INSURANCE industry background

INSURANCE

Voice AI for Insurance That Handles Claims, Policy Service and Sales Calls

Claims, policy service and sales calls

OnDial's AI voice agents help insurers, agencies, and brokers automate customer conversations around the clock. They handle claims inquiries, policy servicing, payment reminders, and lead qualification in natural, multilingual phone conversations, and route complex requests to your team with the conversation context.

Key performance statistics: 24/7 Call handling; 100+ Languages; CRM Supported integrations; Live Human handoffDecorative performance statistics background

24/7

Call handling

100+

Languages

CRM

Supported integrations

Live

Human handoff

Definition

What Is an AI Voice Agent for Insurance?

An AI voice agent for insurance is conversational AI that communicates with policyholders, claimants, and prospective customers over the phone. It understands natural speech, answers routine questions using approved information, and can connect with business systems through supported integrations. It helps automate customer service, claims inquiries, policy servicing, and lead qualification, while complex requests are handled by human teams.

Who it's for

Who It's For

Insurance carriers and companies

Automate routine customer calls related to claims inquiries, billing, policy servicing, and customer support. AI voice agents can help teams manage incoming call demand and direct complex cases to the appropriate department.

Agencies, brokers, and agents

Use an AI receptionist to answer incoming calls, capture quote requests, qualify leads, schedule appointments, and support renewal follow-ups, including outside regular business hours.

What Our Insurance AI Voice Agent Does

1.Insurance claims automation

Caller information

Collect initial incident details, such as the date, location, incident type and description of damage.

Urgency identification

Identify reported emergencies and route callers according to insurer-approved procedures.

Incident documentation

Capture available information and identify missing details for follow-up.

Document collection

Guide callers through the insurer's approved document submission process.

Claim routing

Send captured information to the appropriate team or supported claims system, subject to integration availability.

Next steps

Provide approved information about the next stage of the claims process.

Claims status inquiries

Help verified callers access available claim-stage information, pending documents and next steps, where supported by the insurer's systems.

Claim disputes

Capture customer concerns and route disputes or complaints to the appropriate human representative. Coverage decisions remain with authorized insurance personnel.

Surge and catastrophe support

Help answer routine inquiries and collect initial incident information during periods of increased call demand, subject to deployed system capacity.

  1. 2.Policy servicing automation

    • Support routine policy inquiries using approved information.
    • Capture requests for address, beneficiary and other policy changes.
    • Guide customers through document and ID card requests.
    • Route sensitive policy changes through the insurer's required verification and approval process.
  2. 3.Billing, payments and collections

    • Answer common premium and billing questions.
    • Make payment reminder calls using approved scripts and consent processes.
    • Guide customers to supported payment channels.
    • Support payment-related inquiries and route complex billing issues to the appropriate team.

    Direct payment collection and payment-plan setup are not claimed here because the specific OnDial payment workflow and security scope have not been established.

  3. 4.Leads, quotes and renewals

    • Respond to incoming insurance inquiries.
    • Collect basic information from prospective customers.
    • Qualify leads using predefined questions.
    • Schedule appointments and follow-up calls.
    • Support renewal reminders and route policy-specific questions to authorized agents.
  4. 5.24/7 customer support

    • Answer routine customer inquiries beyond regular office hours.
    • Provide approved information about insurance services and processes.
    • Capture customer requests for follow-up.
    • Transfer complex conversations to human representatives with available conversation context.

Human handoff

When the AI Transfers to a Human

OnDial can be configured for human handoff based on the supported workflow and the customer's requirements. Human escalation rules should be agreed before deployment.

  1. Injury, danger, or emergency

    Follow approved emergency procedures and route to the appropriate human support.

  2. Suspected fraud indicators

    Route for authorized internal review.

  3. Claim dispute or complaint

    Capture the concern and route to a human representative.

  4. Complex claim

    Direct the inquiry to the relevant claims team.

  5. Vulnerable or distressed caller

    Offer human assistance according to the configured process.

  6. Failed verification

    Restrict sensitive information and provide an alternative support route.

  7. Caller asks for a person

    Offer a human handoff.

  8. AI cannot answer confidently

    Route the inquiry for human assistance. Conversation summaries depend on the deployed configuration.

Hear it live

Listen to OnDial Handle an Insurance Call

Explore how an AI voice agent can support claims, policy servicing, premium and billing, and human handoff through a demonstration.

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Scenario

Call receivedWaiting

Inbound call detected on your business number. AI agent answers within 2 seconds - no hold music.

Speech-to-text + NLPWaiting

Transcribes speech in real time, detects language, and extracts meaning from the conversation.

IntentEntitySentimentLanguageUrgency
Tool routingWaiting

Based on detected intent, the agent selects and calls the right tools simultaneously.

AI response generatedWaiting

Composes a natural, accurate reply using tool results - spoken back to the caller instantly.

Actions takenWaiting

All downstream actions fire automatically - no human needed.

