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Intelligent Claims Automation Is Reshaping Malaysia’s Insurance Sector

Malaysia, drawn by its strong economic growth, expanding middle-class income and rising insurance penetration levels, is witnessing a new era of innovation – with AI leading the charge in bringing new and intelligent technologies to the mass-market.

According to Bank Negara, the country’s regulator of banks and insurers, life insurance penetration rate stood at 56% in 2018. Foreign insurers have been highly keen in this market despite lingering regulatory uncertainty over the sector’s foreign ownership rules, currently set at a 70% cap.

While ‘motor’ remains the largest class of insurance with a market share of 45.6%, followed by fire at 19.2% and marine, aviation and transit (MAT) at 8.2%; Takaful has been outpacing conventional insurance in the Islamic peninsula.

(Takaful refers to Islamic insurance products.)
Islamic insurance penetration rate in the country will likely touch 16% in 2019. In financial dealings, ‘takaful’ firms follow religious guidelines including bans on interest and monetary speculation and a prohibition on investing in industries such as alcohol and gambling.

Growth in the takaful business in Malaysia, the world’s second largest Islamic insurance market after Saudi Arabia, is backed by government efforts to reach out to the general consumer with affordable insurance coverage and the potential use of better technology as a disruptor.

AI is already poised to play a crucial role in Malaysia’s next big step. By 2021, Artificial Intelligence will allow the rate of innovation to almost double (1.8x) and increase employee productivity improvements by 60% in Malaysia, according to an AI study put forth by Microsoft & IDC-ASEAN Research Group.

While seven in 10 business leaders polled agreed that AI was instrumental for their organisation’s competitiveness, only 26% have embarked on their AI journeys. Those that have adopted AI expect it to increase their competitiveness by 2.2 times in 2021. Though, everyone agrees – every single interaction from here on is going to be digital.

Mckinsey Claims Automation Benefits

Malaysia is also moving towards a cashless society with infrastructure being put into place to facilitate e-payments which have more than doubled per capita from 2011 to 2019. For this, banking solutions in the region have ramped up digital investments so customers can take advantage of convenient and secure banking.

Intelligent Claims Automation

For insurers, claims settlement represents a large customer service touch point. However, taking a customer seamlessly through the claims resolution process is not always going to be simple.

Being an AI-driven insurtech enterprise means being able to fully utilize data and optimize business processes with powerful algorithms, creating the space for data-driven decision making. With AI, the claims process can be augmented using chatbots to convey support and status of a claim, and Machine Learning (ML) that can study large-volume patterns to reveal insights and detect fraud. Claims automation can be achieved at part or whole of the settlement process.

Claims Management Process

The Malaysian Insurance market is already witnessed to big insurers rolling out innovative products for customers, such as “Ask Sara” – AIA’s AI-powered enquiry channel that provides instant, real-time answers to agents anytime via Facebook Messenger. Integrating sensors into the value chain has also provided greater rewards with predictive modelling and data analytics, like Katsana – a telematics company that is enabling insurers to provide usage-based insurance based on driver’s performance data. These measures allow for safer, accurate and more affordable risk-based pricing for consumers.

The attitudes of the insurers and younger generations are shifting alongside their Asian peers, to a seemingly more AI-involved future. While the general insurance trade has witnessed nearly stagnant growth over the past several years, AI can help lower overheads and variable costs that will enable insurers to roll out affordable coverage, including to the under-served segment.


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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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