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Is Home the Next Prize for Insurers?

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As work from home is proving to be efficient and productive, people are beginning to make their houses more comfortable to make it conducive to good work results. 69% of Indian employees believe that their productivity has improved while working from home. The creation of an organized space and additional expenses on equipment for professional needs are some of the requirements that Indian employees might need to do. As people are slowly adjusting to the ‘better normal’, it is paving a way for a connected living. Even though connected living was in its nascent stage before the pandemic, people will witness its necessity now. As most homes would transform, people are most likely to get home insurance now, therefore homes can be the next prize for insurers. 

Existing gaps between home insurance and customers

Home insurance penetration is just about 1% in India and barely 3% of houses are insured. Despite going through financial tension of repairing and reinstalling certain contents of the house, people are unwilling to buy home insurance. Houses older than 30 years are not insured and coverage for loss of Gold deems unsatisfactory among the customers. These are the most commonly cited reasons for people being hesitant to buy home insurance. Apart from this, one of the common misconceptions is the lengthy claim settlements. As people are gradually adopting more digital-enabled services in the ‘better normal’, home insurance is likely to witness a fundamental shift.

Home Insurance is the next prize for insurers

With remote working, newer risks are likely to prop up. For instance, while using the Zoom platform, a lot of people suffered security issues. Cyber risk and cybercrime coverages are not usually included by most standard home insurance companies but are slowly becoming popular. For instance, State Farm is the only major home insurance company that offers personal cyber insurance in addition to a standard homeowner insurance policy. 

Insurers are recognizing the significance of smart-home services that can help them enhance their offerings and personalize the customer experience. Installation of smart home devices would lead the insurers to become watchdogs of the contents of the house. Connected security systems and smart-home devices also mean low premium, thus allowing insurers to change the value proposition.

The world of connected living will also bring the opportunity of partnerships. For example, AXA partnered with connected device manufacturers to enhance its offering. It has developed a mobile application “MY AXA” with which it can control the smart-home devices. MyFox, Kiwatch, Philips Hue, Orange My Plug are some of the manufactures with which AXA has partnered. Owing to this, customers can get policies at a lower premium. 

Work from home has made people realize the necessity of a conducive environment to work smoothly. A comfortable space and installation of technologies and equipment at home for professional demands are being recognized by people. Owing to this, home insurers can expect calls from their customers who might want to know the coverage of assets. Few contents can also require extra coverage such as electronics, depending on the level of usage. For instance, Lemonade’s contents insurance covers contents with extra coverage on assets such as bikes, jewellery, etc. If a customer wants extra coverage on their camera, they would be required to send pictures of the receipt and camera. In the case the receipt is misplaced, insurers can determine the replacement value based on the current value of the camera. 

Conclusion

People have seen a change in their lifestyle, and are buying products to make their houses comfortable to work in. Content insurance can ease lifestyle by providing extra coverage on valuable assets, and act as watchdogs for physical assets. As priorities are meant to change in the ‘Better Normal’, people are likely to consider home insurance. With the ‘Better Normal’ and modification in work culture, the insurance sector is also likely to transform its services to cater to customer needs.   

Further Readings:

  1. The State of AI chatbots in Insurance 2020 Report
  2. Mantra Labs joins the third annual Insurtech100 list
  3. Contactless Solutions in Insurance
  4. The CIO guide to keeping operations up during pandemics
  5. COVID-19 Lockdown Effects: A Paradigm Shift in Indian Edtech
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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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