Balcia

In just 12 months, we built a full-featured app for Balcia - an international insurer in 7 European countries. Users can buy and renew policies, file claims, store documents, and earn rewards — all in one place. With 11+ insurance products and a seamless UX, Balcia redefined digital insurance.

Role

Lead Product Designer

Date

August 2023

Problem & Challange

No app meant friction for users Gradient 1 - Blue — and missed potential for the business
No app meant friction for users Gradient 1 - Blue — and missed potential for the business
No app meant friction for users Gradient 1 - Blue — and missed potential for the business
No app meant friction for users Gradient 1 - Blue — and missed potential for the business

Insurance should be built on trust and convenience — but without a mobile app, users faced long forms, manual data entry, and slow support. Balcia’s web-based process made it hard to manage policies or file claims, limiting both user satisfaction and business growth. Our task was to design a mobile app that simplifies insurance

Fast pace, parallel dev

11 flows with high complexity

Web backend, tech limits

Live design sync with rebranding

Balance innovation VS trust

Limited UX testing

My Role

I led the end-to-end design process — from Gradient 1 - Blue research and ideation to launch
I led the end-to-end design process — from Gradient 1 - Blue research and ideation to launch
I led the end-to-end design process — from Gradient 1 - Blue research and ideation to launch
I led the end-to-end design process — from Gradient 1 - Blue research and ideation to launch

Insurance should be built on trust and convenience — but without a mobile app, users faced long forms, manual data entry, and slow support. Balcia’s web-based process made it hard to manage policies or file claims, limiting both user satisfaction and business growth. Our task was to design a mobile app that simplifies insurance

Fast pace, parallel dev

11 flows with high complexity

Web backend, tech limits

Web backend, tech limits

Web backend, tech limits

Key Feautes

Design

Overview

Design

Overview

Design

Overview

Design

Overview

Large Title

Throughout our multi-year partnership, we made modifications to the demo based on what we learned. As we gained insights, we were able to improve the demo.

Large Title

Throughout our multi-year partnership, we made modifications to the demo based on what we learned. As we gained insights, we were able to improve the demo.

Key Outcomes

Outcomes

Overview

Outcomes

Overview

Outcomes

Overview

Outcomes

Overview

Balcia app won several
E-commerce Star Awards!

Balcia app won several
E-commerce Star Awards!

Balcia app won several
E-commerce Star Awards!

Balcia app won several
E-commerce Star Awards!

2nd place

2nd place

2nd place

User Experience & Design Star 2025

User Experience & Design Star 2025

User Experience & Design Star 2025

Finalist

Finalist

Finalist

AI & Automation Star 2025

AI & Automation Star 2025

AI & Automation Star 2025

1st place

1st place

1st place

Best E-commerce App 2024

Best E-commerce App 2024

Best E-commerce App 2024

$790K

Gross Written Premium

4.5

Post-Buy Avg. Mark

50K

Active Users

4.8

Apps Avg. Rating

Research

On the way to

Solutions

On the way to

Solutions

On the way to

Solutions

On the way to

Solutions

Brainstorming Sessions

Scale your business with productized services or retainers generating reoccurring revenue, while giving the client ease of mind and easy access to subscription management.

Fast pace, parallel dev

11 flows with high complexity

Brainstorming Sessions

Scale your business with productized services or retainers generating reoccurring revenue, while giving the client ease of mind and easy access to subscription management.

Fast pace, parallel dev

11 flows with high complexity

Information Architecture

Scale your business with productized services or retainers generating reoccurring revenue, while giving the client ease of mind and easy access to subscription management.

Fast pace, parallel dev

11 flows with high complexity

User & Market Research Insights

Scale your business with productized services or retainers generating reoccurring revenue, while giving the client ease of mind and easy access to subscription management.

Fast pace, parallel dev

11 flows with high complexity

Design Concept

Throughout our multi-year partnership, we made modifications to the demo based on what we learned. As we gained insights, we were able to improve the demo to better meet the needs of the target audiences. Throughout our multi-year partnership, we made modifications to the demo based on what we learned. As we gained insights, we were

Fast pace, parallel dev

11 flows with high complexity

Web backend, tech limits

Key Insights &

Ideas

💡

💡

💡

💡

💡

Based on the data obtained during the research phases, we identified important insights that inspired ideas on how to improve the app from a UX perspective and increase sales.

Insight

Insurance is a support in critical moments.

💡 Idea

Provide quick access to all key services: policy purchase, claim processing, contacting customer support.

Insight

Insurance is a support in critical moments.

