A new MGA or insurtech needs quoting, binding, policy issuance, billing, endorsements, renewals and bordereaux from day one. SaaS policy platforms provide most of it; building gives control over the product and the experience. The tradeoffs, the parts nobody should build, and a hybrid that many teams end up with.
Insurance software looks simple from the quote form. Underneath are policy versions, mid-term endorsements, cancellations with return premium, installment billing, taxes and fees by state, commissions, carrier reporting and claims. That is why buying is the default, and why some teams still build.
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Payments and card handling: use a payment provider so card data never touches your systems and your PCI DSS scope stays small.
Premium tax and surplus lines filings across many states, unless you have a team for it.
Document generation for regulated forms, where platforms and specialist tools already carry approved templates.
Many teams buy the system of record for policies and billing, and build what differentiates them around it: the quote and bind experience, the rating or underwriting logic exposed as a service, partner APIs for embedded distribution, and the data platform. On AWS that is typically an API layer and front end you own, events from the platform into EventBridge, and a data lake for underwriting and loss analytics.
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