConnect is an invitation-only program.
Guidewire's technology ecosystem is the largest in the P&C industry, with more than 245 Technology partners providing more than 650 assets on Guidewire Marketplace. Technology partners provide software, technology, and data solutions as well as insurance support services. They help drive business value and innovation for insurers by developing and delivering integrations, templates, and other complementary assets for Guidewire products. All of our partner solutions are validated for security, quality, and compatibility with Guidewire, and can be found on Guidewire Marketplace.
For more information about Guidewire PartnerConnect, please visit http://www.guidewire.com/partners.
About Guidewire Insurtech Vanguards
Guidewire Insurtech Vanguards is a community of select startups and technology providers that are bringing novel solutions to the P&C industry. As part of the program, Guidewire provides strategic guidance to and advocates for the participating insurtechs, while connecting them with the Guidewire P&C customer community.
For more information, please visit https://www.guidewire.com/partners/programs/insurtech-vanguards.
About Guidewire Software
Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. More than 570 insurers in 44 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, rely on Guidewire products. With core systems leveraging data and analytics, digital, and artificial intelligence, Guidewire defines cloud platform excellence for P&C insurers.
We are proud of our unparalleled implementation record, with 1,700+ successful projects supported by the industry's largest R&D team and consulting partner ecosystem. Our marketplace represents the largest partner community in P&C, where customers can access hundreds of applications to accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.
For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn.
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Melissa Cobb
Director, Public Relations
Guidewire Software, Inc.
+1.650.464.1177
mcobb@guidewire.com
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