Economic Evaluation and Optimization of the Degree of Automation in Insurance Processes

Kathrin Braunwarth (), Matthias Kaiser and Anna-Luisa Müller

Business & Information Systems Engineering: The International Journal of WIRTSCHAFTSINFORMATIK, 2010, vol. 2, issue 1, 29-39

Abstract: In the context of value and customer orientation there are various requirements concerning the process – especially in insurance companies: processes are meant to be standardized, automated, and flexible. It is in question whether a fast and cheap automated processing is preferred to manual handling. For which claims and which process steps is it of economic value to have the flexibility and the competence and ability to solve problems of human operators at your disposal? Various combinations, representing different degrees of automation, are possible. The different degrees of automation for the processing of an insurance claims are compared and resulting cash flows are determined. It is essential to include all consequences that can be attributed to a single process and to consider customer reactions and restrictions to the capacity of processing. Instead of using heuristic rules to decide on automation in practice, here the decision is flexible and depends on the given situation. Viewing an aggregated number of insurance claims it is possible to deduce information about the performance of the process. The model is exemplarily illustrated with help of a part of the process for handling own damage glass claims. Copyright Gabler Verlag 2010

Keywords: Insurance; Business process; Automation; Capacity restriction; Degree of automation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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