[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":366},["ShallowReactive",2],{"root:\u002Fwhy-claims-management-apis-are-critical-to-process":3,"og-page:why-claims-management-apis-are-critical-to-process":341,"read-next:\u002Fwhy-claims-management-apis-are-critical-to-process":351},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"date":338,"description":339,"extension":340,"factChecked":341,"legacyUrl":342,"meta":343,"metaTitle":344,"navigation":341,"path":345,"seo":346,"stem":347,"topic":348,"updated":349,"__hash__":350},"articles\u002Fwhy-claims-management-apis-are-critical-to-process.md","Claims Management APIs: What They Are and Why Insurers Need Them",null,{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":325},"minimark",[10,20,25,28,31,60,64,67,93,97,100,113,117,120,123,127,169,173,181,237,240,244,250,256,267,278,282,286,289,294,297,302,305,309,312],[11,12,13,14,19],"p",{},"Digital tools are reshaping the claims process. Claims professionals can now automate workflows, track time and expenses, send digital payments, and pull data from a dozen different tools. There is just one catch: each of those functions typically lives in a different program. If you want all of them to work together, you need an API. That is why claims management APIs have become one of the most important pieces of infrastructure behind a modern ",[15,16,18],"a",{"href":17},"\u002Fproducts\u002F","claims management system",".",[21,22,24],"h2",{"id":23},"what-is-a-claims-management-api","What is a claims management API?",[11,26,27],{},"API stands for application programming interface. According to Investopedia, an API is a set of programming codes that query data, parse responses, and send instructions between software platforms. If you want different pieces of software to communicate and work together, you need an API.",[11,29,30],{},"TechTarget breaks APIs into four categories:",[32,33,34,42,48,54],"ul",{},[35,36,37,41],"li",{},[38,39,40],"strong",{},"Public APIs."," Open and available to any outside developer, typically with moderate authentication.",[35,43,44,47],{},[38,45,46],{},"Partner APIs."," Restricted to authorized developers or businesses with clear rights and licenses, usually secured with stronger authentication.",[35,49,50,53],{},[38,51,52],{},"Internal APIs."," Used within a single organization to connect systems like payroll and HR, or claims and policy administration.",[35,55,56,59],{},[38,57,58],{},"Composite APIs."," Combine two or more APIs into a single sequence of operations, useful for multi-step claims workflows like first notice of loss intake followed by policy verification.",[21,61,63],{"id":62},"the-api-types-that-actually-matter-in-claims","The API types that actually matter in claims",[11,65,66],{},"Generic API definitions are a starting point, but claims teams care about a narrower, more practical set of categories. In a modern claims management platform, four types of API do most of the heavy lifting:",[32,68,69,75,81,87],{},[35,70,71,74],{},[38,72,73],{},"FNOL APIs."," Pull first notice of loss data automatically from any digital intake channel, whether that is a web form, a mobile app, or a call center system, straight into the claim file.",[35,76,77,80],{},[38,78,79],{},"Policy APIs."," Connect to policy administration systems to verify coverage instantly, instead of an adjuster manually checking a separate system.",[35,82,83,86],{},[38,84,85],{},"Payment APIs."," Trigger digital payments the moment a claim is approved, cutting the gap between approval and the policyholder actually being made whole.",[35,88,89,92],{},[38,90,91],{},"Data and analytics APIs."," Connect to third-party services for fraud detection, property data, repair estimates, and more, so adjusters aren't toggling between separate logins to build a full picture of a claim.",[21,94,96],{"id":95},"why-apis-speed-up-modernization","Why APIs speed up modernization",[11,98,99],{},"McKinsey has documented how APIs became \"the secret ingredient\" behind one company's rapid technology overhaul. In that case, a banking group needed to meet rising demand for digital products in a competitive market. It had the ideas but not the IT infrastructure to move quickly, and APIs closed that gap.",[11,101,102,103,107,108,112],{},"The