Transaction Lifecycle Administration (TLM) options supplier SmartStream is getting into the insurance coverage enterprise with the most recent growth of its reconciliation and information administration platform, SmartStream Air.
SmartStream Air leverages AI and machine studying to automate the method of reconciling and managing giant volumes of knowledge.
Based in 2000 and headquartered in London, SmartStream made its FinovateEurope debut in 2022.
London-based monetary Transaction Lifecycle Administration (TLM) options supplier SmartStream is bringing its know-how to the insurance coverage sector. The corporate introduced an growth of its AI-powered reconciliation and information administration platform, SmartStream Air, that may assist insurers take care of rising transaction volumes, information high quality challenges, and an more and more complicated regulatory atmosphere.
For corporations which have entrance workplace programs that must report back to again workplace programs or are transitioning from legacy infrastructures to new applied sciences, SmartStream checks and assures information integrity all through the method. SmartStream Air permits establishments to reconcile and handle giant volumes of knowledge, leveraging AI and machine studying to automate this course of.
Within the insurance coverage enterprise, this implies figuring out and resolving discrepancies in information equivalent to funds, reimbursements, claims, policyholder transactions, or funding operations. SmartStream Air can serve quite a few insurance-specific use instances together with premium assortment and processing, fee funds, claims administration, monetary reporting, reinsurance settlements, policyholder refunds, funding account reconciliation, information validation, danger and reserve administration, expense monitoring, and fraud detection.
SmartStream’s announcement comes as rules like IFRS 17 and DORA create new challenges for insurance coverage corporations on the subject of accounting and operational resilience, respectively. These challenges—and others—have uncovered each operational inefficiencies and compliance dangers. And whereas analysts equivalent to Celent’s Karlyn Carnahan count on this to be a “transformative yr in insurance coverage,” there may be nonetheless a way that “getting arms round AI from a compliance and use case perspective is troublesome.” To this, SmartStream’s AI-powered answer serves as alternative, in Carnahan’s phrases, to deploy “confirmed applied sciences from different industries” that may assist insurers develop successfully and effectively.
SmartStream International Head of Reconciliations Robin Hasson highlighted this level. “Our heritage and expertise in working with the world’s prime 100 banks offers us a powerful basis to assist the insurance coverage sector as companies determine use instances for elevated automation.” Hasson added, “We’re already partnering with main insurers to implement AI-powered options that allow data-driven agility. In immediately’s atmosphere, insurers should reply swiftly to market shifts and buyer expectations, or danger falling behind resulting from inefficiencies and elevated publicity.”
Based in 2000, SmartStream made its Finovate debut at FinovateEurope 2022. On the convention, the corporate demonstrated how SmartStream Air offers quick AI and machine studying information high quality evaluation with out requiring coaching or an IT skillset. The corporate has greater than 2,000 clients and analyzes multiple billion SaaS transactions month-to-month.
This spring, SmartStream launched its RegRegistry Service as a part of its Reference Knowledge Companies (RDS) enterprise. The corporate’s RegRegistry Service identifies counterparty and buying and selling venues as required by regulatory authorities equivalent to ESMA, FCA, GLEIF, CFTC, and ISO MIC. Additionally this yr, SmartStream introduced a partnership with fellow Finovate alum Finastra to increase collateral administration workflows throughout treasury and capital markets.
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