The advancement of technology has shown its effects everywhere, and the insurance industry has not been unaffected by it. Discussed below are the latest trends in the insurance industry, which you should not miss.
The crisis and changes faced in the last few years have affected people’s mindsets. They now prefer everything to be done with utmost ease and comfort and without any time-consuming procedures. Digitalisation is at the peak of everything and shall be the season’s trend even in 2023.
Also, personalisation has now been significantly valued. With tools of personal help, people admire when they receive support and guidance whenever needed. Likely, insurance-providing firms are more bound to be expected to give personalised services to their customers.
To help you stay updated with the trendy aspects of the insurance world, Manipal Cigna Health Insurance has curated a list of the most influencing trends for the year 2023.
Read further to know more.
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Chatbots for insurance
These are like mini-survey or power tools that help fulfill customers’ expectations. Following are the reasons why they are helpful.
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They help gather FAQs and other relevant opinions of customers.
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They help by offering 24/7 customer assistance.
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They work as lead generators as they collect information from the customer.
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You no longer need agents to do the survey task.
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They are the help centres for policyholders.
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Insurance app and portals
With the advent of digitalisation and its subsequent effects, personalisation is frequently chosen, as mentioned above. When talking about personalisation, insurance policy firms are now gearing up to develop apps and website portals to make it easy for their customers to buy or renew insurance online. These tools help the companies to even stay connected with the customers digitally. It is both comfortable for the customers and easy and quick for the insurer.
The benefits of this trend include the following:
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Lower costs for customer acquisition
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Faster processing cycle
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Higher rate of productivity
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Customer convenience
Thus, it is straightforward for policyholders to fasten their seatbelts and get ready to experience a new way of policy purchase and renewal. On the other hand, it is the role of the insurance-providing companies to design apps or website portals with the following features:
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User-friendliness
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Quick and simple website lookout
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User-friendly interface
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Informative and self-explaining
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Payment update and transfer enabled
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Upload of documents for proof and electronic signatures should be accepted
To survive and stay updated in the upcoming year, this is a necessary step to take.
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Customer interactions across various channels
According to a survey, amongst the age group of 18-24 years, almost 53% of people were about to get in touch with their respective policy providers online through various communication platforms. Nowadays, mostly the younger generation and even people from the middle age group prefer communication on digital media, which is more comfortable and practical. Also, it helps the insurer stay in touch with their clients more smoothly and consistently and vice versa.
How is digital appearance across multiple channels possible?
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By allowing the customer to choose their suitable medium of online communication.
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By giving both online and offline connection options.
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By making apps and website portals designed for redirection to other communication portals.
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Analytics for insurance forecast
Predicting the insurance forecast has been an essential aspect of the insurer. But such a prediction requires defined technology.
The past few years have marked a substantial difference in the analytics prediction domain. Now, the agents can choose from the many available tools for insurance forecasting. A recent update is that manual methods can no longer provide practical and useful predictions.
Insurance forecasting is used to learn about the different patterns, gather information, and make foolproof business decisions. It is done by collecting various data of the customers from other customer portals and communication mediums and everything which is a storehouse of information.
The main reasons to predict insurance analytics include
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Modifications in the price and policy of insurance
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To know about risk factors
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Fraud assessment
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Better customer indulgence
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Self-service for customers
In the era of digitalisation, people refrain from waiting for long hours for their turn. Being able to do everything with utmost comfort and ease is a much-looked-after option. People now opt for digital services where they can buy or renew their policies such as Niva Health Insurance online from any part of the world. A survey says 72.7% of policyholders prefer online over in-person meetings.
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Conclusion
The world is changing daily, and trends emerge now and then, which is the same for insurance policies. To stay ahead in the competitive and non-predictive world, it is necessary to stay updated every day. Insurance companies are taking necessary steps to stay abreast with these developments by providing policyholders seamless experiences.
