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Browse all resources →- Added 28 Oct 2025 · McKinsey · Ramnath Balasubramanian
## The Transformation of the Insurance Industry by 2030 The insurance industry is approaching a major transformation driven by **artificial intelligence (AI)**. By 2030, carriers will shift from a *detect and repair* model to *predict and prevent*, leveraging massive data flows and cognitive technologies. ### Four Key Trends 1. **Connected devices** will surge, providing real-time behavioral and usage data. 2. **Robotics and autonomous systems** will reshape risk pools. 3. **Open data ecosystems and shared platforms** will expand. 4. **Deep learning advances** will enable intelligent automation of underwriting, claims, and pricing. ### Impacts on Operations - Distribution will become instantaneous. - Underwriting will occur in near real time. - Claims will be highly automated, with human intervention limited to complex cases. ### What Carriers Must Do To succeed, carriers must: - Build an **AI-aware culture**. - Create **comprehensive data strategies**. - Overhaul **technology and talent**. - Define **strategic visions** for new business models. Those who treat this shift as an opportunity rather than a threat will be best positioned for the future.
executive · article - Added 28 Oct 2025 · Deloitte · Vivek Kulkarni
## Agentic AI Transformation by 2028 This Deloitte report outlines how **agentic AI** will transform enterprises by 2028 across *cost*, *speed*, and *growth*. ### Multi-Agent Operating Model The report proposes a multi-agent operating model where agents orchestrate workflows end-to-end: 1. **Intake** - gather information 2. **Analysis** - process and evaluate 3. **Action** - execute decisions 4. **Verification** - validate outcomes Humans remain in the loop for oversight and exception handling. ### Value Drivers Value comes from: - Automating repeatable processes - Improving decision quality - Enabling new services ### Blueprint Requirements The blueprint stresses: - **Data readiness** - clean, accessible data foundations - **Reusable agent components** - modular, scalable design - **Safe execution** - guardrails and observability - **Change management** - organizational adaptation ### Implementation Roadmap Recommended staged rollout: **prove → scale → industrialize** Platform investments needed: - Orchestration layers - Tool connectors - Monitoring systems - Governance frameworks ### Competitive Advantage Organizations that build an enterprise agent platform early will capture **compounding advantages** in efficiency and innovation.
executive · report - Added 28 Oct 2025 · McKinsey · Nick Milinkovich
## Generative and Agentic AI: A Major Inflection Point for Insurers **Generative AI (gen AI)** and **agentic AI** mark a major turning point for the insurance industry. Unlike earlier analytics, gen AI introduces *reasoning*, *creativity*, and *empathy*—traits highly relevant to underwriting, claims, and customer service. ### AI Across the Value Chain Insurers are applying AI in: - **Sales** - **Underwriting** - **Claims** - **Back-office operations** - **Customer servicing** These uses aim to automate workflows and personalise customer experiences. ### What's Needed to Deliver Value To achieve real impact, insurers must move beyond isolated pilots and: - Define a **clear, enterprise-wide AI vision**. - Undertake **deep workflow rewiring**. - Build **modern data and technology stacks**. - Develop **scalable, reusable components**. ### The Future of Onboarding Future onboarding could involve **multi-agent AI systems** that: 1. Intake customer and third-party data. 2. Build risk profiles. 3. Price policies. 4. Review compliance. 5. Escalate only when human judgment is required. ### The Competitive Divide Insurers who **invest now** and **embed AI end-to-end** will process more business, faster—gaining better risk insight and offering more personal service. Those who **only experiment** risk falling behind.
executive · report - Added 28 Oct 2025 · arXiv · Mert Cemri
## Understanding Multi-Agent LLM System Failures This paper investigates why **Multi-Agent Systems (MAS)** built with multiple large-language-model (LLM) agents often underperform despite high expectations. ### Research Methodology The authors collected: - **1,600+ execution traces** from seven MAS frameworks - Tests using modern LLMs (*GPT-4*, *Claude*, *CodeLlama*) - The **first large dataset** of MAS failures ### Taxonomy of 14 Failure Modes Failures grouped into three categories: #### 1. System Design Issues - Unclear agent roles - Repeated steps - Poor workflow structure #### 2. Inter-Agent Misalignment - Agents ignoring each other - Failure to ask clarifying questions - Communication breakdowns #### 3. Task Verification Failures - Incomplete output checks - Incorrect validation logic - Missing quality controls ### Key Finding Many failures stem **not just from the LLM models themselves** but from: - Architectural design - Coordination mechanisms - Verification processes ### Research Impact The dataset and taxonomy are **publicly released** to help guide better MAS design and research.
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