VHV Versicherungen + Magnolia
How VHV Versicherungen re-invented its digital insurance ecosystem with Magnolia
About the customer
Founded in 1919 and with headquarters in Hanover, VHV Versicherungen is one of Germany’s leading insurance brokers. In order to address the new digital requirements of customer behavior, a division for online sales and distribution was created in 2014.
VHV Versicherungen decided to review its digital strategy, including an optimized online lead insurance portal for the German market. The portal vhv.de was relaunched in 2015 and, thanks to its high usability and strong visual design, it represents a real breakthrough within the insurance industry. The conversion rate on mobile devices as well as the number of sessions has increased significantly.
Neoskop GmbH
Neoskop is an owner-operated full service agency that offers consultation, creation and implementation services in (nearly) all facets of digital communication. What is our "core" you may ask? More than 10 years of experience in the medium combined with a passion for details, a sense of the big picture and a love of new technologies. From mobile applications to corporate websites through to highly integrated portals. We create digital platforms that work for you and your customers!
The Challenge
Building a successful digital platform
Insurance products provide a tight margin for differentiation between competitors and are subject to regulatory requirements. Typically it's difficult to engage customers and success is mainly driven by price. The challenge was to create a strategy that would enable VHV to strengthen its ability to compete in such a highly competitive sector as well as set a new benchmark within the industry.
The relaunch was clearly defined by the creation of an entirely new platform within less than nine months. The most important requirement for the website was its support capacity for the company’s brokers.
The Solution
User experience – a new interface
In an environment where there is low market potential and product differentiation is difficult, UX and corporate identity are important factors. Therefore, the focus of the relaunch was on the development of a new, fully responsive interface that is simple, clear and easy to operate but at the same time playful, animated and with high brand recognition value.
Profiling and personalization
Vhv.de is able to tailor its content presentation according to specific target groups. Thanks to Magnolia, a profiling and customization engine could be developed within the CMS. For example, the engine attributes behaviour patterns and interests to each user.
Easily scalable: the new architecture
The new infrastructure enables the creation of a scalable platform for reliable and high-performance operations. Vhv.de is divided up into several instances to share the workload and to create zero downtime deployment. From a user’s perspective the platform functions as a single virtual instance.
Flexibility
The Magnolia Enterprise Edition enables a highly modular architecture that can be amplified at any time. External applications within the infrastructure, like insurance calculators or evaluation tools, were easily integrated without custom development.
The Result
A platform that exceeds expectations
The project was launched achieving its full desired scope, in time and, most importantly, within budget – which was extraordinary for a project of this size.
By overcoming all conversion obstacles, the new vhv.de is clearly setting new benchmarks. The new platform is state of the art, and according to Google Page Speed the website’s UX is about 99%.
