How technology-dependency in automated software testing became a risk for a Swiss health insurance and how they solved it with TestResults.io  

Challenge

  • The technology of the software under test is no longer supported by the existing test automation tool
  • Self-developed management solution, built for the current test automation tool, that needs to work with a new test automation solution
  • Software under test is based on a not widely spread technology 

Solution

  • Automated human-like software test automation (black box testing), that is technology-independent
  • Test automation solution that integrates seamlessly with the self-developed management solution and over 3'000 other applications
  • Software test automation that can handle any new software they might choose in the future to drive digitalization

Result

  • Being able to test any technology automated, no matter what application, system, or device
  • Effortless integration in the existing setup
  • Set up for future technologies and every application the might choose to drive digitalization within the company

The Company

Summary: One of the biggest health insurance in Switzerland.

Size: 2'600+ employees

Products: health insurance

HQ: Switzerland

The Challenge

TECHNOLOGY OF THE SOFTWARE UNDER TEST IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED BY THE EXISTING TEST AUTOMATION TOOL

One of the biggest health insurance carrier in Switzerland invested big in developing a management environment and extensions to ensure that their test automation tool worked for them. However, when the tool’s vendor was acquired,they canceled some of the supported technologies—including the one used by the insurance company's risk calculator. 

The risk calculator itself became the risk, overnight. Calculating the risk before taking on a new customer is mission critical. While gaining new customers is essential, they need to be profitable. The carrier needs to estimate well in advance how much their customers probably will cost versus how much revenue they make. 

If the risk calculator doesn't work correctly, it can have drastic consequences for the carrier. This is especially true during the yearly peak season for health insurance in Switzerland—the time between the announcement of new health insurance premiums (end of October) and the deadline to switch health insurance (end of November). 

The Solution

TECHNOLOGY-INDEPENDENT AUTOMATED SOFTWARE TESTING THAT SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATES WITH THEIR SELF-DEVELOPED MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT

They needed to find a test automation tool that could reliably handle their risk calculator software AND fit into their self-developed management solution, which they built for the previous vendor. 

TestResults.io is not limited to certain technologies through its human-like test automation approach—pure automated black box testing without accessing the code—which was exactly what they were looking for. 

Through the easy integration into over 3'000 applications, as well as self-developed solutions, TestResults.io fits seamlessly into their setup.

The Result

BEING ABLE TO TEST EVERY KIND OF TECHNOLOGY AUTOMATED—NO MATTER WHAT APPLICATION, SYSTEM, OR DEVICE

They are set up for the peak season, confident that everything works as expected, with a seamless solution that fits their needs and setup.

After automating the entire testing of the risk calculator, they started rolling out TestResults.io step by step across their entire application landscape. 

With TestResults.io, they don't face any technological limitations and have one approach to automate all their test cases, no matter what application, system, or device. This simplifies their automated software testing tremendously.

I was nervous, as the previous vendor no longer supported the technology of our risk calculator – out of the blue! It showed us that we need to use technology-independent tools to avoid this situation again. And we're happy we were be able to integrate TestResults.io so effortlessly into our existing setup.

- Head of Test Center
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