Millennials and Insurance Beyond Convenience

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Published on Nov 25, 2019

Updated on May 11, 2020

Millennials are often more comfortable browsing apps than talking face-to-face to an agent. Insurers have hence opted for digitization, introducing automated solutions like chatbots and self-service features on their apps. And it has been convenient for both- organizations and customers.

However, now that almost everyone is offering this convenience, the question arises — what will distinguish your business from competitors and at the same time lure this generation? After all, millennials represent 27% (2 billion) of the global population.

Convenience is a ‘must-have’, but what’s beyond?

Today, consumers have a plethora of choices- all of them being digital, convenient and affordable. Thus, carriers need to think beyond online, paperless, instant, simple, and hassle-free products and services. Here’s an outlook.

Price transparency

Insurance has always been the aftermath of a commodity or service. Convincing millennials to buy the same insurance wrapped in simplicity and convenience, also knowing their financial instability is certainly not going to work. According to Cake & Arrow’s research, 58% of millennials struggle for financial security.

However, millennials do understand the value of insurance. 42% of them agree that insurance protects them and their families. Therefore, fair and transparent pricing can add value to the insurance sales propositions.

The transition towards pay-per-use/pay-per-second/pay-as-you-need models makes insurance more affordable and realistic. Root Insurance, Lemonade, and Trov are some of the insurance startups harnessing consumption-based pricing to the fullest.

Value Added Services

Millennials seek perks. To win their goodwill, Insurers need to add benefits beyond the conventional offerings.

For instance, Brazil-based Kakau offers home, smartphone, and bicycle insurance. Apart from their regular coverage, it assists policyholders with pest control, cleaning, plumbing, and more by adding practical functionality to the traditional product.

McKinsey estimates the Value Added Services segment in the insurance market is worth $2 billion. The facility for risk assessment, instant claims settlement, self-insurance, and crisis advisory are the new VAS frontiers for Insurers to excel.

Instilling emotional and valuable experiences

There is a unique trait to millennials’ personality. They’re not drifted by plain messaging. They want companies to act on the values they preach and not just use it as a marketing strategy.

For instance, in India, IRDAI instructs insurers to make provisions for mental health in Mental Healthcare Act, 2017. However, a typical health insurance policy pays for in-patient hospitalization and mental illness rarely requires one.

While millennials understand the importance of insurance, they are not enthusiastic about buying it because what they want or need isn’t really covered. To break this barrier, this is a high-time to reinvent products based on actual user requirements.

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According to Bain & Company’s 30 elements of value- currently, most insurance companies are focusing on adding functionalities to their services like- simplification, time-saving, cost-cutting, intuitive UI, etc.

The next transition will be difficult and will have a focus on emotional, life-changing, and impactful products & services. How fast an insurer can adapt to this trend will determine the winner.

Platform of offerings

Executives have started to think beyond sticking with what they’re good at and offering a range of services. This change of thought is the need of time. With tech giants offering commodity-specific insurance and millennials welcoming it, Insurers need to build a platform or get into one to sustain the drift. 80% of millennials are open to new entrants who deliver value over incumbents, according to a recent Bain & Company research.

For instance, Alibaba, the $350 billion valued technology giant, offers a plethora of services to its 755 million active users. It has ventured into payments, cloud computing & AI technology solutions, apart from its core e-commerce and retail services. The company possesses a huge potential to disrupt the Chinese insurance sector, which currently has a penetration rate of merely 4.5%.

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Millennials and Insurance: the takeaway

Digitization has indeed improved productivity and convenience. But, it has also made millennials feel strangled for real and worthy. They might be overwhelmed with the technology and the pace of life, but deep inside, there’s still a space for self-transcendence. Thus, the Insurers’ quest for winning this segment does not end at offering convenience through digital.

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The insurance industry thrives on relationships—but it can only scale through efficiency, precision, and timely distribution. While much of the digital transformation buzz has focused on customer-facing portals, the real transformation is happening in the field, where modern sales apps are quietly driving a smarter, faster, and more empowered agent network.

Let’s explore how mobile-first sales enablement platforms are reshaping insurance sales across prospecting, onboarding, servicing, renewals, and growth.

The Insurance Agent Needs More Than a CRM

Today’s insurance agent is not just a policy seller—they’re also a financial advisor, data gatherer, service representative, and the face of the brand. Yet many still rely on paper forms, disconnected tools, and manual processes.

That’s where intelligent sales apps come in—not just to digitize, but to optimize, personalize, and future-proof the entire agent journey.

Real-World Use Cases: What Smart Sales Apps Are Solving

Across the insurance value chain, sales agent apps have evolved into full-service platforms—streamlining operations, boosting conversions, and empowering agents in the field. These tools aren’t optional anymore, they’re critical to how modern insurers perform. Here’s how leading insurers are empowering their agents through technology:

1. Intelligent Prospecting & Lead Management

Sales apps now empower agents to:

Prioritize leads using filters like policy type, value, or geography
Schedule follow-ups with integrated agent calendars
Utilize locators to look for nearby branch offices or partner physicians
Register and service new leads directly from mobile devices

Agents spend significantly less time navigating through disjointed systems or chasing down information. With quick access to prioritized leads, appointment scheduling, and location tools—all in one app—they can focus more on meaningful customer interactions and closing sales, rather than administrative overhead.

