Insurers target call centre job cuts as tech adoption advances
A report has suggested Allianz Partners is looking to get rid of call centre staff, while Post understands Markerstudy is also considering its call centre personnel numbers over the next few years.
According to German trade title Versicherungsmonitor, Allianz Partners is looking to cut jobs primarily in the call centre as the tasks are to be increasingly taken over by artificial intelligence.
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