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Improving the Underwriting Experience

Genesis is a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Reinsurance Corporation, a member of the Berkshire Hathaway Family of Companies. Despite their award-winning services, their underwriting applications were outdated and riddled with accessibility issues. 40% of underwriter’s time are spent on administrative tasks. Common work-flows see underwriters engaging in manual data entry, paperwork, and repetitive tasks that waste both time and talent.

Challenges

  1. Unappealing User Interfaces
  2. The absence of a structured visual hierarchy complicates user navigation, hindering the discernment of information importance and flow within the applications.

  3. Absence of Clear Hierarchy
  4. Monitor and uphold database infrastructure, employing diagnostics to promptly address any challenges.

  5. Lack of an Organized Application Repository
  6. The lack of a centralized, organized repository hinders users in locating and accessing necessary applications, impeding work-flow efficiency.

  7. Development with React and Power BI Frameworks
  8. The ongoing development with React and Power BI frameworks necessitates a cohesive design strategy to ensure consistency in look and feel across all dashboards.

Original Designs

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Scope

The main objective of this initiative was to redesign Berkshire Hathaway's underwriting applications, aiming for a cohesive visual identity and user experience that aligns with the React, Power BI, and AG Grid frameworks. The project team comprised a project owner, project manager, and offshore developers, fostering collaboration through daily Agile stand-ups and communication via Microsoft Teams.

Approach

The main objective of this initiative was to redesign Berkshire Hathaway's underwriting applications, aiming for a cohesive visual identity and user experience that aligns with the React, Power BI, and AG Grid frameworks. The project team comprised a project owner, project manager, and offshore developers, fostering collaboration through daily Agile stand-ups and communication via Microsoft Teams.

The central aim was to overhaul the underwriting application experience, introducing a user-friendly, visually appealing, and well-organized system. The overarching objective encompasses tackling design, hierarchy, application repository, and integration challenges, all while ensuring a uniform and cohesive look and feel across all dashboards.

  1. Understand underwriter roles
  2. Provide mock-ups examples leveraging Material UI
  3. Create custom themes for rapid development

Personas

The main objective of this initiative was to redesign Berkshire Hathaway's underwriting applications, aiming for a cohesive visual identity and user experience that aligns with the React, Power BI, and AG Grid frameworks. The project team comprised a project owner, project manager, and offshore developers, fostering collaboration through daily Agile stand-ups and communication via Microsoft Teams.

Motivations

To develop solid relationships with brokers and clients. Determine appropriate premiums and amounts of coverage. Analyze the risk involved in insuring a client.

Core Needs

  • User-friendly and self-administered dashboards built to save significant time and resources
  • Real-time reporting that provides new insights on important underwriting metrics
  • Collaboration among underwriters and brokers
  • Automating manual tasks

Pain Points

  • Antiquated legacy technology
  • Lack of on-demand information/analytics
  • Poor access to (or organization of) underwriting information
  • Spending entirely too much time on core processing and other non-sales work

Dashboard Discovery

A thorough competitive analysis was conducted, meticulously examining multiple established applications that empower users to install and manage various plug-ins. In selecting a model for the GenralStar dashboard experience, the Adobe Creative Suite emerged as the preferred choice

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Wireframes

Dashboard Comps

Widgets

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Power BI Mocks

AG Grid Mocks

Final Designs

Final Documentation

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