Indonesia’s life-insurance customer book is ageing fast. Industry surveys put the average policyholder at 49 years old. Project that cohort forward: a decade from now your “average customer” will be 59-approaching retirement, less insurable, and increasingly price-sensitive. If we do nothing, the portfolio shrinks just when solvency ratios tighten under PSAK 74/IFRS 17.
Yet the same surveys reveal an untapped powerhouse: Generation Z and young millennials (18-35), the “energy customers” who live on smartphones, stream music, FaceTime friends, and buy everything from Shopee flash sales. They do want protection for phones, pets, concerts-just not through five paper forms and a branch visit.
1 Why Today’s Model Misses the Energy Segment
The outcome is a vicious circle: older customers dominate new-business stats, so product design and marketing stay anchored to 40-plus life stages-alienating the very generation that will fund premiums for the next 30 years.
2 AGDD: A Bridge Between Energy Agents and Energy Customers
Agent-Guided Digital Distribution (AGDD) hands both sides the tools they already use daily:
- Mobile-first smart form-fills as easily as an IG poll; real-time chat links the agent when help is needed.
- Video-witnessed wet signature-keeps OJK approval yet feels like a quick FaceTime.
- Refundable QRIS deposit-mirrors the Shopee “pay later, cancel anytime” comfort zone.
- Instant PDF + policy tracker-a digital receipt they can screenshot, share, or store in Google Drive.
Young agents-digital natives often stifled by paper-become brand evangelists. They can process ten proposals a day instead of one, DM progress updates, and solicit peer-to-peer referrals on Instagram Stories. Customers see insurance as just another app-enabled service, not a legacy chore.
3 Business Impact: Numbers That Justify the Shift
- Acquisition cost ↓ 40 %-less courier, fewer rework loops.
- Average agent age ↓ 5 years within two recruitment cycles-because the tools feel modern.
- New-business growth ↑ 20-30 % in the 25–35 segment, based on pilots where half of AGDD applicants were first-time buyers.
- Persistency ↑ 8 pp-digital engagement nudges late premiums before policies lapse.
4 Action Plan for 2025
- Recruit “energy agents”. Target campus career fairs and fintech meet-ups; offer AGDD certification alongside licence training.
- Launch a youth-centric product bundle (micro-life + PA + gadget cover) delivered exclusively through AGDD to signal modernity.
- Gamify referrals. In-app links let young policyholders earn e-wallet credits when friends complete an AGDD application.
- Measure cohort economics. Track 18-35 KPIs separately-conversion, average premium, persistency-to prove the segment’s lifetime value.
The Bottom Line
Your current portfolio is ageing out. The “energy generation” won’t wait for paper to catch up. AGDD lets insurers meet young customers and agents where they already live-on screens, in real time, with instant gratification-while keeping the regulatory safeguards that protect everyone. Adopt it in 2025, and you convert today’s digital energy into tomorrow’s premium growth. Ignore it, and you may be selling policies to a market that has already moved on.
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