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How Machine Vision can Revolutionize Motor Insurance

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The motor insurance market in India is approximately Rs 70,000 crore in terms of Gross Written Premiums. With newer and stricter regulations more and more people are buying motor insurance. However, while motor insurance, in general, has grown by 16% over the last year, the new digital insurers in the marketplace have seen their premiums increase by 4X-6X. 

This underlines a shift in the way customers choose to buy motor insurance – from the convenience of their smartphone or computer, instantly. There is no reason to think that they would not want to settle an insurance claim in the same convenient manner. Fortunately, machine vision technology solves claims settlement challenges to a great extent.

Current Claims Process

Let us have a quick look at the current claim settlement process for motor insurance. Once the accident occurs, the insured has to follow the following steps:

  1. The insured informs the insurance company about the accident. Subsequently, the insured files a physical claim along with the required documents such as RC, DL, insurance policy, bills, receipts, etc.
  2. A surveyor gets assigned by the insurance company to examine the damaged vehicle. 
  3. The surveyor ascertains the reason and the extent of the loss. After this, the insurer sends an approval/rejection of the claim/amount.

The above process is not only time consuming and stressful for the insured but also expensive for the insurer due to physical inspection and other manual checks and balances. The higher cost of processing the claim makes business less profitable to the insurer. The inconvenience and long wait make the product less desirable to the customer.

As more and more people buy motor insurance online, the customer expectation from the claim settlement process is changing as well. Customers now expect a seamless digital claim settlement process preferably in a matter of hours if not minutes, instead of the present industry standard of several days.

A Machine Vision Solution to Instant Claims Processing: FlowMagic

We at FlowMagic set out to solve this problem both for the insured and insurer using the power of artificial intelligence. We have used machine vision to eliminate the need for the surveyor in all but the most complex cases. 

Using machine vision, we can process a car image and identify not only the damaged parts but also the severity of damage to those parts and whether it requires repair or a replacement. We have further analyzed repair cost data and images from tens of thousands of accident cases to build an Artificial Intelligence Costing Model that can estimate the cost of repairing any part just by looking at its photograph. All this means that the insurer doesn’t need the surveyor and other manual checks in most cases and the customer can submit a claim from the convenience of his smartphone and get an approval decision within minutes.

New Claims Settlement Process with FlowMagic

  1. After the accident, the customer clicks photographs of damaged parts of the car and uploads them on the app along with a photo of DL/RC.
  2. The AI model verifies the DL/RC information and estimates the extent of damage to the car and whether the damaged parts need to be replaced or repaired. The model further calculates the cost of repair and/or replacement and informs the customer/insurance company.
  3. Based on the outcome of the DL/RC verification and the repair estimate the claim is either auto-approved in minutes or forwarded to a claims adjuster for review.

All the stakeholders in the insurance value chain can use our solution and benefit from it.

Insurance Company: By integrating this solution with mobile applications, Insurance companies can get quick claims intimations and a reasonable estimate of the repair cost. The damage severity analysis also helps the insurance company negotiate with the garage on whether a part needs repair or replacement.

Service Center or Garage: Multi-brand garages or service centers can quickly assess the level of damage to any car brought to them through machine vision-based FlowMagic. Accordingly, they can send a quick quotation to the insurance companies. The insurance companies can trust this quotation as it is generated by a robust AI model.

End Customer: An end customer can also use our free mobile application to get a repair estimate. This can be a starting point for an informed negotiation with a garage.

To learn more about how FlowMagic can transform the way you settle your motor insurance claims or discuss your broader AI goals, please get in touch with us at hello@mantralabsglobal.com 

Also read – How AI can settle insurance claims in less than 5 minutes!

About author: Himanshu Saraf is a Capital Markets Director at Mantra Labs. He also leads Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning initiatives in the company.

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How Smarter Sales Apps Are Reinventing the Frontlines of Insurance Distribution

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.

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