Automating email & document processing in insurance services

Challenge

The insurer’s teams were overwhelmed by large volumes of multilingual customer emails and attachments, leading to slow responses and a high risk of errors.

Solution

AE co-created an intelligent AI-driven workflow that classifies emails, extracts data from documents, generates draft replies, and continuously improves through human validation.

Outcome

Processing time dropped from hours to minutes, errors decreased, and staff gained time to deliver faster, more consistent, and higher-value customer service.

01 - Challenge

Handling the flood of multilingual customer emails and attachments 

Our client, an insurance services provider, faced daily overload in its customer communication channels.

  • Large volumes of emails arrived, often with attachments such as claim forms or supporting documents.
  • Employees had to manually review each message and file, extract the relevant data, and key it into their systems.
  • Many staff in the French-speaking teams struggled with emails written in Dutch or English — they could only guess the context and classification, increasing the risk of errors.
  • Drafting replies was also manual, repetitive, and time-consuming.

This repetitive and linguistically complex work slowed down response times, created a risk of mistakes, and prevented staff from focusing on higher-value cases.

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02 - Solution

An intelligent workflow for multilingual email and document handling.

Together with the client, AE co-created a workflow that combines automation with human validation. It behaves like a Dynamic Context Augmentation Agent: classifying, extracting, and orchestrating multiple steps while adapting to context.

  • Email classification: Automatically identifies the type of email (claim, question, supporting documents), regardless of the original language.
  • Context-aware extraction: Pulls structured data not only from the email body but also from attachments (PDFs, Word, scans).
  • Validation interface: Displays the extracted fields in a user-friendly UI, enabling staff to validate or correct.
  • Draft reply generation: Produces a suggested email reply that staff can refine and personalise before sending.
  • Feedback loop: Every validation provides feedback, making the system smarter and more reliable over time.

This orchestration enables French-speaking staff to handle Dutch- and English-language emails with confidence, as the system pre-processes and classifies the content for them.

 

““Our customers notice the difference — faster replies, clearer communication, and a smoother experience overall. They feel taken care of, and that’s exactly what matters.”

 
03 - Outcome

In production, cutting time and reducing errors.

The solution has been in production for about six months, with French-speaking employees using it daily. 

Results include:

  • Processing time reduced from hours to minutes per email chain.
  • Accurate classification across languages, helping staff who do not understand Dutch or English.
  • Reduced workload for employees, freeing time for exceptions and personal service.
  • Improved customer experience through faster, more consistent replies.
  • A proven production-ready foundation for further multilingual automation in insurance services.

 

 

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