Digital Systems, Business Systems, and Project Orion Teams

August 14th Release Notes
covering releases for Sprint 2026.7.S2 and Sprint 2026.8.S1
Release Notes
Team Metrics
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Vanguard and Andromeda Teams

Project Orion

Metrics:  Project Orion  Vanguard  Andromeda 
Version: Orion 9.9.0 - 8/14/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
All Epic GW-8796 Major INow updates to Niseko/Olos versions 60-Day Remediation 2026 Upgrading Guidewire to their newer versions, Niseko & Olos.

Meteia

Digital Presence (Web)

Metrics:  Meteia 
Version: WEB FCIC 2.20.0 - 8/13/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Producers Production Support WEB-5903 47876 - NEED TO REMOVE INCORRECT FORM AND ADD CORRECT FORM None Replaced the incorrect Illinois Driver Exclusion form with the correct Pennsylvania Driver Exclusion form on the Commercial Auto site.
Marketing Story WEB-5891 FAST FOLLOW: Winnie chat WINNIE PHASE I - Fast Follows & V4 Deployment Updated the Winnie chat widget to face the opposite direction, with a larger size and no background or border.
Producers Production Support WEB-5869 47707 - Addition to Producer Services - Agency Admin None Added descriptive content and submission instructions to the Agency Admin section, with resized drag-and-drop upload boxes to accommodate the new content.
Version: WEB LS 2.08.0 - 8/13/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Marketing Story WEB-5891 FAST FOLLOW: Winnie chat WINNIE PHASE I - Fast Follows & V4 Deployment Updated the Winnie chat widget to face the opposite direction, with a larger size and no background or border.
Version: WEB TXR 1.41.0 - 8/13/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Marketing Story WEB-5891 FAST FOLLOW: Winnie chat WINNIE PHASE I - Fast Follows & V4 Deployment Updated the Winnie chat widget to face the opposite direction, with a larger size and no background or border.
Version: WEB USIC 1.60.0 - 8/13/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Marketing Story WEB-5891 FAST FOLLOW: Winnie chat WINNIE PHASE I - Fast Follows & V4 Deployment Updated the Winnie chat widget to face the opposite direction, with a larger size and no background or border.
Version: WEB WVNAIC 2.28.0 - 8/13/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Producers Bug WEB-5978 DocUpload - WVNational Site Not Refreshing Automated Content Creation - Expanded Self-Service Website Content Management (Phase II) Fixed an issue where up-to-date producer docs were not being fetched on the WVNational website.
Version: WEB FCIC 2.19.0 - 8/6/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Producers Task WEB-4570 WHPH Banner – Work Hard Play Hard – 08/07/2026 Website Banner Management – 2026 Operational Readiness Implemented 8/7 WHPH Banner across all major sites.
Version: WEB LS 2.07.0 - 8/6/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Producers Task WEB-4570 WHPH Banner – Work Hard Play Hard – 08/07/2026 Website Banner Management – 2026 Operational Readiness Implemented 8/7 WHPH Banner across all major sites.
Version: WEB TXR 1.40.0 - 8/6/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Producers Task WEB-4570 WHPH Banner – Work Hard Play Hard – 08/07/2026 Website Banner Management – 2026 Operational Readiness Implemented 8/7 WHPH Banner across all major sites.
Version: WEB USIC 1.59.0 - 8/6/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Producers Task WEB-4570 WHPH Banner – Work Hard Play Hard – 08/07/2026 Website Banner Management – 2026 Operational Readiness Implemented 8/7 WHPH Banner across all major sites.
Version: WEB WVNAIC 2.27.0 - 8/6/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Producers Task WEB-4570 WHPH Banner – Work Hard Play Hard – 08/07/2026 Website Banner Management – 2026 Operational Readiness Implemented 8/7 WHPH Banner across all major sites.

SV3 Team

PTS

 
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Big Blue Crusaders

iSeries

Metrics:  Big Blue Crusaders 
Version: iSeries FCIC 2.24.0 - 8/3/2026
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Underwriting Story IS-4740 Advanced Renewal Letter - Due to Stated Amount Change WI-PT RR 65 Day Advance Letter This went live on 8/3, first letter will not go out until 8/24 though.

Supernova Squad

Systems

Metrics:  Supernova Squad 
Releases 7/30 - 8/14
No Releases to Report!

Infrastructure and UCAAS Teams

Infrastructure

Releases 7/30 - 8/14
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
All Task None Deploy Proofpoint Phish Alarm button company-wide and remove KnowBe4 Phish Alert Button None Deployed the Proofpoint Phish Alarm (Report Phishing) button company-wide via Microsoft 365, giving employees one-click phishing reporting, and removed the legacy KnowBe4 Phish Alert Button to standardize on a single tool. (Released 8/4/2026)
Infrastructure Task None Allow Policies for Apple Destinations (iPhone Speed Issue) - Bedford Park FortiGate Guest WiFi None Added Guest WiFi policies allowing required Apple services and blocking Apple Private Relay (masked URLs and QUIC), resolving the slow internet speeds iPhone users experienced on the Bedford Park guest network. (Released 8/3/2026)
Infrastructure Task None Migrate remaining endpoints to FortiEMS Cloud None Migrated the remaining servers and endpoints to the FortiEMS Cloud instance (phased 8/3-8/5), completing the cloud EMS rollout with no user downtime. (Released 8/5/2026)
IT Task None Update International Travel notification workflow - Zendesk None Updated the International Travel Workflow in Zendesk to discontinue notifications that are no longer required. This was a notification-only change; no other workflows or routing were affected. (Released 8/7/2026)
Infrastructure Task None Move PlanetPress Copy Operation to a Standalone Process (PlanetPress04 / AS400) None Moved the copy operation out of the PlanetPress workflow and re-implemented it as a separate standalone process, decoupling it from PlanetPress. (Released 8/11/2026)
Claims Task None Add new Zendesk routing path for WIN Claims tickets None Added a new Zendesk routing path so tickets marked as WIN Claims route to a dedicated WIN Claims group, leaving all existing groups, fields, triggers, and views unmodified. (Released 8/7/2026)

UCAAS

Releases 7/30 - 8/14
Impacted Area Issue Type Issue Key Summary Epic/Project Release Notes
Policyholders, Claims Task None Block Duplicate Callback Numbers - RingCentral / NICE inContact Studio None Added logic to the Claims Call Center callback flow to detect and block duplicate callback requests from phone numbers already in the system. (Released 7/31/2026)
All Task None Remove the company directory option from the main menu - RingCentral / NICE inContact Studio None Removed the company directory option from the contact center phone system's main menu. (Released 8/11/2026)