The feared robot takeover of insurance jobs may soon press ahead – UK industry giant is planning to consult its 16,000 employees on possible automation of roles, reports. According to the report, Aviva will ask its workers whether their jobs could be better done by robots. Those who will answer “yes” will be retrained for other roles in the company. Aviva finance chief Tom Stoddard devised the insurer’s automation programme, according to the publication. He laid out his plan during a meeting with top managers last week. The latest report follows recent studies on the impact of automation on insurance. Earlier this month, Oxford University director Carl Frey reported new research findings which showed that among middle-income jobs. In the same month, the McKinsey Global Institute also reported that the finance and insurance sectors have an overall automation potential of 43%. According to its research, robots would take over back-office administrative jobs, while true relationship-based roles will continue to need humans. Related stories:
UK insurance giant, Thomas Stoddard , is planning to ask its staff whether their jobs can be replaced by robots. 16,000 workers are to be consulted on possible automation of their jobs. Those who respond "yes" will be retrained for other posts. Workers deemed most likely to retrain include those at call centres and employees who assess credit ratings and calculate insurance policy prices. Aviva CFO Aviva is said to have laid out an automation scheme in a meeting with top managers the same month .