Guidewire Buying UK Insurance AI Firm Hyperexponential in Deal Worth up to $2.1B

Insurance software maker Guidewire said this week it would buy hyperexponential for $1.7 billion in cash and up to $400 million more if revenue targets are met, to expand into AI tools that help insurers assess price and risk.

• London-based hyperexponential makes AI-powered underwriting and pricing software for commercial property and casualty insurers
• The deal will let AI agents work alongside underwriters to assess risk, price it and make decisions, Guidewire said
• It will fund the deal with $1 billion in new term loans from Bank of America and Citibank as well as cash on hand
• The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of Guidewire’s fiscal 2027 and will not affect its first-quarter forecast
• Guidewire’s software is used by more than 570 property and casualty insurers in 44 countries

(Reporting by Anzar Mehraj in Bengaluru; Editing by Joyjeet Das)