Digital Systems, Business Systems, and Project Orion Teams

January 16th Release Notes
covering releases for Sprint 2025.12.S2 and Sprint 2026.1.S1
Release Notes
Team Metrics
Helpdesk Metrics

Vanguard and Andromeda Teams

Project Orion

Metrics:  Project Orion  Vanguard  Andromeda 
Version: Orion 8.11.0 - 1/22/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Policyholders, Underwriting Story GW-6737 All States - Mid-Term Fees - SR22 Fee Guidewire Billing Evaluation All States - Mid-Term Fees - SR22 Fee
Policyholders, Underwriting Story GW-6181 WV RidgeRunner Documentation Request - Remove trigger Automobile Inspection Form trigger changes (Top 13) Removed UMPD/UIMPD Automobile Inspection Report triggers for the WV RidgeRunner Documentation Request.
Policyholders Story GW-5852 IVR payment term options when expiring term has a balance and a renewal start Balance on cancellations/renewals and payment screen IVR payment term options when expiring term has a balance and a renewal start
Producers, Underwriting Story GW-5019 WV RidgeRunner - Auto Inspection Form Trigger Changes Automobile Inspection Form trigger changes (Top 13) Removing UMPD/UIMPD triggers for Automobile Inspection Report form for WV RidgeRunner.
Producers Story GW-1143 Ability to see Symbol and Value Rates at the same time - Symbol/Value States None Ability to see Symbol and Value Rates at the same time for MO only.
Version: Orion 8.10.0 - 1/15/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Marketing, Producers, Underwriting Story GW-4924 WV Automatic Ordering of ADD Actions All States Automatic Ordering of ADD - Forms & Correspondence (Top 13) ADD runs automatically for WV.
Underwriting Bug GW-6335 Endorsement on Renewal Changed Automatic Withdrawl Date of Renewal Guidewire Backlog Stabilization & Work Intake Alignment (Top 13) Endorsement on renewal does not change withdrawal date.
Producers Story GW-5569 Payment Schedule not available to Agents in Production Guidewire Backlog Stabilization & Work Intake Alignment (Top 13) Payment schedule is available to agents.
Marketing, Underwriting Story GW-5121 Comp raters should not provide a rate for any unacceptable risks Guidewire Backlog Stabilization & Work Intake Alignment (Top 13) Comp raters do not rate unacceptable risks.
Producers, Underwriting Story GW-5018 Texas Ranger - Auto Inspection Form Trigger Changes Automobile Inspection Form trigger changes (Top 13) Removing UMPD/UIMPD triggers for Automobile Inspection Report form for TX Ranger.
Producers Story GW-6224 West Virginia - Application - UW, Driver, Vehicle Questions Quote & Application Refinement Updated underwriting questions for West Virginia.
Accounting, Marketing, Producers Bug GW-6570 Agency Fee Double Charged None Agency fees are no longer being double charged.
Marketing, Policyholders Story GW-6041 Policy fee on cancellation - All States None Policy fee correctly calculated on cancellation.
Producers External Work Item GW-5467 VIN validation error for Comp Rater (Bug) None Comp raters VIN validation error fix
Version: Orion 8.9.0 - 01/06/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Product, Underwriting Bug GW-5982 TN MV Billing Summary of Charges Corrections TN Fast Followers TN Billing Summary of Charges Corrections.
Payments, Underwriting Bug GW-5633 MultiState- Payment reversal and NSF on a reinstatement should cancel back to original cancel date None Multistate payment reversal and NSF on a reinstatement cancel back to original cancel date.
Producers, Underwriting Story GW-5584 TN Maverick Declarations - Unacceptable scenarios TN Fast Followers TN Maverick correction so unacceptable indicators on the Declarations form for driver and vehicle are accurate.

