Prepare for your Bain case interview

Strategy, M&A, and operations cases calibrated to Bain's quantitative rigor and client partnership focus.

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The Interview

What Bain is looking for

Case Interview

01Structured Decomposition

02Financial & Quantitative Analysis

03Feasibility & Implementation

04Clear Recommendations

Strong emphasis on quantitative analysis//Deep dive into financial drivers//Focus on actionable recommendations

Practice Library

Bain exercises

Ready to ace your Bain case interview?

Prepare for your Bain case interview

Strategy, M&A, and operations cases calibrated to Bain's quantitative rigor and client partnership focus.

Socratify AI

The Interview

What Bain is looking for

Case Interview

01Structured Decomposition

02Financial & Quantitative Analysis

03Feasibility & Implementation

04Clear Recommendations

Strong emphasis on quantitative analysis//Deep dive into financial drivers//Focus on actionable recommendations

How It Works

Master Bain Case Interviews

M&A due diligence, strategy, and operations cases, scored on Bain evaluation dimensions. · Click to expand

1Your Case Goals

Case Framework

Practitioner

Quantitative Analysis

Practitioner

2Case Case Prep

A global PE firm is evaluating a $500M acquisition of a specialty chemicals company....

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Bain

3Frameworks

Framework

Is the revenue mix shifting?

Are we losing customer volume or premium per customer?

Customer count down 8% YoY, but premium per customer up 3%

New policies declining: 2.1M new policies (2024) vs 2.4M (2023)

Is revenue shifting to lower-margin products?

Standard auto policies grew 15% but have 12% margin vs 22% on premium auto

Market share gain in price-sensitive segment: $250M new revenue, only 8% margin

Are operating costs rising faster than revenue?

Are claims costs increasing?

Claims ratio was 65% of premium, now 72% — loss ratio up 7pp

Catastrophe losses absorbed $180M (2024) vs $90M (2023), double the reserve

Are non-claims operating costs increasing?

Acquisition cost per policy up 18%: $340 (2024) vs $287 (2023)

Tech platform migration: $120M one-time cost, $40M ongoing support increase

Are competitive or market factors squeezing margins?

Is pricing under pressure from new competitors?

Three new InsurTech entrants in 2024 with direct pricing 8–12% below incumbents

Retention rate declined from 88% to 81%, churn to digital-native competitors

4Feedback

Problem Structuring

Distinctive

Hypothesis-Driven

Strong

Quantitative Rigor

Meeting Bar

Communication

Strong

Repeat

Practice Library

Bain exercises

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A healthcare provider wants to expand into adjacent markets. How would you evaluate the...

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Your client, a logistics company, is considering a $300M acquisition. Walk me through...

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