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Insurance Management System for Zambia
Ontech Insurance Platform is a locally-built, cloud-ready insurance management system for Zambian insurers, brokers and MGAs. It unifies distribution, underwriting, policy administration, claims and finance, and connects directly to the payment rails Zambians actually use — mobile money, USSD and cards — plus RTSA for motor insurance.
Definition. An insurance management system is the core software an insurer uses to run the full policy lifecycle — quoting, underwriting, policy issue, endorsements, billing, claims and renewals — on a single, auditable data model.
What a core insurance system does
A core insurance system is the system of record for every policy and claim. It enforces underwriting rules, calculates premiums, issues documents, schedules billing, and records the accounting entries behind each transaction. Because everything shares one data model, management reporting and regulatory returns are generated from live data rather than reconciled spreadsheets.
Modules included
- Policy administration across motor, life, health, property and commercial lines
- Quotation engine and rules-based underwriting with straight-through processing
- Claims management with fraud scoring and structured settlement workflows
- Billing, premium collection and reconciliation
- Commission and DSA (direct sales agent) management
- Customer self-service portal, broker portal and Flutter mobile app
- Reinsurance, IFRS 17 and actuarial reporting
- AML, PEP and sanctions screening with KYC onboarding
Built for the Zambian market
Local relevance is the difference between software that demos well and software that runs an insurer. The platform integrates RTSA for motor certificate validation, collects premiums over mobile money and USSD for customers without cards, and sends policy and claims updates over SMS and WhatsApp. Reporting is aligned to Pensions and Insurance Authority (PIA) expectations and IFRS 17.
| Capability | Manual / legacy | Ontech Insurance Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Policy issue | Hours, manual documents | Straight-through, seconds |
| Premium collection | Cash / bank only | Mobile money, USSD, card, cash |
| Claims audit trail | Fragmented | End-to-end, immutable log |
| Regulatory returns | Rebuilt by hand | Generated from live data |
| Fraud detection | Reactive | Automated risk scoring |
Business benefits
- One source of truth across distribution, underwriting, claims and finance
- Faster policy issue and claims settlement
- Lower leakage through automated fraud and validation controls
- Audit-ready compliance and regulatory reporting
Frequently asked questions
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Last reviewed: 2026-07-29