💡 Idea

Provide quick access to all key services: policy purchase, claim processing, contacting customer support.

Insight

Insurance is a support in critical moments.

💡 Idea

Provide quick access to all key services: policy purchase, claim processing, contacting customer support.

Key Features

Home

Design

Home

Design

Home

Design

Home

Design

Large Title

Throughout our multi-year partnership, we made modifications to the demo based on what we learned. As we gained insights, we were able to improve the demo.

Large Title

Throughout our multi-year partnership, we made modifications to the demo based on what we learned. As we gained insights, we were able to improve the demo.

Key Features

Policy, Insurance

Design

Policy, Insurance

Design

Policy, Insurance

Design

Policy, Insurance

Design

Large Title

Throughout our multi-year partnership, we made modifications to the demo based on what we learned. As we gained insights, we were able to improve the demo.

Design System

Scalable

Design

Scalable

Design

Scalable

Design

Scalable

Design

Large Title

Throughout our multi-year partnership, we made modifications to the demo based on what we learned. As we gained insights, we were able to improve the demo.

Reviews

Users Shared

Feedback

Users Shared

Feedback

Users Shared

Feedback

Users Shared

Feedback

4.8

1627 reviews

evaldas d

October 27, 2023

First proper insurance app to get all needed things - policies, claims

evaldas d

October 27, 2023

First proper insurance app to get all needed things - policies, claims

evaldas d

October 27, 2023

First proper insurance app to get all needed things - policies, claims

evaldas d

October 27, 2023

Very user friendly and purchase process was very easy to understand, design is marvelous! From now on I’m your super fan!

evaldas d

October 27, 2023

Very user friendly and purchase process was very easy to understand, design is marvelous! From now on I’m your super fan!

evaldas d

October 27, 2023

Very user friendly and purchase process was very easy to understand, design is marvelous! From now on I’m your super fan!

Ilja Konstantinovs

August 2, 2024

Good and easy to use app. 😎👍

Ilja Konstantinovs

August 2, 2024

Good and easy to use app. 😎👍

Ilja Konstantinovs

August 2, 2024

Good and easy to use app. 😎👍

Ginchaa

March 10, 2024

Very user friendly and purchase process was very easy to understand, design is marvelous! From now on I’m your super fan!

Ginchaa

March 10, 2024

Very user friendly and purchase process was very easy to understand, design is marvelous! From now on I’m your super fan!

Ginchaa

March 10, 2024

Very user friendly and purchase process was very easy to understand, design is marvelous! From now on I’m your super fan!

anete_annija

March 10, 2024

very good and easy to use application

evaldas d

October 27, 2023

First proper insurance app to get all needed things - policies, claims

Edgars Koronevskis

July 24, 2023

Good looking insurance app

evaldas d

October 27, 2023

Very user friendly and purchase process was very easy to understand, design is marvelous! From now on I’m your super fan!

evaldas d

October 27, 2023

First proper insurance app to get all needed things - policies, claims

evaldas d

October 27, 2023

First proper insurance app to get all needed things - policies, claims

evaldas d

October 27, 2023

Very user friendly and purchase process was very easy to understand, design is marvelous! From now on I’m your super fan!

evaldas d

October 27, 2023

Very user friendly and purchase process was very easy to understand, design is marvelous! From now on I’m your super fan!

4.8

1627 reviews

Ilja Konstantinovs

August 2, 2024

Good and easy to use app. 😎👍

Ilja Konstantinovs

August 2, 2024

Good and easy to use app. 😎👍

Ginchaa

March 10, 2024

Very user friendly and purchase process was very easy to understand, design is marvelous! From now on I’m your super fan!

Ginchaa

March 10, 2024

Very user friendly and purchase process was very easy to understand, design is marvelous! From now on I’m your super fan!

Edgars Koronevskis

July 24, 2023

Good looking insurance app

Edgars Koronevskis

July 24, 2023

Good looking insurance app

Personal Learnings

This project not just about design

This project not just about design

This project not just about design

This project not just about design

This project not just about design

What worked well

If we had more time, I would conduct in-depth interviews with users for an even more accurate understanding of their behavior.

In the future, I would allocate more time for UX testing to validate hypotheses even faster.

In the future, I would allocate more time for UX testing to validate hypotheses even faster.

What could be improved

If we had more time, I would conduct in-depth interviews with users for an even more accurate understanding of their behavior.

In the future, I would allocate more time for UX testing to validate hypotheses even faster.

In the future, I would allocate more time for UX testing to validate hypotheses even faster.

Let’s Connect

Let’s Connect

Let’s Connect

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