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Smarter Shared Services Model Yields $13M in Savings for Insurance Agency

Read | Jun 26, 2025

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A WNS Perspective

Key Points

  • A leading North American insurance agency sought to overcome systemic inefficiencies across commercial, personal lines and risk services. These inefficiencies were driven by disjointed operations and manual processes that hindered decision-making and eroded producer experience.
  • WNS implemented an intelligent insurance shared services model, combining analytics, automation and process re-engineering, to digitally streamline operations and free high-value talent.
  • While delivering significant cost savings, the engagement enabled 30 percent efficiency gains and 15–30 percent faster decision-making – driving scalable and future-ready insurance operations.

The Industry Landscape
Accelerating Digital Transformation in Insurance Operations

In a dynamic insurance landscape marked by growing customer expectations, regulatory complexity and digital disruption, insurance agencies must re-think their operating models. Traditional, siloed workflows and inconsistent service levels no longer suffice.

To remain competitive, insurers are adopting agile, data-driven operations supported by intelligent ecosystems that unify technology, analytics and human expertise. Forward-looking players are harmonizing transformation efforts across functions to drive scalable efficiencies and elevate stakeholder experiences.

The Client Challenge
Disjointed Processes and Diminished Producer Experience

The client, a leading North American insurance agency, faced systemic inefficiencies across commercial, personal lines and risk services. Key challenges included:

client-challenge

These issues impacted internal efficiency, leading to service delays, dissatisfaction and missed optimization opportunities.

The Solution
Digitally Re-engineering Operations with Intelligent Interventions

WNS collaborated with the client to implement an agile, intelligent shared services model, combining human ingenuity with automation, analytics and process re-design. Key elements included:

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From Fragmented to Future-ready
How WNS Digitally Streamlined Insurance Operations

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The Outcome
Measurable Business Impact and Elevated Experiences

The shared services transformation delivered significant value across operational, financial and experiential dimensions:

USD  Million
in cost savings

 percent
automation efficiency gains

- percent reduction
in time-to-insights and decision-making

Enhanced producer experience
through faster servicing and reduced administrative burden

WNS was awarded Runner-up at the SSON Service Provider of the Year, validating the strength of the model.

Building on the success of the shared services transformation, WNS has recommended further process discovery across additional departments, such as employee benefits and payroll. This future-facing initiative aims to extend the scalable impact of the operating model across the enterprise, fueling broader optimization, cost reduction and cross-functional synergies.