MSIG Agent Portal Transformation

Overview

Reimagining MSIG's legacy Agent portal to include a consumer-grade UX

My Role

Led design strategy and execution for a team consisting of 1 product manager, 2 designers, and 9 developers.

Pain points from user interviews

Data entry was tedious and time consuming.
The current interface was a couple of decades old and used dated and inefficient interaction patterns.
Lack of proactive communication kept the user guessing about the effect of his/her actions.
Lack of mobile support made closing deals on the go difficult.

Solution

Special attention to redesigning forms, data entry workflows and breaking long journeys into multiple steps.
Revamp IA and visual design to improve
responsiveness, scalability and clarity.
Optimize for mobile and tablet usage
to issue and track policies on the go.

Design Principles Used

Optimize for complex and lengthy data entry workflows.

Leverage common and existing interaction patterns to reduce relearning.

Added emphasis on accessibility as some users are of age 55 and above requiring higher visual contrast.

What we learned from testing

While breaking up long forms into steps and sections was beneficial, it sometimes resulted in too many steps which made the workflow appear longer than it was.

Impact

Improved IA, form design and visual hierarchy reduced the average time taken to create a quote . This combined with the mobile support allowed the agents to issue and service policies faster and more efficiently.

Overview

Reimagining MSIG's legacy Agent portal to include a consumer-grade UX

My Role

Led design strategy and execution for a team consisting of 1 product manager, 2 designers, and 9 developers.

Pain points from user interviews

Data entry was tedious and time consuming.
The current interface was a couple of decades old and used dated and inefficient interaction patterns.
Lack of proactive communication kept the user guessing about the effect of his/her actions.
Lack of mobile support made closing deals on the go difficult.

Solution

Special attention to redesigning forms, data entry workflows and breaking long journeys into multiple steps.
Revamp IA and visual design to improve
responsiveness, scalability and clarity.
Optimize for mobile and tablet usage
to issue and track policies on the go.

Design Principles Used

Optimize for complex and lengthy data entry workflows.

Leverage common and existing interaction patterns to reduce relearning.

Added emphasis on accessibility as some users are of age 55 and above requiring higher visual contrast.

What we learned from testing

While breaking up long forms into steps and sections was beneficial, it sometimes resulted in too many steps which made the workflow appear longer than it was.

Impact

Improved IA, form design and visual hierarchy reduced the average time taken to create a quote . This combined with the mobile support allowed the agents to issue and service policies faster and more efficiently.