Web-based Managing General Agency Quoting and Binding System
Problem
Our client, one of the largest MGA's in the country, migrated to a new, Windows-based Insurance Enterprise Management Solution as their core system. The company's brokers were coming from a web-based system and the new Windows client felt cumbersome and difficult to navigate. While full of features and containing a robust data model, the system did not provide a streamlined workflow for their brokers to easily market their submissions and get quotes quickly out the door
Approach
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Utilize the Software Development Kit (SDK) provided by new core system as much as possible so that all critical data was sent to the core system.
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Employ an iterative development approach with pre-production releases at least once a month so the product owner could get their hands on the new product and solicit feedback from key users.
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Utilize the Grails framework to decrease development time and gain efficiencies provided by the framework.
Solution
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Taking advantage of the core system's SDK, there was no need to reinvent the wheel to accomplish tasks like state tax/fee calculation and document generation.
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A dashboard style homepage to the application provides users with snapshot of their in-flight account, upcoming reminders, and their month-to-date transactions for sales goal tracking.
Results
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The strengths of the company's Insurance Enterprise Management Solution were leveraged while providing a modern user experience to the company's brokers.
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The ability to customize marketing campaigns and schedule emails gave users a competitive advantage by releasing campaigns precisely when they're allowed into the market.
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The solution saved time and money associated with deploying Windows clients for hundreds of users. Deployment costs were minimized by utilizing a powerful server for the web-based system and leveraging the existing IE browser included in the workspace of their users.
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The brokers were happy to have a web-based system which integrated seamlessly with the company's existing applications.
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Utilizing the core system's SDK provided consistent data collection and validations for front-end users of the Windows application and users of the web-based system.
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