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Insurance in the driving seat of change

Javier Ponce Suarez

Atos Global Head of Digital Transformation, member of the Scientific Community and Distinguished Expert

Posted on: 13 May 2020

This article is part of Atos Digital Vision: Ethics opinion paper which explores how embedding ethical reflection into the design of digital technologies can lead to genuine benefits for customers and citizens by helping to address their legitimate concerns about their wider impact, today and into the future.

While other industries are only just beginning to grapple with the challenges and opportunities of the data revolution, digital transformation is already an established reality in the insurance sector.

For some years now, leading insurance firms have been using data analytics, the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) to price risk, profile clients, manage claims and connect better with their customers. For instance, at Atos, we are using our IoT expertise to support a global insurance company in transforming car insurance with a PayHow-You-Drive (PHYD) scheme which promotes safer driving, reduces premiums and lowers costs for the insurance firm.

As the power of data reshapes insurance, the industry has moved into the frontline in considering the ethical challenges of the digital age. Seemingly abstract ethical questions related to corporate responsibility, data privacy and transparency have become critical realities that will determine the future success of any insurance business.

Ethical perspectives for insurers

Across nearly all segments of the industry, insurers face the challenge of using information collected from their customers to create value and remain competitive while scrupulously observing the ethical and legal standards required to maintain fairness, transparency and other key values.

Only if an ethical perspective is preserved will insurers be able to successfully roll out the following potential use cases:

  • Client deep profiling – combining information from social media with user profiles to better understand consumers and identify possible cases of fraud.
  • Insurance price and claim optimization – using data to determine the ability of a consumer to pay based on an analysis of their purchasing habits and risk profile.
  • Connected insurance – for example by applying IoT in healthcare insurance to enable the elderly to live more independently.
  • Insurance packages – insurers could use data from end users to refine insurance packages and create personalized premiums that add value for their customers.

Applying Ethics by Design, insurance companies can take appropriate advantage of the possibilities of data by making sure that they are mindful of their ethical responsibilities from the start.

This is an exciting time for the fast-moving, ultra-competitive insurance market. Data and connectivity have the potential to turn insurance into a people-centric business centered on personalized relationships with customers.

With a human-centric design approach that takes into consideration key ethical factors — such as Fairness, Autonomy, Prevention of Harm, Explainability — insurers will be able to reap the full rewards of digital transformation.

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About Javier Ponce Suarez
Atos Global Head of Digital Transformation, member of the Scientific Community and Distinguished Expert
As the Vice President Group Head of Digital Transformation at Atos, Javier is focused on transforming global corporations to the digital era by bringing in different set of innovations that can drive the employee and the customer experience. For more than 15 years, Javier Ponce Suarez has served in various roles at Atos spanning technical and managerial positions in Europe and North America, growing his experience in client innovation and mapping digital capabilities to strategic priorities for customers. Ultimately, his goal in any role is to advance the organization to live, learn tell and inspire digital transformation. In addition, Javier is a member of the Atos Scientific Community, a global network comprised of over 160 of the top scientists, engineers and forward thinkers from across the Group. As a member, he focuses on researching how organizations can transform to be adaptable to the current, fast pace business technology environment on areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), digital ethics and the unpredictability of AI systems future behaviors and its impact on society. As a team player, Javier Ponce Suarez practices balance between teamwork, talent, collaboration, diversity and an employee empowered culture, believing these core values are the base of a successful organization.

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