Case Study · 25 October 2022 · 2 min read

Efficient Group

Delivering Comprehensive Financial Planning Solutions and Distributing Financial Products

CASE STUDY

A local leader in the financial services industry, The Efficient Group is an aggressive adopter of cutting-edge technologies to solve challenging problems and drive business growth. Through this new partnership, it will undergo a Group-wide technology transformation programme that will see the implementation of a ‘first-of-its-kind’ data and technology integration hub in South Africa.

Project:

To deliver a digital transformation journey that will accelerate business growth and market leadership.The Challenge

ITB is undergoing a platform transformation programme to enhance customer policy and claims experiences by implementing a Guidewire solution.

As a key requirement of the CBP programme, ITB is evaluating the strategy for migrating its policy and claims data from the existing in-house platform to Guidewire.

ITB considered doing the data migration in-house before seeking 3rd party assistance.

  • The cost of implementing the Guidewire system was escalating using a systems integrator.
  • Struggling to get business analysts and configurators.
  • The client didn’t have the skills in data migration.

The Solution The Data Company is delighted to announce the extension of partnership with AM Hydraulics. Using FINIUM, a composable application development platform that helps enterprises accelerate their business agility by unlocking the value from data and delivering new applications to achieve real business benefits rapidly. Key Benefits

  • Delivering digital transformation by unlocking value from their data
  • Re-engineering entire business process
  • Delivering a bespoke solution to manage quote to manufacturing process
  • Providing a customer portal to track progress of work orders

Project:

To deliver a digital transformation journey that will accelerate business growth and market leadership.The Challenge

  • Efficient Group needed technology solutions to support its growth ambitions.​
  • If Efficient did not invest in data and technology solutions, Efficient would be at risk:​
    • Advisors will move to other networks with better technology and processes to support their practices.​
    • Little control of customer information.​
    • Lack of proper utilization of customer information for business growth.​
    • Compliance risk.​
    • Lower profit margins as the existing model was not effectively scalable.​

The Solution

  • TDC provided Efficient Group with a managed service to support them in their digital transformation journey.​
  • Scope included integration into various systems and data sources, bespoke dashboards and digitization of business processes.​

Key Benefits

  • Bespoke solutions for Efficient Group’s unique requirements.
  • Better utilization of customer data to identify additional revenue generation opportunities.
  • Application of predictive analytics and modelling to optimize upsell, cross-sell and additional revenue-generating opportunities.
  • Automation of various business processes to replace manual tasks that were being done.
  • Flexible model to enable Efficient to select optimal technology solutions and easily incorporate them into the overall architecture.
  • Offer their advisors better technology solutions to support their practices.
  • Better customer and advisor experience.
  • Significant improvement in efficiencies for administrative staff, compliance staff, advisors and management.

Key Benefits

Centralisation of Data

Digital and easily accessible data

Single Source of Truth

Single source of truth

Digitalised

A single point through which users and employees will digitally interact with the platform

Communication

A digital solution to consistently manage communication between stakeholders

Stakeholders

Foundational solution for a stakeholder hub for all stakeholders to use

Automated Reporting

Digital and automated reporting

User Roles

Bespoke view for different user roles

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Originally published at thedatacompany.com