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Custom PHP Platform Modernization for Thinksurance

Services Covered:

Cloud Consulting and Services • Custom Software Development • Staff Augmentation • Web Application Development
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Industry
Industry

Financial Services

Duration
Duration

27 months

Budget
Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date
Start Date

1 April 2021

Team Size
Team Size

1-5

Engagement Model
Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

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76/100
Good

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Client

Thinksurance

mapFrankfurt am Main, Germany

Project Summary

An insurance company (Thinksurance) engaged Ascendro Technologies to modernize its PHP-based B2B comparison platform by migrating legacy components to a microservice architecture and building a configurable calculation engine for digital quotations. The engagement improved connectivity with insurers, increased operational efficiency, and enhanced customer satisfaction. The vendor worked closely with the client's teams and was responsive in resolving issues.

Key Challenges

  • Modernize a legacy PHP B2B insurance comparison platform
  • Transform monolithic booking processes into a microservice architecture
  • Enhance user experience and simplify comparison algorithms
  • Improve connectivity with insurers to enable better rates and integrations

Project Deliverables

  • Develop a configurable calculation engine for digital quotations
  • Transform legacy booking process to run in a microservice architecture

Project Solution

Ascendro Technologies delivered a migration of the client's legacy PHP system into a microservice architecture and developed a configurable calculation engine to support digital quotation workflows. The vendor was selected via referral and assigned a small team (2-5 employees). Deliverables included the calculation engine hosted on the client's platform and refactored booking processes adapted for microservices.

Project Outcome

  • Increased efficiency across the platform
  • Improved connectivity with insurers resulting in better rates and lower costs for customers
  • Higher customer satisfaction and positive feedback on platform performance
  • Close integration with client teams and responsive vendor leadership

Platforms

  • WebWeb

Tech Stack

  • PHPPHP

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.88star5 out of 5 stars

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

Ascendro Technologies improved operational efficiency, strengthened connectivity with insurance providers, and enhanced customer satisfaction. We valued the team's responsiveness, prompt issue resolution, and strong concentration of technical talent.

Timm Weitzel

CTO

Note: This endorsement is based on publicly available client feedback from external review sources.

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