CASE STUDY
Leading Global
Insurance Broker
Accelerating Insurance Quote Experiences Through Scalable,
White-Labeled Solutions
Project Overview
A leading global insurance broker needed a way to simplify and streamline the quoting experience for its digital platform. With quotes covering homes, vehicles, vacation properties, motorcycles, and even pets, the client envisioned a single interface that could integrate with multiple carriers, one that could also be white-labeled for broader market adoption.
Distillery partnered with this insurance leader to bring the vision to life. From MVP to a robust, scalable product, our team helped build and continuously enhance the platform, shaping it into a responsive, maintainable, and future-ready solution.
Project Overview
A leading global insurance broker needed a way to simplify and streamline the quoting experience for its digital platform. With quotes covering homes, vehicles, vacation properties, motorcycles, and even pets, the client envisioned a single interface that could integrate with multiple carriers, one that could also be white-labeled for broader market adoption.
Distillery partnered with this insurance leader to bring the vision to life. From MVP to a robust, scalable product, our team helped build and continuously enhance the platform, shaping it into a responsive, maintainable, and future-ready solution.
Team
Challenges and Solutions
1. BUILDING A SCALABLE, WHITE LABELED INSURANCE PLATFORM
Challenge:
The company needed a web application that could provide instant quotes across home, auto, pet, and vacation insurance, while also supporting multiple carriers with unique requirements. The platform had to scale quickly and be customizable enough to support white-labeled partner instances.
Solution:
Distillery built the MVP with a modular architecture from day one. By separating core logic from branding layers and implementing dynamic theming, we enabled the client to launch and customize new carrier portals without code duplication. This white-label-ready structure now allows new carriers to onboard faster with a seamless quoting experience.
Challenge:
The company needed a web application that could provide instant quotes across home, auto, pet, and vacation insurance, while also supporting multiple carriers with unique requirements. The platform had to scale quickly and be customizable enough to support white-labeled partner instances.
Solution:
Distillery built the MVP with a modular architecture from day one. By separating core logic from branding layers and implementing dynamic theming, we enabled the client to launch and customize new carrier portals without code duplication. This white-label-ready structure now allows new carriers to onboard faster with a seamless quoting experience.
2. MANAGING EVOLVING UI REQUIREMENTS AT SCALE
Challenge:
The UI system required constant adaptation. New quote types, validation rules, and carrier-driven workflows needed to be introduced rapidly while preserving visual consistency.
Solution:
We evolved the design system using Storybook, improving flexibility and reusability of frontend components. This allowed updates to scale across modules without regressions and gave the client a consistent design language across all quoting experiences. The team also migrated all frontend code to TypeScript, improving long-term maintainability and reducing UI bugs during releases.
Challenge:
The UI system required constant adaptation. New quote types, validation rules, and carrier-driven workflows needed to be introduced rapidly while preserving visual consistency.
Solution:
We evolved the design system using Storybook, improving flexibility and reusability of frontend components. This allowed updates to scale across modules without regressions and gave the client a consistent design language across all quoting experiences. The team also migrated all frontend code to TypeScript, improving long-term maintainability and reducing UI bugs during releases.
3. ENSURING QUALITY WHILE MOVING FAST
Challenge:
With an agile product roadmap, the team needed to iterate quickly, but frequent updates made regression bugs and inconsistent test coverage a growing risk.
Solution:
We introduced a robust testing strategy using React Testing Library. By automating critical paths across the quote and validation flows, the development team gained the confidence to release features faster and more frequently, with reduced risk of breakage. Our QA specialists worked in tandem with developers to shift quality checks earlier in the development cycle.
Challenge:
With an agile product roadmap, the team needed to iterate quickly, but frequent updates made regression bugs and inconsistent test coverage a growing risk.
Solution:
We introduced a robust testing strategy using React Testing Library. By automating critical paths across the quote and validation flows, the development team gained the confidence to release features faster and more frequently, with reduced risk of breakage. Our QA specialists worked in tandem with developers to shift quality checks earlier in the development cycle.
4. BACKEND ALIGNMENT AND API EVOLUTION
Challenge:
The client’s Django backend and SDK-based integration model required constant iteration to support new quote types and validation logic. Adapting to backend changes while maintaining UI fluidity was a core technical challenge.
Solution:
Our frontend team worked closely with backend engineers to co-develop API endpoints, ensuring tight alignment between UI workflows and data contracts. We also supported endpoint refactoring and introduced middleware to gracefully handle changing data models without affecting the end-user experience.
Summary of Impact
- Reduced time-to-quote through UI simplification
- Scaled into a multi-carrier, white-labeled platform
- Reduced production bugs through TypeScript and automated testing
- Delivered a system that’s ready for continued growth and AI-driven enhancements
Technologies
What’s Happening Now
Our collaboration continues with a focus on:
- Enabling AI-driven quote suggestions based on user profiles and history
- Enhancing white-label theming tools for quicker partner rollouts
- Introducing real-time UX experiments (A/B testing) to optimize conversion
Client
A top 10 global insurance broker, delivering expert solutions in risk management, employee benefits, and insurance services to individuals and organizations. Through its digital platform, the company brings transparency and accessibility to the quote process, helping users quickly compare options from multiple providers.