Developing communications to improve claims journey

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Brief:

  • Create questionnaire so customers could easily understand what information was needed to process their claim.

Background:

  • Claims were being delayed as the communication with customers wasn’t clear enough. As a result customers weren’t providing all the information needed to support their claim.
  • This led to:
      • poor customer experience
      • multiple customer touchpoints
      • significant delays
      • increased processing costs for client
      • increased costs as a result of sending and receiving multiple items of correspondence.

Method:

  • Liaise with business analysts, technical teams and customer services areas to understand what information was essential and to establish how the process would work in an ideal world.
  • Review existing letters and questionnaires used in similar processes across the business.
  • Draft a revised questionnaire and letter and review this with key stakeholders to ensure that it meets the business need.
  • Manage sign off process with key stakeholders across the business.

Result:

  • Dramatic improvement in number of claims which could be paid following initial request for requirements.
  • Reduction in processing time required per claim.
  • Fed into project to roll out questionnaire for use by customer contact centre
  • Digital version of form for self-serve by customers planned for future delivery.