Customer support · Production

Neptune Flood reduces cost per ticket by 78% and resolution time by 92% with Ada conversational AI

The problem

Neptune Flood's Customer Success team handled large volumes of inbound emails and phone calls each month and needed to scale support for a growing customer base — including complex insurance flows like policy cancellations — without rising costs.

Workflow diagram · grounded in source
1
Customer submits inquiry via Ada
trigger
“Customers were able to leverage Ada to submit their claim at a time that was most convenient to them, even in the middle of the night”
2
Bot collects information in one conversation
ai_action
“the bot collects all the necessary information in one conversation to complete the request or hand it off to the Neptune Flood team for review and verification”
3
API integration for complex flows
integration
“By integrating its homegrown APIs into Ada's flows, Neptune Flood is able to provide unique experiences for insurance agents and policyholders”
4
Route by audience and authentication
routing
“They're also able to differentiate experiences for authenticated users vs non-authenticated—the claims process, for example, is available to anyone on the main site, whereas policy changes can only be made by authenticated (i.e., logged …”
5
Human handoff for complex requests
human_review
“Even the inquiries that require a human touch are that much easier to solve now because Ada collects the relevant information up front; customer success agents are able to quickly review and solve the request”
Reported outcome

Ada enabled Neptune Flood to reduce cost per ticket by 78%, decrease ticket resolution time by 92%, and save $100k in the first year.
During Hurricane Ian, 30–35% of claims were submitted through the bot, and Neptune Flood's staff evacuated safely while service continued uninterrupted.

Reported metrics
Bot containment rate achieved30%
Time to reach 30% containment vs goal30 days instead of 90-day goal
Savings described as compoundingsignificant savings that will compound over time
Reported stack
AdaZendeskZoom
Source
https://www.ada.cx/case-study/neptune-flood
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Frequently asked questions

What did this team achieve with this AI workflow?

Ada enabled Neptune Flood to reduce cost per ticket by 78%, decrease ticket resolution time by 92%, and save $100k in the first year.

What tools did this team use?

Ada, Zendesk, Zoom.

What results were reported?

Bot containment rate achieved: 30%; Time to reach 30% containment vs goal: 30 days instead of 90-day goal; Savings described as compounding: significant savings that will compound over time (source-reported, not independently verified).

How is this customer support AI workflow structured?

Customer submits inquiry via Ada → Bot collects information in one conversation → API integration for complex flows → Route by audience and authentication → Human handoff for complex requests.