Finance and fintech

Brand design for insurance companies and advisory materials

Customers buy only when they understand what they get, and trust you enough to ask again.

Insurance sells a promise about the day customers need it most. Sinh Vũ helps that promise be told simply in documents, stay consistent across every advisor and stay clear even in the claim letter.

A set of sample items for an insurance company: a benefits summary sheet, an advisor's illustration table and a claim letter template
Quick answer01

What does an insurer's brand need?

Three things first: a benefits summary that customers can read and understand, a shared toolkit so advisors speak the same way, and a clear claim letter template. Those three decide whether customers trust you or feel they were promised nothing.

  1. Benefits summary sheet

    One sheet that says what is covered, when, and what falls outside the scope, in the words customers use every day.

  2. Advisor toolkit

    Illustration tables, opening scripts and shared leaflets, so every person speaks in one voice.

  3. Claim letter template

    Says what has been received, what the next step is and who to contact; written for someone who is worried, not for the legal department.

Business types02

Three kinds of insurance, three problems

They all sell peace of mind, but the customers and the moment of decision differ for each kind.

Life insurance

Their customersLong-term contracts that customers often buy through an advisor or a bank, and easily mistake for savings.

Brand challengeDocuments that say plainly whether this is protection or investment, using real-life scenarios rather than jargon.

Health insurance

Their customersCustomers buy for the family and often ask what is covered and which facilities are in the network.

Brand challengeA benefits table that can be read in a few minutes, and a way to check which facilities are in the network.

Property insurance

Their customersCustomers buy for a vehicle, a home or goods, decide quickly and often compare several providers.

Brand challengeState the scope of cover and the process when something goes wrong, right from the moment of purchase.

Pain points03

Four pain points specific to insurance

These are the places where insurers lose trust even when the product has real value.

Customer journey04

At which stage do insurers lose the most customers?

At Consideration after the advisory meeting. A customer takes the documents home, family members ask questions, and there is no advisor beside them to explain.

Where customers are most often lostConsideration
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  1. Have a summary sheet to take home, readable without anyone explaining it.
  2. Include everyday example scenarios and say plainly what is not covered.
  3. Put the way to ask the advisor or the call center right on that sheet.
Touchpoints05

Five touchpoints to do first

Touchpoints are the places where customers see, touch or hear the company. You do not need to do everything at once. These five decide most of the trust.

  1. Benefits documents

    Customers read them most closely before signing and read them again when something happens.

  2. Advisor toolkit

    It is how the brand appears in front of the customer, through each person's hands.

  3. App and customer portal

    Where customers view their contract, pay premiums and submit requests.

  4. Claim letters

    It is when the promise is tested for real.

  5. Insurance cards and certificates

    Customers carry them or hand them to a medical facility, so they must be clear and true to the identity.

Roadmap06

Where Sinh Vũ suggests you start

Listed in the order to do them. A new company can stop at step two; a large insurer goes all the way.

  1. Building brand voice

    A voice for documents, advice and letters: able to explain without frightening.

  2. Corporate capability profile design

    The benefits summary sheet, product documents and the claim letter template.

  3. Sales and marketing collateral design

    A shared toolkit for advisors and agents.

  4. Designing a digital design system

    A design system for the app and the customer portal.

Projects07

The projects closest to insurance

Sinh Vũ has not published an insurance project. The two below solve the two nearest problems: talking about money to two groups who understand it differently, and building trust through transparency.

Further reading08

More on insurance

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FAQ09

Frequently asked questions

One summary sheet in front of the full terms: what is covered, when, what is not, with a short example. Words customers use every day, with restrictions not pushed to the bottom. The company confirms the benefits content.

Usually an opening script, a benefits illustration table, leaflets, a list of things to tell customers clearly, and a follow-up letter template after the meeting. The goal is for every advisor to speak in the same voice.

Use scenarios: when this happens, here is what the customer gets, and here is what falls outside the scope. Avoid wording that suggests depositing money to earn a return. This wording has to be approved by the company and its legal team.

What the company has received, the next step, who to contact and dates confirmed by the company. Written for someone who is worried: short and clear, with an explanation for any jargon that has to be used.

Not yet. The minimum is a name, a mark, colors, a benefits summary sheet and a claim letter template. The agent toolkit comes when the advisory network expands.

Tell Sinh Vũ about your insurance company

A few lines about your products, your advisory team and what is stuck is enough. Sinh Vũ reads it and replies within one working day.