Oxstones Investment Club™Monitor Awards from 2015, including major trends from the year in online and mobile innovation. For more than 15 years, Corporate Insight has presented its annual Gold, Silver and Bronze awards to recognize the most innovative and valuable digital offerings in the annuity, banking, brokerage, credit card, insurance, retirement and asset management industry segments.
“The year 2015 saw many great enhancements and additions to the digital offerings of the firms across all of our coverage groups,” said Dana Peterson, Vice President of Monitor Services. “Corporate Insight’s Monitor Awards are intended not only to recognize these companies for the top-notch experience they provide to their prospects, clients and advisors, but to identify the major industry trends and changes in the competitive landscape, with the hope of fostering continued innovation.”
Corporate Insight’s
- Advisor Monitor Awards
Fidelity - Annuity Monitor Awards
Jackson National - Bank Monitor Awards
USAA - Credit Card Monitor Awards
Chase - e-Monitor Awards (Online Brokerage)
Fidelity - Life Insurance Monitor Awards
AXA Equitable
MetLife - Mutual Fund Monitor Awards
Fidelity - Property & Casualty Monitor Awards
Liberty Mutual
USAA - Retirement Plan Monitor Awards
TIAA-CREF
A Look Back at 2015: Summary of Key Trends
As part of its Monitor research services, Corporate Insight analysts use live accounts at each financial institution covered, identifying customer-centric improvements and trends as they occur in real time. The Monitor Awards are a culmination of a year’s worth of website tracking and user experience assessment. The following is a summary of the most notable trends from 2015.
Website Revamps & Design Changes; Continued Proliferation of Responsive Design
Continuing the trend from the last few years, financial firms in every industry redesigned or entirely revamped their public and private websites, with many prioritizing improved site navigation and integrating responsive design to enhance the experience across devices. For example, 27 percent of Every Someday Needs a Plan microsite, which provides retirement resources to investors and retirees while promoting its retirement services.Hartford Funds released a
Tools and Calculators, with a Strong Focus on Retirement and College Savings
Overall, firms introduced more new or enhanced tools in 2015 than in 2014. As an example, MassMutual contributed seven.
In the College Savings Options filtering tool that allows prospects to narrow down which of the firm’s investing vehicles is right for them.
Mobile Technology and Enhanced Capabilities; Explosion of Mobile Payment Platforms
As the customer experience continues to move toward mobile devices and on-the-go service, firms added unique features to their mobile apps in 2015, with one of the major advances in technology being the addition of Touch ID login capabilities for apps. Credit Card Monitor firms launched Android Pay, while six firms incorporated Samsung Pay. Most firms added public site pages highlighting the features of the new payment methods. U.S. Bank and Chase even created digital wallet microsites, organizing all compatible digital payment technology pages together.
Growth of Robo-Advising Platforms
Another notable trend of 2015 was the rapid growth of automated or semi-automated investment platforms – also known as robo-advisors – in the brokerage space. Two firms in the Read more on our digital advice research.
“Corporate Insight’s Monitor Awards reports offer an objective, detailed look at best-in-class digital experiences provided by leading financial firms and insurers,” said Michael Ellison, president of Corporate Insight. “Our research equips firms with actionable intelligence, empowering them to continuously innovate and improve the online and mobile offerings for their customers.”
Additional information on Corporate Insight’s Monitor Awards is available at: Corporate Insight provides competitive intelligence, consulting and user experience research to the nation’s leading financial institutions and insurers. For more than two decades, the firm has tracked technological developments in the end-user online experience, identifying best practices in online banking and investing, mobile finance, social media and other emerging areas. Beginning with its work in the brokerage industry, Corporate Insight now offers subscription-based Monitor services in 14 different areas, including banking, healthcare and alumni relations. The firm helps its clients – including 70% of the financial services firms in the Fortune 500 – to remain at the forefront of industry trends and improve their competitive position.
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