parallel to insurance is direct. Outdated legacy systems, growing demand for digital claims experiences, and intense competition for policyholder loyalty describe most claims operations today. APIs let carriers, ",[15,104,106],{"href":105},"\u002Ftpa-claims-management-software\u002F","TPAs",", and ",[15,109,111],{"href":110},"\u002Findependent-adjuster-claims-software\u002F","independent adjusting firms"," modernize without ripping out and replacing every system they already run.",[21,114,116],{"id":115},"modernization-takes-a-village","Modernization takes a village",[11,118,119],{},"Connected insurance ecosystems are driving a lot of this change, helping smaller carriers and adjusting firms compete with much larger organizations that have bigger internal development teams.",[11,121,122],{},"Most companies, especially small to midsize businesses, cannot build every capability in house. Adjusting firms, small carriers, and newer insurtechs need to partner with specialized vendors to deliver a modern claims experience. That reality is exactly what has driven the rise of connected ecosystems, and APIs are what make those ecosystems technically possible.",[21,124,126],{"id":125},"what-claims-management-apis-deliver","What claims management APIs deliver",[32,128,129,135,141,147,153,159],{},[35,130,131,134],{},[38,132,133],{},"Save time."," McKinsey notes that the right API ecosystem can let businesses build and refine applications in days instead of months.",[35,136,137,140],{},[38,138,139],{},"Save money."," Building a capability from scratch means months of developer time. APIs skip most of that cost by connecting to tools that already exist.",[35,142,143,146],{},[38,144,145],{},"Reduce bugs and rework."," Established APIs have already worked through most of the issues a from-scratch build would hit.",[35,148,149,152],{},[38,150,151],{},"Let you move fast on opportunities."," When a new integration or capability becomes available, an API-first platform can adopt it quickly instead of waiting on a lengthy custom development cycle.",[35,154,155,158],{},[38,156,157],{},"Lower loss adjustment expense."," By automating data retrieval and eliminating manual entry across systems, APIs directly reduce the labor cost per claim, one of the clearest returns on claims automation broadly.",[35,160,161,164,165,19],{},[38,162,163],{},"Improve the policyholder experience."," Faster data exchange means faster claim resolution, which is one of the strongest levers insurers have for ",[15,166,168],{"href":167},"\u002Fthe-insurance-customer-retention-equation-why-claims-satisfaction-is-pivotal\u002F","claims satisfaction and retention",[21,170,172],{"id":171},"the-integrations-your-claims-team-actually-needs","The integrations your claims team actually needs",[11,174,175,176,180],{},"For claims management, the ",[15,177,179],{"href":178},"\u002Fintegrations\u002F","integrations"," that matter most typically include:",[32,182,183,189,195,198,204,210,216,222,228,231,234],{},[35,184,185],{},[15,186,188],{"href":187},"\u002Fintegrations\u002Fquickbooks\u002F","QuickBooks",[35,190,191],{},[15,192,194],{"href":193},"\u002Fintegrations\u002Fbill-com\u002F","Bill.com",[35,196,197],{},"Digital payment platforms",[35,199,200],{},[15,201,203],{"href":202},"\u002Fintegrations\u002Fsage\u002F","Sage",[35,205,206],{},[15,207,209],{"href":208},"\u002Fintegrations\u002Fxactanalysis\u002F","XactAnalysis",[35,211,212],{},[15,213,215],{"href":214},"\u002Fintegrations\u002Fcorelogic\u002F","CoreLogic",[35,217,218],{},[15,219,221],{"href":220},"\u002Fintegrations\u002Fhover\u002F","Hover",[35,223,224],{},[15,225,227],{"href":226},"\u002Fintegrations\u002Fencircle\u002F","Encircle",[35,229,230],{},"Email",[35,232,233],{},"Amazon S3",[35,235,236],{},"Policy administration applications",[11,238,239],{},"If a claims platform's API only connects to a handful of these, or requires custom development for basic integrations, that is worth treating as a red flag during evaluation.",[21,241,243],{"id":242},"questions-to-ask-when-evaluating-claims-management-apis","Questions to ask when evaluating claims management APIs",[11,245,246,249],{},[38,247,248],{},"Is the API open or closed?"," An open, well-documented API lets your team, or your other vendors, build custom