LDS New Business

LDS™ new business and underwriting solution

Unlock new markets and distribute any product

LDS™ new business and underwriting solution

Unlock new markets and distribute any product

Solution highlights

LDS
LDS
LDS

Easily integrate into existing systems

LDS

Reduced overall cost of ownership

LDS

Rapid product build

LDS

Fully agnostic – any product, platform, location, or channel

LDS

  • Easily integrate into existing systems
  • Reduced overall cost of ownership
  • Rapid product build
  • Fully agnostic – any product, platform, location, or channel
Featured insights
A regional insurance company with more than 2,000 independent agencies throughout the eastern U.S. was seeking a new digital solution for their life insurance application process.
According to a recent report by McKinsey, the pandemic only accelerated “fluid-less” underwriting practices, as insurers that modernized core underwriting systems prior to COVID proved to be better positioned to adapt to the new realities experienced during the pandemic.
The right administration solution can provide companies with competitive advantages for years to come due to the significant improvements in the speed of bringing new products to market and lower costs.
LDS Leadership
Michael Sarantopoulos Thomas Organ Ajmal Malik Rick Barkal
Michael Sarantopoulos
VP, General Manager, Insurance TPA Business

Mike is recognized as a thought leader in the insurance TPA and BPaaS domains. He brings over 30 years of experience in the professional services, practice, cloud consulting and managed technology services segments. Mike’s core expertise resides in operations and technology consulting, specifically in leveraging digital capabilities and assets to drive measurable business outcomes. Prior to EXL, Mike served in several senior leadership roles at NTT DATA Services.

Mike is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Science in Economics, with a minor concentration in Computer Science.

Thomas Organ
Vice President and Client Executive, Life and Annuities

Tom leads the sales and marketing efforts for LifePRO® and the LifePRO® Digital Suite platforms. He has over 30 years of success in management consulting, solving complex business problems and creating business value in the life and annuities insurance markets.

As an EXL client executive, he works with insurers to identify opportunities and develop solutions, as well as provide executive client relationship support. He has led and grown businesses, developed new product and service offerings, and provided strategic consulting services. He plays an integral part in the overall strategy and direction of EXL’s life and annuity platform as well as TPA services. Tom has published articles and represents EXL at conferences and with the analyst community.

Ajmal Malik
Vice President, LDS Product Manager

Ajmal Malik is one of the key architects that has designed and built the LDS platform and subsequently delivered and implemented the solution successfully throughout the US, UK and Europe for the past decade to a number of clients. Ajmal has been building and implementing software systems within the life, banking and the financial services sector for over 20 years. He started his career as a Business Analyst leading to a number of roles around platforms across the financial services sector. Ajmal is responsible for establishing the LDS Product Roadmap and directing the evolution of the platform.

Rick Barkal
Vice President, LDS Sales

Rick leads the sales efforts for the LDS New Business and Underwriting platform. He has over 20 years of experience helping carriers achieve their objectives through software solutions, BPO and TPA services. Rick plays a key role in the development of strategies and execution to grow the market share of LDS within the life, annuity and specialty benefits space for both individual and group carriers. Rick received his degree in Finance from the University of Colorado and an MBA in Information Systems from DePaul University.