Meteia

Digital Presence (Web)

Metrics:  Meteia 
Version: WEB IOL 2.18.0 - 01/08/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Marketing Production Support WEB-3780 36994 - Customer Service / Carrier page None Update to Insure Online carrier list removing Founders from partner list and removing company names from rest of carriers.
Version: WEB FCIC 1.51.0 - 01/08/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Producers Story WEB-3739 Louisiana Producer Portal - Updated Reference and Underwriting Guidelines FCIC Louisiana PT - Web Changes Added documents for LA-PT effort.
Version: WEB IOL 2.19.0 - 01/09/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Marketing Production Support WEB-3789 Add Wisconsin and Oklahoma to IOL Carriers for FCIC/USIC None Wisconsin and PA prefix was added to FCIC. Oklahoma prefix was added to USIC.
Version: WEB FCIC 1.53.0 - 01/15/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Producers Production Support WEB-3831 Re: FCIC Website Missouri Maverick None Updated Missouri Maverick Underwriting Guidelines on FCIC Website.
Product Bug WEB-3778 FCIC - Illinois Producer Items not showing None Fix Illinois Producer Forms.
Version: WEB CA QRB 1.20.0 - 01/15/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Quote Production Support WEB-3779 36991 - DocuSign None Added logging into Commercial Auto QRB to better track errors.

SV3 Team

PTS

Version: TBD
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
No Releases to Report!

Big Blue Crusaders

iSeries

Metrics:  Big Blue Crusaders 
> Epic/Project Release Notes IT Story IS-3144 Search VIN number in ALUNIT for this special character None A process to be modified of these invalid VINS was put in place to proactively address them before causing problems in the transmission.
Version: iSeries FCIC 1.82.0 - 01/14/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Accounting Story IS-3341 Request for query of Payments made from the AS400 data None Data File containing the information was provided.
Underwriting Story IS-3292 36929 - Need Report of Renewals that are not issued but have money applied to them None Requested report was provided.
Version: iSeries FCIC 1.81.0 - 01/13/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Underwriting Story IS-3336 37250 - Need Report Please - LVA130647 None Report was provided to requestor
Version: iSeries USIC 1.8.0 - 01/12/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
IT Story IS-2078 Upgrade USIC Production Upgrade Powertech Encryption Software (V4.1 to V4.5) The Fortra Powertech Encyption Softwre was updated on the USIC production system
Version: iSeries FCIC 1.80.0 - 01/08/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Product Story IS-3282 Update NJ ID Card with Watermark Logo 35993 - FCIC NJ Public Transportation Form Revision IT Specs Package - Effective TBD Revised NJ ID Card was moved to production
Version: iSeries FCIC 1.79.0 - 01/07/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Accounting Story IS-3139 Develop Data Extract Bulletin 2025-08 – LA Commercial Auto and Private Passenger Auto Data Call The extract was generated based on the specs requested
Version: iSeries USIC 1.7.0 - 01/06/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Accounting Story IS-3033 Year End Audit Files United Security New Year Processing Ran all extracts and sent following email to Bill.
Version: iSeries FCIC 1.78.0 - 01/02/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Underwriting Story IS-3177 Generate 65 Day letter development 32251 - FCIC New Jersey Public Transportation Base Plus Revision - AS/400 Changes 65 Day Letter work was completed per requirements.
Version: iSeries USIC 1.6.0 - 01/02/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Accounting Story IS-3032 Yearend Misc Jobs Queries United Security New Year Processing All updates have been completed.
IT Story IS-3031 Update Positive_Pay_File Folder with the year United Security New Year Processing New folder for 2026 has been created and two GoAnywhere projects updated to point to the new folder.

Supernova Squad

Systems

Metrics:  Supernova Squad 
Version: TBD
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
No Releases to Report!

Infrastructure and UCAAS Teams

Infrastructure

Version: 12/31-1/15 Releases
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Underwriting Story None Route callers that identify policy prefix TNY (869) to the LoneStar UW queue None Added an ‘IF’ tool to the existing “Underwriting” Studio script to direct policies beginning with prefix TNY (869) to the LoneStar UW queue