connections without waiting on the claims software vendor's own development queue.",[11,251,252,255],{},[38,253,254],{},"Does it support the specific integrations you already rely on?"," Confirm the platform connects natively to your accounting software, payment processor, and any data or estimating tools your adjusters use daily, rather than requiring a custom build for tools you already depend on.",[11,257,258,266],{},[38,259,260,261,265],{},"How is authentication and ",[15,262,264],{"href":263},"\u002Fsecurity\u002F","security"," handled?"," Claims data is sensitive. Ask specifically how the API secures data in transit and at rest, and whether the vendor maintains relevant certifications such as SOC 2.",[11,268,269,272,273,277],{},[38,270,271],{},"What happens when you need something the API doesn't already support?"," Every claims operation eventually needs a connection that isn't pre-built. Ask whether the vendor offers custom API development or ",[15,274,276],{"href":275},"\u002Fimplementation\u002F","implementation"," support, and how quickly that typically happens.",[21,279,281],{"id":280},"frequently-asked-questions","Frequently asked questions",[11,283,284],{},[38,285,24],{},[11,287,288],{},"API stands for application programming interface, which Investopedia describes as a set of programming codes that query data, parse responses, and send instructions between software platforms. Whenever different pieces of software need to communicate and work together, an API is what connects them. TechTarget groups APIs into public, partner, internal, and composite types, and a composite API can chain steps such as first notice of loss intake followed by policy verification.",[11,290,291],{},[38,292,293],{},"What types of APIs matter most in claims management?",[11,295,296],{},"Four types of API do most of the work in a modern claims platform. FNOL APIs pull first notice of loss data from any digital intake channel straight into the claim file, and policy APIs connect to policy administration systems to verify coverage instead of an adjuster checking a separate system. Payment APIs trigger digital payments the moment a claim is approved, and data and analytics APIs connect to third-party services for fraud detection, property data, and repair estimates.",[11,298,299],{},[38,300,301],{},"What should you ask a vendor when evaluating claims management APIs?",[11,303,304],{},"Ask whether the API is open and well documented, so your team or your other vendors can build connections without waiting on the claims vendor's development queue. Confirm the platform connects natively to the accounting software, payment processor, and data or estimating tools your adjusters use daily. Ask how authentication and security are handled for data in transit and at rest, and whether the vendor offers custom API development or implementation support when you need a connection that is not pre-built.",[21,306,308],{"id":307},"are-you-ready-for-a-technology-leap","Are you ready for a technology leap?",[11,310,311],{},"Technology is moving quickly, and so are policyholder expectations. With the right APIs, your claims management process can move forward instead of falling further behind.",[11,313,314,315,319,320,324],{},"VCA Software offers the integrations listed above, and its API framework lets clients connect their own policy, partner, and finance systems without a lengthy custom build. Explore how the platform supports ",[15,316,318],{"href":317},"\u002Fcarrier-claims-management-software\u002F","carriers",", TPAs, and independent adjusting firms with a fully connected claims management system, or ",[15,321,323],{"href":322},"\u002Frequest-a-demo\u002F","request a demo"," to see what is possible.",{"title":326,"searchDepth":327,"depth":327,"links":328},"",2,[329,330,331,332,333,334,335,336,337],{"id":23,"depth":327,"text":24},{"id":62,"depth":327,"text":63},{"id":95,"depth":327,"text":96},{"id":115,"depth":327,"text":116},{"id":125,"depth":327,"text":126},{"id":171,"depth":327,"text":172},{"id":242,"depth":327,"text":243},{"id":280,"depth":327,"text":281},{"id":307,"depth":327,"text":308},"2023-04-18","Claims management APIs connect the systems adjusters already use and cut manual work. 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