Country
UK
Project
Administration and User Document Access
Client
Hiscox
Budget
NDA
Hiscox Insurance
Client Background
Hiscox Insurance is a global specialist insurer established in 1901, headquartered in Bermuda. The company provides tailored insurance solutions for businesses and individuals across regions, including the UK, Europe, the US, and Asia. Hiscox is renowned for its underwriting expertise and innovative coverage options, specializing in commercial risks, professional liability, cybersecurity, property, marine, and high-value possessions. With a strong focus on customer service and risk management, Hiscox remains a trusted insurance partner, delivering personalized and flexible coverage worldwide.
The Opportunity
For Hiscox, a leading specialist insurer, KSB Technologies designed and implemented a robust SaaS solution for an Admin Portal, enabling the secure and confident linking of user data relationships to their external system, Merlin. This reusable digital capability added a new dimension to user authentication, strengthening the security and privacy of user data.
In addition to this, we also architected and developed a User Document Portal SaaS solution. This portal, with its seamless integration with several external APIs, revolutionized the way users view, amend their policies, and download documentation. Phase 2 of the project involved building a suite of Logic Apps to instantly update any identity data changed on Hiscox’s external system. The solution also empowers users to manually bulk upload changes to the identity data in CSV format.
KSB Technologies partnered with the end client’s Azure architect to shape the initial architecture. We subsequently implemented the design to create multiple greenfield serverless event-driven RESTful APIs following the Microservices design pattern. The technologies deployed for these implementations included C#, Azure Functions, .Net 6, Azure Service Bus, and Azure SQL.
KSB Technologies held complete responsibility for creating all the infrastructure code (IAC) using Terraform modules and ARM templates, as well as the build/release pipelines using Azure DevOps.
Key Features
C# and .Net 6 Development
KSB Technologies leverages the versatility of C# and the power of .Net 6, allowing for robust, scalable, and efficient applications. This demonstrates our proficiency in employing industry-leading programming languages and frameworks to create solutions that perform and scale seamlessly.
Azure Functions
By utilizing Azure Functions, our team at KSB Technologies can build and deploy event-driven solutions that fully leverage the power of the cloud. This underlines our expertise in serverless computing and our commitment to creating solutions that are both cost-effective and highly scalable.
Azure Service Bus
Our proficiency with Azure Service Bus enables us to build, deploy, and manage communication between various applications and services, even in complex distributed environments. This highlights our understanding of sophisticated integration patterns and our ability to manage asynchronous message delivery at scale.
Azure SQL
By deploying Azure SQL, we demonstrate our ability to harness cloud-native database technologies that provide high-performance, secure, and fully managed database service. This shows our commitment to selecting and utilizing the most secure and efficient storage solutions.
Terraform and ARM Templates:
Our expertise with Terraform and ARM Templates underscores our deep understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles. This is vital for automating and managing infrastructure, ensuring consistency and speed of deployment, while minimizing human error.
Azure DevOps
With our skilled use of Azure DevOps, we highlight our strength in implementing robust CI/CD pipelines. This shows our commitment to best practices in software development, enabling rapid, reliable, and repeatable processes for building, testing, and deploying software.
The Impact
KSB Technologies’ collaboration with Hiscox, a leading specialist insurer, resulted in the development and implementation of two robust SaaS solutions, significantly enhancing user data security and user experience.
The Admin Portal SaaS solution enabled secure linking of user data relationships to the external system, Merlin, adding a new dimension to user authentication and reinforcing the privacy of user data.
Moreover, the User Document Portal SaaS solution revolutionized how users interact with their policies and documentation through seamless integration with external APIs. Phase 2 of the project introduced a suite of Logic Apps for instant identity data updates and allowed users to manually bulk upload changes in CSV format.
KSB Technologies, in partnership with the end client’s Azure architect, played a key role in shaping the initial architecture and implemented multiple greenfield serverless event-driven RESTful APIs following the Microservices design pattern. The technology stack included C#, Azure Functions, .Net 6, Azure Service Bus, and Azure SQL.
Taking complete ownership, KSB Technologies handled infrastructure code creation using Terraform modules and ARM templates and established efficient build/release pipelines using Azure DevOps. The impactful solutions delivered by KSB Technologies have strengthened data security, improved user interactions, and empowered Hiscox with cutting-edge SaaS capabilities.
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