Call logged + analyticsWaiting

Full transcript, sentiment score, and outcome recorded automatically in your dashboard.

Comparison

Insurance IVR vs AI Voice Agent vs Chatbot

FeatureTraditional IVRChatbotOnDial AI voice agent
ChannelPhone menusWeb and app textPhone conversations
Natural language interactionLimitedYes, text-basedYes, voice-based
Claims inquiriesMenu-based routingText-based supportVoice-based inquiries
CRM integrationDepends on systemDepends on integrationSupported integrations
Multilingual supportDepends on configurationDepends on platformMultilingual voice capabilities
Human handoffCall transferChat escalationHuman handoff capabilities

During claims inquiries, customers may prefer to explain their situation by phone. Voice AI offers an additional way for insurers to handle these conversations.

Lines of business

AI Voice Agent for Health, Auto, and Life Insurance

The same voice agent can support conversations across health, auto, and life, using the insurer's own rules.

Sensitive information and policy changes should be handled according to the insurer's verification, authorization, and compliance requirements.

How it works

Connect Your Phone Lines in Four Steps

  1. 1

    Connect

    Identify the relevant phone, CRM, and business systems and configure available integrations.

  2. 2

    Configure

    Set up conversation flows, approved information, call handling rules, and escalation processes.

  3. 3

    Test

    Validate common customer scenarios, integration behavior, verification processes, and human handoff.

  4. 4

    Go live

    Begin with a defined use case, monitor call performance, and expand based on results. Timelines depend on complexity, integrations, testing, and approval.

Secure caller authentication

Verification That Follows Your Policy, Not a Fixed Script

Insurance conversations may involve sensitive personal and financial information. Verification should match the request and the insurer's security requirements. Include OTP, callback, or transaction checks only where the deployed configuration supports them.

  1. 01

    Routine inquiries

    Use the insurer's approved verification process before sharing policy-specific information.

  2. 02

    Sensitive requests

    Apply additional verification and authorization before policy changes or financial transactions.

  3. 03

    Failed verification

    Restrict access to sensitive information and provide an alternative support route.

  4. 04

    System permissions

    Configure access according to the permissions available through the connected systems.

  5. 05

    Auditability

    Use available system logs and recording capabilities to support review of customer interactions.

Enterprise Readiness

Enterprise AI Voice AgentsBuilt for Control

OnDial is enterprise voice AI for teams that need to decide what the agent can and cannot do. It works as an AI voice agent for enterprises.

  • HIPAA

    HIPAA

    Protected health information on every call

  • GDPR

    GDPR

    Privacy-by-design for EU data subjects

  • PCI DSS

    PCI DSS

    Secure handling of payment conversations

  • SOC 2

    SOC 2

    Audited security, availability & confidentiality

  • ISO Compliance & Security

    ISO Compliance & Security

    Iso certified security and compliance

Built for surge volume

What Happens When Call Volume Spikes

AI voice agents can help insurance teams handle incoming conversations during busy periods, including increased claims inquiries. Evaluate capacity against the deployment, not a published guarantee.

Actual concurrency limits, high-volume deployment results and behavior above capacity should be provided during technical evaluation rather than stated as unverified performance guarantees.

Performance evidence

Measure the Impact of Insurance Call Automation

Every insurance deployment has different call volumes, workflows and automation requirements. Performance should be measured using the customer's actual call data.

MetricHow to measure
Call resolution ratePercentage of eligible calls resolved without human intervention
Average time to answerAverage time between incoming call and agent response
Successful transaction ratePercentage of supported transactions completed successfully
Escalation ratePercentage of calls transferred to a human
Call abandonment ratePercentage of callers who disconnect before resolution
Customer satisfactionCustomer feedback collected after the interaction

Actual OnDial insurance performance figures are omitted until supported by verified deployment data.

Integrations

Works with the Systems You Already Run

OnDial's stated integration ecosystem includes the platforms below. CRM, policy administration, claims, payment, and contact-center connections are assessed from available APIs and technical compatibility.

  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Twilio
  • Calendly
  • Slack
  • Zapier

How to choose

How to Choose the Best Voice AI for Insurance

Use this checklist when evaluating an AI voice agent platform for your insurance business.

Walk through this list against your own call flows in a live demonstration.

Pricing and ROI

AI Voice Agent for Insurance Pricing

OnDial's pricing can be discussed based on call volume, use cases, language requirements, integrations, and configuration needs. Request a custom quote. A tailored ROI estimate can use your operational data, and projected savings should stay separate from measured results.

Pricing and ROI

How to Estimate Your ROI

Insurance companies can evaluate potential returns using the following information:

A tailored ROI estimate can be prepared using the customer's existing operational data. Projected savings should be clearly distinguished from measured results.

Case study

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Everything you need to know about AI voice agents for Insurance

Answers to the most common questions about using OnDial AI voice agents in insurance.

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