Claims Technology Leads Next Wave of Investment for Personal Lines Carriers: Conning

Significant process and technological improvements to the personal lines insurance claims function have been made over the past 15 years, but even more profound changes are likely in the next wave of investment over the next decade, according to a new study by Conning Research & Consulting.

“Insurers have driven significant change in the claims function and process since the mid-1990s in search of efficiency, effectiveness, and improved service to the policyholder,” says Alan Dobbins, analyst at Conning Research & Consulting. “What is less clear in our analysis of available data is whether insurers have gained the expected financial benefit in terms of reduced expenses.  The world has changed, in terms of customer expectations, and insurers have responded, perhaps just to stay in the game.”