The need for innovation in insurance has culminated in the creation of InsureTechs: companies disrupting the current insurance model through technology-powered strategies. To keep pace with shifting consumer preferences, insurers must modify their core, data, and digital solutions.
2. Consumers
• The majority of new insurance policies are sold to
consumers under 50. ( Millenials / Gen X )
• Concierge services and conveniences drive much of the
new economy. ( Amazon vs. Walmart, Uber vs. Taxi )
• Average consumer satisfaction decreasing with traditional
access channels. For example only 24% of millennial
purchase insurance through local agents.
• Consumers and employees expect highly automated
processes with an emphasis on transparency.
3. Carriers
• Older technology is common
• Focused on internal cost and operational efficiency
• Rampant undocumented dependencies and requirements
• Horror stories of 6-8 year failed implementations
• Lower investment in internal technological expertise than
many industries
4. Capital Markets
• Record levels of available capital
• Explosion of capital firms
• Seeking new verticals
• Unprecedented wealth concentrated in technology
companies (Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, etc)
• Investment mandates
• Silicon valley ethos
11. Distribution
• Direct consumer engagement through web and mobile
• User-centric experiences
• Point of sale or embedded systems
• Data pre-fills
• Packaged with other services
• Machine learning algorithms to suggest product
12. Rating and UWR
• Straight-through processing
• Aggregate risk profiling
• Unique risk models (HO, Fire, wind, auto, cyber, shipping, WC)
• AI / Machine learning rate and risk models
• IOT devices feeding UWR model
• Telematics
13. Losses
• Fraud detection
• Interactive FNOL with follow up remediation
• Smart homes
• Job site monitors
• Wearables
• Drone inspections
14. CSR
• Consumer self-service
• Customer profile via analytics
• Push messaging reminders
• Chatbots
• Digital Assistants (Alexa / Google Home / Siri)