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Building a layered approach with AI

We have made significant strides in the evolution of design. It is crucial for us to recognize that disruptive technologies have always been the catalyst for change, shaping the way we design and communicate. In an era before the printing press, people painstakingly wrote books by hand. Similarly, the emergence of mobile phones, computers, and the internet has changed everything.

Embracing these changes and adapting to newer technologies is essential for staying relevant in the field of design. There are designers who use Adobe Dreamweaver and Photoshop to create website UI. It feels like a different era since the introduction of more recent software such as Figma, and Adobe XD. However, the core principle remains the same: staying pertinent requires adaptability as the times change.

While there’s an ongoing discussion about AI potentially replacing design jobs, my personal perspective is that we should not fear it but rather leverage it to our advantage since AI is an execution tool. AI is poised to simplify our lives. When you consider the broader picture, your value as a designer in the upcoming years will be determined by your ability to synthesize innovative ideas to solve problems. Let me elaborate on how, as designers, we must strengthen our problem-solving muscles.

How the layered approach works:

Tools like Midjourney are designed for image-specific tasks, enabling the creation of visually appealing images. Chat GPT on the other hand is a text-based AI model, although now with the incorporation of DALL-E inside Chat GPT, it gives image outputs too.

I want you to imagine for a second, what if you used Chat GPT to create nuanced prompts for Midjourney.

This is layering software on top of another software to receive your desired output. For this to work, you have to first train your Chat GPT agent on Midjourney’s functionality and then prompt using a basic framework.

The framework works like this:

First, you inform Chat GPT about your desired role or objective and define your approach or task. For example, ‘I am a skilled graphic designer who designs illustrations for top brands in India. You need to provide me with ideas for designing a coffee shop logo, along with some links for inspiration.’

Then, you specify your timeframe or any restrictions. For instance, ‘I can’t spend more than 30 minutes looking at inspiration, so please only provide the best ones you find that you believe would be most helpful.’

Finally, after training your agent, request Chat GPT to provide a prompt for Midjourney.

The key thing to remember while implementing this approach is to churn out a nuanced prompt that will serve as a base for your creative design process later. That’s it—two layers of software, and the pivotal layer comes into play once you’ve received the output: your creativity. You make AI as Robin to your Batman. Consider this as no longer needing to begin from a starting point. With AI tools such as these, people who have the potential to think clearly to formulate ideas would flourish. I encourage you to use these AI tools in your daily life to learn and become the best in your respective fields. 

There are many more tools that have come into the market such as for UI, a single line prompt can generate a whole app’s UI screens with tools like Uizard. Builder.io is a tool that uses AI to convert Figma design files into code. Recent developments also suggest that AI can help with user research for large organizations, potentially marking a paradigm shift in the UX industry, as these AI models have been trained on human behaviors, this has been put forth by fantasy.co. There is so much more to come, the least we can do is be prepared for it. 

I hope you had a good read and this article gave you a sense of what is waiting in our future.

About the Author: 

Shivani Shukla is a Senior UI & UX designer at Mantra Labs. Updating her knowledge and staying up to date with the current trends has always been her priority.

Further Readings:

Design and Technology Fusion Shaping the Future of Innovation

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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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