Fortune 500 Supplemental Insurer Achieves Rapid Digital Transformation with API-Led Approach

Challenges

This insurer faced challenges with its legacy IT systems:

• Outdated Architecture: Tightly coupled systems hampered scalability to meet the increasing demands.
• Slow Development: Traditional methods led to lengthy development cycles resulting in slower product rollouts.
• Limited Flexibility: The existing infrastructure lacked adaptability to changing business needs.

Solution

Coforge implemented a comprehensive API-led solution to address the challenges faced by the client:

• Microservices Architecture: Modular, independent services facilitated faster development and deployment.
• Enterprise Integration Platform (EIB): AKANA EIB enabled seamless integration of internal and external applications.
• Modern Development Techniques: Leveraged DevOps, CI/CD practices, and Python scripting for agility.
• Containerization: Docker facilitated efficient deployments and scalability.
• Performance Monitoring: AppDynamics provided real-time application performance insights.
• Integration: Both upstream and downstream applications were integrated with PAS.

The Impact

• Faster Product Rollouts Development time reduced from 6 weeks to 1-2 days.
• Enhanced Scalability Docker containers enabled on-demand scaling of business services.
• Improved System Resilience The microservices architecture ensured service isolation and fault tolerance.
• zero-defect business service through complete test automatio
• Increased Application Performance Proactive problem detection with AppDynamics boosted application performance.