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Transforming CRE Lending for a Life Insurance Firm

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Industry

Life Insurance – CRE Lending Division

Challenge

Manual workflows and data inconsistencies delayed credit approvals and limited operational scalability.

Results

Achieved a 72% reduction in manual data entry and a 50% improvement in processing time, enabling faster, higher-quality credit decisions.

Key Product

Origination Intelligence

72%
reduction in manual data entry
50%
Improvement in processing time

Automating document parsing and report generation empowered the team to focus on strategic lending decisions, delivering efficiency and accuracy through standardized workflows.

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About the Client

A life insurance company managing over $1.5 billion in assets and specializing in providing short-term bridge financing for CRE investors. Their focus includes retail, industrial, and office properties, with a mission to deliver efficient and reliable lending solutions to a diverse client base.

The Challenge

With $1.5 billion in assets under management, this life insurance firm faced delays and inefficiencies in its CRE underwriting processes. The team manually entered 250+ data points per loan, creating bottlenecks in credit approvals and inconsistencies in deal analysis. They needed a solution that could automate data collection, streamline underwriting workflows, and improve decision-making accuracy while supporting a growing portfolio of retail, industrial, and office properties.

The Solution

Blooma’s platform addressed these challenges by automating key workflows and enhancing data accuracy. The team leveraged features such as intelligent document parsing to extract borrower and deal data efficiently, standardized underwriting templates for consistent reporting, and real-time deal scoring to evaluate loan suitability. These tools aligned perfectly with the firm’s need for improved efficiency and accuracy in decision-making.

What Can YOU Do with Blooma?

Save Time on Data Entry and Analysis

Automate the extraction of borrower and deal information from financial documents, so you can focus on strategic lending decisions.

Create Consistent, Professional Reports

Generate standardized underwriting templates for seamless credit committee presentations, improving workflow efficiency.

Deliver Faster, Smarter Loan Decisions

Evaluate loans quickly with automated deal scoring and comprehensive data aggregation.

The Results

By integrating Blooma, the firm realized significant improvements in efficiency (reducing manual data entry) and accuracy (consistent deal analysis). These advancements allowed the team to deliver faster credit decisions, enhancing their ability to scale operations while maintaining high-quality underwriting standards.

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