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One of the biggest challenges faced by the insurance industry today
is to meet increasing customer expectations and agent demands, while
preserving the bottom line.
Insurers are grappling with many other challenges
as well. Sample this...
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Increased cost of
training and attrition rate of insurance advisors
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Preserving bottom
lines while profit margins are eroding
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Low customer responsiveness
and overburdened cost of call-centers
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Outdated business
processes and technology infrastructures
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Faster technology
adoption and upgradation by competitors with increasing availability
of new technology and infrastructure resources
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Product Snapshots:
| Customers |
| Service
Portfolio |
| Setup
Preferences |
| Claim Reporting |
| Claim
Status Tracking |
| Payment
History |
| Online
Interaction |
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| Insurance
Advisors |
| Prospect
Reporting |
| Proposal
follow-up |
| Premium Statements |
| Cash
Flow Presentation |
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| Employees |
| Analytical
Reporting |
| Cross-sell
Opportunity |
| Financial Planning |
| Underwriting |
| Application
Management |
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| Product
Focus |
| Account
Management |
| Online
Transaction |
| Online Interaction |
| Knowledge
Management |
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| Product
Benefits |
| Reduces
Support Cost |
| Reduces
Processing Cost |
| Increases Customer Retention
& Loyalty |
| Improves
Marketing and Operations Effectiveness |
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Research Findings
Having established the credentials, organizations
are turning to Self-service as a means to empower customers, agents
and other stakeholders while attempting to be cost efficient.
Studies conducted by research agencies have highlighted
the following facts about Self-Service
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Policy administration
over the Internet costs an insurer only 17%
as compared to the same transaction carried over a legacy call center
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53
% of customer would like to service their own policies and
38% would like to make payments
online
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With comprehensive
Self-service capabilities, insurers can not only provide superior
care, but can also reduce transaction
costs and servicing time.
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Self-service channels
like the Internet and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems can
reduce the cost of customer service dramatically - often by as much
as 95%.
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Source
: Meridian Research Report / Gomes Survey |
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