Transformation in Commercial Lines: The Five Steps for Data Prefill

An SMA Research Report


Author(s):
Deborah M. Smallwood, Senior Partner
Karen Pauli, Principal
Publication Date:
November 13, 2018
Number of Pages:
12
Price:
$995.00 USD

The commercial lines application process can be laborious, with much of the required information being a mystery to applicants. Distributors are clamoring for frictionless processes, so they can spend more time on value-add interactions with customers. On the other side of the equation are rapidly growing volumes of external data. Utilizing emerging technology to prefill applications is rapidly becoming a competitive differentiator. However, rushing headlong into a prefill initiative without first assessing success factors can lead to a failure.

This SMA research report provides a five-step decisioning framework that guides insurers to a data prefill and data augmentation outcome. Views of commercial lines processes and data categories are included. In addition, SMA identifies examples of mature and InsurTech data providers.

 

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction 3
  • Step 1: Declare the “Why” 3
  • Step 2: Determine the “Who” and the “How” 5
  • Step 3: Establish the “Where” 6
  • Step 4: Answer the “What” 7
  • Step 5: Select the Right Solution 9
  • Cases in Point 10
  • Call to Action 11
  • About Strategy Meets Action 12