Courier claims and auditing services vs Anansi

Courier claims and auditing services vs Anansi

When delivery failures happen, most retailers treat claims like an admin drain: annoying but manageable. What most don’t realise is that automating the process alone won’t help. It will free up employee time but it will not save you from the structural risk across your P&L, your cash flow, your customer relationships, and your team’s capacity.

To understand how Anansi can provide more operational and financial resilience, you need to understand the difference between claims infrastructure and claims automation.

When delivery failures happen, most retailers treat claims like an admin drain: annoying but manageable. What most don’t realise is that automating the process alone won’t help. It will free up employee time but it will not save you from the structural risk across your P&L, your cash flow, your customer relationships, and your team’s capacity.

To understand how Anansi can provide more operational and financial resilience, you need to understand the difference between claims infrastructure and claims automation.

Risk

Payout uncertainty

Claims paid via regulated insurance, (not at couriers discretion)

Claims automation platforms

Claims submitted to couriers; couriers approve/deny

What you actually need

Recovery that doesn’t depend on courier discretion

Risk

What you actually need

Claims automation platforms

Payout uncertainty

Recovery that doesn’t depend on courier discretion


Claims paid via regulated insurance, (not at couriers discretion)


Claims submitted to couriers; couriers approve/deny

High-value loss exposure

Cover that protects full retail value


Covered up to full retail value


Payout limited by courier; payout gap stays with retailer

Unpredictable cash flow

Cash payouts on a predictable cycle


Weekly/monthly cash payouts


Reimbursements commonly arrive as courier credits or delayed settlements

Admin overload

Automation that cuts admin to minutes


Claims created in ~1 minute; 60–90% admin reduction


Automates filing and tracking but process still required evidence gathering, exceptions handling, and courier follow-up

Low acceptance rate

Outcomes not capped by courier willingness to pay


98% claims success rate


Acceptance rate constrained by courier discretion

Invoice leakage

Systematic invoice checks at scale


Automated checks to flag invoice issues and automatic reconciliation


Some platforms provide invoice auditing; others focus mainly on claims

Conflict of interes

Conflict of interest

Independent resolution mechanism


Resolution through insurance process, not courier self-assessment


Courier still decides claim outcome

Broken customer trust

Fast resolution and full payout that protects brand experience


Predictable recovery supports refund/replacement


Admin may be faster, but payouts and delays still hits customer

Anansi Technology Limited (registered in England No. 11420090 with Registered Office at 71-75 Shelton St, London WC2H 9JQ) is an Appointed Representative of Advent Solutions Management Limited, who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 308751) in respect of general insurance business and registered in England No.04092670 with Registered Office c/o Browne Jacobson LLP, 15th Floor, 6 Bevis Marks, London EC3A 7BA.

Anansi © 2025. All rights reserved.

Anansi Technology Limited (registered in England No. 11420090 with Registered Office at 71-75 Shelton St, London WC2H 9JQ) is an Appointed Representative of Advent Solutions Management Limited, who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 308751) in respect of general insurance business and registered in England No.04092670 with Registered Office c/o Browne Jacobson LLP, 15th Floor, 6 Bevis Marks, London EC3A 7BA.

Anansi © 2025. All rights reserved.