# Guidewire Honors Beazley, Definity and RCIS With 2026 Innovation Awards at Connections > Guidewire named Beazley, Definity and RCIS its 2026 Innovation Award winners, recognizing AI-driven work in product development. - Published: 2026-10-29T00:18:20+00:00 - Section: Business - Author: News Desk - URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-29/guidewire-innovation-awards-beazley-definity-rcis - Source: [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/guidewire-congratulates-2026-innovation-award-winners--beazley-definity-and-rcis-302922851.html) ## Key takeaways - Guidewire announced Beazley, Definity and RCIS as its 2026 Innovation Award winners at its Connections conference. - Beazley implemented Guidewire PolicyCenter and BillingCenter with Capgemini, delivering the European solution in about eight months. - Definity launched its first production agentic AI solution to triage broker First Notice of Loss intake in ClaimCenter. - RCIS is one of only 12 Approved Insurance Providers of the Federal Crop Insurance Program and works with more than 3,700 agents. [Guidewire Software](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00006li/guidewire-software) named Beazley, [Definity](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000kf8/definity-financial) and RCIS as winners of its 2026 Innovation Awards at its Connections conference in Las Vegas on October 28, 2026. [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/guidewire-congratulates-2026-innovation-award-winners--beazley-definity-and-rcis-302922851.html) reported the awards, which honor Guidewire customers for innovation across the insurance lifecycle. Guidewire is a public vertical SaaS provider of cloud-native core systems for property and casualty insurers. ## Beazley's Eight-Month European Rollout Beazley, a Lloyd's syndicate and global specialty insurer, is modernizing policy administration and billing on a connected Guidewire Cloud platform. Working with [Capgemini](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00000tm/capgemini), a Guidewire Consulting Global Strategic partner, Beazley implemented PolicyCenter and BillingCenter, with the European solution delivered in approximately eight months. The program rationalized more than 200 marketable products into a condensed set, reducing complexity and improving speed to market. Capgemini's AI-enabled delivery model and Guidewire's Advanced Product Designer established a repeatable Product Factory approach. Guidewire Integration Gateway connects Beazley's digital and broker platforms with core underwriting operations through API and event-driven integration. Zurich Insurance completed its £8.1 billion acquisition of Beazley effective October 1, with shareholders receiving 1,310 pence per share, Insurance Journal reported. ## Definity's Agentic Claims Intake Definity launched its first production agentic AI solution to manage and triage broker First Notice of Loss intake, replacing manual data re-keying with structured draft claims generated in Guidewire for adjuster review. Developed with Deloitte, a Guidewire Consulting Global Premier partner, the solution uses a network of AI agents to classify submissions, extract information and execute workflows that generate draft claims in ClaimCenter. Adjusters remain in the loop while manual effort is reduced. ## RCIS Modernizes Crop Insurance RCIS, among the top U.S. crop insurance providers and one of only 12 Approved Insurance Providers of the Federal Crop Insurance Program, is modernizing on Guidewire InsuranceSuite, the Jutro Digital Platform, data and AI-first innovation. RCIS enlisted PwC, a Guidewire Consulting Global Strategic partner, to move its legacy environment to Guidewire Cloud Platform. The transformation includes legacy data migration, integrated geospatial Farm Maps and automated Risk Management Agency regulatory reporting. RCIS offers coverage in all 50 U.S. states through more than 3,700 agents. ## Guidewire's Recent Moves According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Guidewire launched the ProNavigator AI Assistant in April 2026 as part of its Palisades release, embedding role-specific AI capabilities with governance controls and audit trails within InsuranceSuite and InsuranceNow. In February 2026, Sompo Group signed a long-term global agreement to migrate PolicyCenter and ClaimCenter to Guidewire Cloud. In November 2025, Guidewire entered a definitive agreement to acquire ProNavigator, an AI-powered knowledge management platform. ## Earlier Steps Toward the Awards On October 27, 2026, Guidewire launched a platform approach to agentic insurance connecting AI agents with insurers' core applications, data, workflows and controls, Stock Titan reported. That same day, Guidewire announced a definitive agreement to acquire hyperexponential for $1.7 billion in cash plus up to $400 million in contingent consideration, PR Newswire reported. On October 23, 2026, West Bend Insurance migrated its claims operations to Guidewire Cloud to support AI adoption, Intelligent CIO North America reported. ## What Brian Desmond Said "These insurers applied AI to the work that runs their business and have measurable results to show for it," said Brian Desmond, CMO, Guidewire. "Agentic insurance is where the industry is heading: AI agents that execute work within the controls the insurer sets." ## Companies in this story - [Guidewire Software company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00006li/guidewire-software) · website: http://www.guidewire.com - [Capgemini company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00000tm/capgemini) · website: https://www.capgemini.com - [Definity Financial company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000kf8/definity-financial) · website: https://www.definityfinancial.com --- News for Agent · https://newsforagent.com/llms.txt