2. Seamless Policy Servicing, Renewals & Claims

Sales apps centralize post-sale activities such as:

Tracking policy status, premium due date, and claims progress
Sending renewal reminders, greetings, and policy alerts in real-time
Accessing digital sales journeys and pre-filled forms.
Policy comparison, calculating premiums, and submitting documents digitally
Registering and monitoring customer complaints through the app itself

Customers receive a consistent and seamless experience across touchpoints—whether online, in-person, or via mobile. With digital forms, real-time policy updates, and instant access to servicing tools, agents can handle post-sale tasks like renewals and claims faster, without paperwork delays—leading to improved satisfaction and higher retention.

3. Remote Sales using Assisted Tools

Using smart tools, agents can:

Securely co-browse documents with customers through proposals
Share product visualizations in real time
Complete eKYC and onboarding remotely.

Agents can conduct secure, interactive consultations from anywhere—sharing proposals, visual aids, and completing eKYC remotely. This not only expands their reach to customers in digital-first or geographically dispersed markets, but also builds greater trust through real-time engagement, clear communication, and a personalized advisory experience—all without needing a physical presence.

4. Real-Time Training, Performance & Compliance Monitoring

Modern insurance apps provide:

On-demand access to training material
Commission dashboards and incentive monitoring
Performance reporting with actionable insights

Field agents gain access to real-time performance insights, training modules, and incentive tracking—directly within the app. This empowers them to upskill on the go, stay motivated through transparent goal-setting, and make informed decisions that align with overall business KPIs. The result is a more agile, knowledgeable, and performance-driven sales force.

5. End-to-End Sales Execution—Even Offline

Advanced insurance apps support:

Full application submission, from prospect to payment
Offline functionality in low-connectivity zones
Real-time needs analysis, quote generation, and e-signatures
Multi-login access with secure OTP-based authentication

Even in low-connectivity or remote Tier 2 and 3 markets, agents can operate at full capacity—thanks to offline capabilities, secure authentication, and end-to-end sales execution tools. This ensures uninterrupted productivity, faster policy issuance, and adherence to compliance standards, regardless of location or network availability.

6. AI-Powered Personalization for Health-Linked Products

Some forward-thinking insurers are combining AI with health platforms to:

Import real-time health data from fitness trackers or health apps
Offer hyper-personalized insurance suggestions based on lifestyle
Enable field agents to tailor recommendations with more context

By integrating real-time health data from fitness trackers and wellness apps, insurers can offer hyper-personalized, preventive insurance products tailored to individual lifestyles. This empowers agents to move beyond transactional selling—becoming trusted advisors who recommend coverage based on customers’ health habits, life stages, and future needs, ultimately deepening engagement and improving long-term retention.

The Mantra Labs Advantage: Turning Strategy into Scalable Execution

We help insurers go beyond surface-level digitization to build intelligent, mobile-first ecosystems that optimize agent efficiency and customer engagement—backed by real-world impact.

Seamless Sales Enablement for Travel Insurance

We partnered with a leading travel insurance provider to develop a high-performance agent workflow platform featuring:

Secure Logins: Instant credential-based access without sign-up friction
Real-Time Performance Dashboards: At-a-glance insights into daily/monthly targets, policy issuance, and collections
Frictionless Policy Issuance: Complete issuance post-payment and document verification
OCR Integration: Auto-filled customer details directly from passport scans, minimizing errors and speeding up onboarding

This mobile-first solution empowered agents to close policies faster with significantly reduced paperwork and data entry time—improving agent productivity by 2x and enabling sales at scale.

Engagement + Analytics Transformation for Health Insurance

For one of India’s leading health insurers, we helped implement a full-funnel engagement and analytics stack:

User Journey Intelligence: Replaced legacy systems to track granular app behavior—policy purchases, renewals, claims, discounts, and drop-offs. Enabled real-time behavioral segmentation and personalized push/email notifications.
Gamified Wellness with Fitness Tracking: Added gamified fitness engagement, with rewards based on step counts and interactive nutrition quizzes—driving repeat app visits and user loyalty.
Attribution Tracking: Trace the exact source of traffic—whether it’s a paid campaign, referral program, or organic source—adding a layer of precision to marketing ROI.
Analytics: Integrated analytics to identify user interest segments. This allowed for hyper-targeted email and in-app notifications that aligned perfectly with user intent, driving both relevance and response rates.

Whether you’re digitizing field sales, gamifying customer wellness, or fine-tuning your marketing engine, Mantra Labs brings the technology depth, insurance expertise, and user-first design to turn strategy into scalable execution.

If you’re ready to modernize your agent network – Get in touch with us to explore how we can build intelligent, mobile-first tools tailored to your distribution strategy. Just remember, the best sales apps aren’t just tools, they’re growth engines; and field sales success isn’t about more apps. It’s about the right workflows, in the right hands, at the right time.

Millennials and Insurance Beyond Convenience