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B2B2C Digital Distribution is Not an Innovation
Nearly every week, we will see press releases going along the lines of "Insurer ABC partnered with digital player XYZ to unlock, through technology, a unique innovative distribution channel…". While some of those partnerships are truly innovative, it is important to remember that Airlines and Online Travel Agents have been distributing travel insurance products through API integrations over the last 20 years.
The travel insurance B2B2C distribution model is now a very efficient, mature and sizable market. Based on a limited industry benchmark including 100+ airlines, online travel agencies, cruises and train operators, we have assessed this market to be worth approximately USD 5-6B
Infographic: Travel Insurance B2B2C Airline Distribution.
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What is in the Travel Insurance Partnership Database?
- 100+ leading travel players (Airlines, OTA,Cruise, Train…)
- 36 global and local insurers
- Travel insurance integration displays
- Integration type (opt-in, opt-out, forced choice)
- Travel insurance premium forecast tool
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True Innovation is Actionable Data + Product Customisation + Partner Ecosystem Integration
The rise of digital powerhouses in all verticals (ecommerce, food delivery, ride share, chat, digital bank) unlock insurance distribution opportunities like never before. The sheer volume of data registered and analysed in real time by those businesses allows a much deeper understanding of consumers behaviours, expectations and risk profiles.
This new insight is exactly what Insurers need to leverage on in order to design tailor-made insurance products. These products should ideally be partner specific, relevant to the end consumer (at the moment of purchase) and distributed through seamless integrations in the partner ecosystem through multiple touch points.
B2B2C Digital Distribution: Key Success Factors
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Dedicated to Partnership:
Insurers should have a specialized salesforce dedicated andaccountable for partnership establishment and management.These teams should cover targeted markets and their specific requirements, understand potential partners' needs and expectations, and feed a pipeline of potential deals. This capability also includes managing efficiently coordinated commercial efforts, most of the time at a regional and global level.
Leverage technology that integrates seamlessly:
Automation is key in B2B2C digital distribution partnershipsand this can be achieved by integrating with the IT systems and operations of the partner. This could include developing turnkey tools for the partner's salesforce (agent portals, white label), or deploying APIs and plug and play solutions to integrate directly into the partner'senvironment.
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Seamless customer experience:
Good partnerships are measured by the ability to provideseamless customer experiences. Insurers therefore need to adapt the customer journey to the nature of the business in order to maximise conversion. This requires an in-depth understanding of the nature of the partner's customers and products in order to devise the appropriate customer experience.
Tailor-made products at lightning speed:
In most cases insurance is only an add-on to the partner'score product. Each partner will require their own version thatis localized to consumer expectations. Insurers should be ableto rapidly generate new products for new partners.Additionally, underwriters need to be able to adapt productcharacteristics to each partner's requirements globally. This notonly requires strong pricing and underwriting capabilities, butalso flexible IT systems that allow for speedy tailoring ofproduct components with a rapid time to market.
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They Walk The Talk
Remi Grenier
Allianz Partners
President & CEO
"At Allianz Partners, we are undertaking a profound transformation which will enable us to better anticipate the constntly evolving needs of our customers and to understand the next generations' solutions in a transversal organization. This year's results validate our ambition to build an agile, fast and efficient partnership with our clients"
Allianz Partners announced in 2017 that its travel insurance business unit experienced an exceptional growth in America and Europe. They reported an increase of 22% to reach €2.024 billion in revenue. This performance was credited to major partnerships across the globe:
- Priceline.com in Americas
- VISA in Europe
- Westpac Bank in the Asia-Pacific region.
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AXA Partners is a unit dedicated to developing the partnership business of AXA globally. It combines two existing business entities in charge of global partnerships: AXA Assistance and AXA Creditor (including the newly acquired business of Genworth Lifestyle Protection Insurance). These business units generated approximately €3 BN in revenue in 2014.4
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Guillaume Borie
AXA Partners
Chief Group innovationOfficer
"AXA Partners is expected to play a key role in the design and deployment of insurance and associated services required to strengthen the role of insurers. We are in fact preparing to accelerate the implementation of the AXA strategy that consists in going from 'payer to partner', as we deploy our innovative solutions to the largest number, and mainly in the sector of healthcare, mobility, the collaborative economy, and in support of our SME clients."
Wayne Xu
Zhong An
Chief Operating Officer
"We have a dual engine strategy with our business … without the technology, we wouldn't be able to have all of this — dynamic pricing, product approach. Without the actual business of insurance, our system wouldn't be so convincing."
Ping An, Tencent and Alibaba co-launched Zhong An, China's first online insurance company. Aimed at reshaping traditional insurance, Zhong An uses an online model that is based on lower operating and distribution costs. This coupled with big data and analytics support helps make the internet ecosystem more desirable.
The Pure B2B2C Player: Zhong An and Its 300 Ecosystem Partners
Sources:
Oliver Wyman: Insurance Inside – The new Era of B2B2C insurance
CB Insights: Zhong An Teardown
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