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Insurance IT & DevelopmentCase 07 of 10Illustrative engagement

A claims workflow system

A health insurance TPA

  • RegionIndia
  • ScopeClaims system
  • Timeline6 months
  • MarketsIndia
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Illustrative engagement. A representative scenario showing how we approach this kind of work in insurance. It does not describe a specific client; outcomes are described qualitatively.

01

Industry overview

What is shaping insurance

Insurance is bought for peace of mind and judged at the moment of a claim. Agents, digital journeys and claims experience shape trust.

  • Many buyers do not fully understand their policies
  • Claims experience defines the brand
  • Agents remain important alongside digital
02

Client background

A health insurance TPA, working in India. This is an illustrative engagement: a representative scenario showing how we approach this kind of work, not a named client project.

Organisation
A health insurance TPA
Sector
Insurance
Team engaged
IT & Development
Services
Custom business applications, Data analytics & dashboards
03

Client challenge

Claims moved through email and spreadsheets, causing delays and lost documents.

04

Research objectives

  • Deliver on the brief: a claims workflow system.
  • Define requirements and success criteria the solution would be tested against.
  • Deliver a reliable, secure solution the team can run and extend.
05

Target audience

Scope: Claims system.

Audiences we typically reach in insurance

Policy buyers and holdersClaimantsAgents and advisersProspectsScheme beneficiaries

06

Geographic coverage

Coverage: India. Market: India.

  • India
07

Research methodology

An iterative delivery approach: discovery, design, build and test in short cycles, with the client reviewing each step.

  1. 1Brief
  2. 2Workflow system
  3. 3SLA dashboard
  4. 4Insight

We built a workflow system with document capture, status tracking and SLA dashboards.

Custom business applicationsData analytics & dashboards

08

Sampling strategy

  • Users and stakeholders from every affected team took part in discovery workshops and acceptance testing.
09

Data collection

Brief & design Sampling & set-up Fieldwork Analysis Reporting Indicative split of the 6-month timeline.
  • Requirements were gathered through workshops, process walk-throughs and a review of existing systems and data.
10

Data quality & validation

  • Peer code review on every change
  • Automated and manual testing
  • User-acceptance testing with the client
  • Release checklist and rollback plan
11

Data analysis

  • Usage and performance monitoring after launch
  • Defect and support-ticket trends
  • Process time before and after
12

Key findings

  • Visibility shortens claims.
13

Recommendations

  • Build on the core insight: visibility shortens claims.
  • Track adoption and support tickets, and plan the next release from real usage.
14

Business impact

  • Claims status became visible to staff and hospitals, and delays were easier to address.

Impact is described qualitatively.

15

Deliverables & next steps

  • Cleaned data file and data tables
  • Interactive dashboard
  • Deployed solution with documentation and handover
  • Support and maintenance plan
  • Repeat the measure after changes are in place to track progress.
  • A natural follow-on question: what do agents need?

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