Des Moines, Iowa, and San Mateo, California, November 11, 2026 / PRNewswire / -- The Mutual Group and Guidewire ( NYSE : GWRE ) announced today that The Mutual Group's subsidiary company GuideOne Insurance ( GuideOne ) has migrated its core commercial insurance business to Guidewire Cloud. This migration provides GuideOne with a scalable foundation for commercial insurance growth, the ability to acquire new features more quickly, and enhanced security, while replacing periodic, resource-intensive upgrade processes with continuous updates.

"The existence of The Mutual Group is to help mutual insurance companies like GuideOne to modernize, grow, and compete without sacrificing their independence," said Tom Troy, the CEO of The Mutual Group. "Completing this task for our members GuideOne in just 10 months is a key step in modernizing the foundation of our next-generation insurance capabilities. The modernized cloud core system helps us put data and API into use, integrate new capabilities more quickly, and provide a better experience for agents, policyholders, and employees."

“GuideOne has replaced resource-intensive upgrade cycles with a platform focused on continuous innovation, and we are delighted to be part of this transformation,” said Michael Mahoney, the head of professional services at Guidewire. “GuideOne now possesses speed and flexibility, allowing us to introduce new automation, analytics, and AI-driven capabilities into our commercial insurance business in line with the pace of market demands.”

Guidewire Consulting partner Ernst & Young (Ernst & Young LLP, EY) led this migration project. EY, the co-head of practices in the Americas and a senior executive in insurance technology at Neeraj Gupta, stated: "We are very pleased to collaborate with GuideOne and The Mutual Group to complete this project. We congratulate GuideOne on reaching this important milestone. By migrating to Guidewire Cloud Platform, GuideOne has established a solid foundation for future innovation, gained greater agility to address changing business needs as well as technologies such as AI, and has more flexibility to support its growing and diverse group of policyholders."

For more information about Guidewire Cloud used in core insurance applications, please visit www.guidewire.com.

About The Mutual Group

As an operational partner of independent mutual insurance companies, The Mutual Group provides enterprise-level technology, operational expertise, and strategic capabilities to help member companies grow, innovate, and maintain their independence.

The Mutual Group is a pioneering, member-based insurance service platform designed to unleash growth potential, drive modernization, and ensure that mutual insurance companies remain independent and thrive in a constantly changing industry. The Mutual Group provides mutual insurance companies with the scale, capital, and operational strength necessary for success. Guided by the principle of doing what is right for member mutual insurance companies and their policyholders, The Mutual Group promotes transparency, alignment of interests, and long-term sustainability. Its partner-member model ensures that mutual insurance companies retain full ownership, board control, and their brand, while also gaining access to cutting-edge capabilities in underwriting, claims processing, technology, and corporate services.

The Mutual Group was launched with GuideOne Insurance as its founding members and employs over 400 people, providing services worth more than 800 million US dollars in premiums to 50,000 commercial policyholders. The group receives support from Bain Capital, which enables it to access resources to support its ambitious goals, while the members retain full control over their ownership, identity, and direction. For more information, please visit www.themutualgroup.com or contact us to learn about our commitment to creating a better future for mutual insurance companies—a future defined by innovation, strength, and integrity.

About Guidewire Software

Guidewire is a platform trusted by property and casualty (P&C) insurance companies, helping them to efficiently engage with customers, innovate, and grow. Over 570 insurance companies from 44 countries – ranging from startups to the largest and most complex insurers in the world – are using Guidewire products. With its core system that integrates data and analytics, digitalization, and artificial intelligence, Guidewire sets a benchmark for cloud platforms in the P&C insurance industry.

We take pride in our unparalleled track record of implementation, with over 1,700 successful projects to our name, and we are supported by the largest R&D team and consulting partner ecosystem in the industry. Our market platform is the largest partner community in the P&C field, where customers can access hundreds of applications to accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.

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