Data Engineering, Innovation, and Agile Delivery for a Leading Specialty Insurer
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Industry
Insurance
Challenge
The organisation needed to transform and optimise its data engineering capabilities, strengthen risk management processes, and enhance agile delivery.
Results
Enhanced data integration & risk management, validated data pipelines for stronger insights, improved application scalability & connectivity and optimised agile delivery and project roadmaps.
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Background
A leading speciality insurer and reinsurer embarked on a strategic initiative to enhance its data engineering capabilities, improve system integration, and drive technical innovation. As part of this effort, the organisation sought expertise to optimise data processing, streamline risk management, and enhance agile delivery across key business functions.Key Initiatives & Deliverables
Enhancing Data Integration and Risk Management
• Leveraged AI-captured data and transformed it using advanced data processing tools
• Delivered automated file acquisition capabilities to streamline data ingestion.
• Developed an improved submission logging experience.
• Integrated risk information into business applications for enhanced decision-making.
Establishing a Reliable Single Source of Truth
• Processed and validated domain model data for improved business usability.
• Transformed core system data and specified mappings for external platforms.
• Conducted user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure seamless system integration.
Innovating Applications and Middleware Integration
• Enhanced critical business applications with improved documentation and usability features.
• Developed and documented APIs to support system integration.
• Replaced middleware components to improve efficiency in key applications.
• Provided technical solutions, automated testing, and prototype development to optimise business processes.
Agile Delivery and Team Management
• Led sprint ceremonies, including planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Optimised project tracking and transparency through improved workflow management tools.
• Provided coaching and onboarding support to enhance team agility and performance.
• Ensured alignment between project delivery and strategic business objectives.
Impact & Outcomes
- Enhanced data integration and risk management through improved automation and system connectivity.
- Established validated data pipelines, strengthening decision-making capabilities.
- Delivered technical enhancements that improved application scalability and system interactions.
- Strengthened agile delivery processes, resulting in high-performing teams and clear project roadmaps.