Alleged job cuts at Fukoku just the start of impact of AI on re/insurance

05-01-2017

The idea that some roles in the re/insurance industry could be replaced by robots or, more specifically, artificial intelligence (AI) systems, appears to have become a reality this week with the allegation that Japanese insurer Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance will replace more than 30 employees with an AI system.


Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance, Job losses, Artificial intelligence, AI, PWC, Japan, Asia-Pacific

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