Analysis of Success Cases of InsurTech and Digital Insurance Platform Based on Artificial Intelligence Technologies: Focused on Ping An Insurance Group Ltd. in China

Recently, the global insurance industry is rapidly developing digital transformation through the use of artificial intelligence technologies such as machine learning, natural language processing, and deep learning. As a result, more and more foreign insurers have achieved the success of artificial intelligence technology-based InsurTech and platform business, and Ping An Insurance Group Ltd., China's largest private company, is leading China's global fourth industrial revolution with remarkable achievements in InsurTech and Digital Platform as a result of its constant innovation, using 'finance and technology' and 'finance and ecosystem' as keywords for companies. In response, this study analyzed the InsurTech and platform business activities of Ping An Insurance Group Ltd. through the ser-M analysis model to provide strategic implications for revitalizing AI technology-based businesses of domestic insurers. The ser-M analysis model has been studied so that the vision and leadership of the CEO, the historical environment of the enterprise, the utilization of various resources, and the unique mechanism relationships can be interpreted in an integrated manner as a frame that can be interpreted in terms of the subject, environment, resource and mechanism. As a result of the case analysis, Ping An Insurance Group Ltd. has achieved cost reduction and customer service development by digitally innovating its entire business area such as sales, underwriting, claims, and loan service by utilizing core artificial intelligence technologies such as facial, voice, and facial expression recognition. In addition, "online data in China" and "the vast offline data and insights accumulated by the company" were combined with new technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data analysis to build a digital platform that integrates financial services and digital service businesses. Ping An Insurance Group Ltd. challenged constant innovation, and as of 2019, sales reached $155 billion, ranking seventh among all companies in the Global 2000 rankings selected by Forbes Magazine. Analyzing the background of the success of Ping An Insurance Group Ltd. from the perspective of ser-M, founder Mammingz quickly captured the development of digital technology, market competition and changes in population structure in the era of the fourth industrial revolution, and established a new vision and displayed an agile leadership of digital technology-focused. Based on the strong leadership led by the founder in response to environmental changes, the company has successfully led InsurTech and Platform Business through innovation of internal resources such as investment in artificial intelligence technology, securing excellent professionals, and strengthening big data capabilities, combining external absorption capabilities, and strategic alliances among various industries. Through this success story analysis of Ping An Insurance Group Ltd., the following implications can be given to domestic insurance companies that are preparing for digital transformation. First, CEOs of domestic companies also need to recognize the paradigm shift in industry due to the change in digital technology and quickly arm themselves with digital technology-oriented leadership to spearhead the digital transformation of enterprises. Second, the Korean government should urgently overhaul related laws and systems to further promote the use of data between different industries and provide drastic support such as deregulation, tax benefits and platform provision to help the domestic insurance industry secure global competitiveness. Third, Korean companies also need to make bolder investments in the development of artificial intelligence technology so that systematic securing of internal and external data, training of technical personnel, and patent applications can be expanded, and digital platforms should be quickly established so that diverse customer experiences can be integrated through learned artificial intelligence technology. Finally, since there may be limitations to generalization through a single case of an overseas insurance company, I hope that in the future, more extensive research will be conducted on various management strategies related to artificial intelligence technology by analyzing cases of multiple industries or multiple companies or conducting empirical research.

인공지능 기술 기반 인슈어테크와 디지털보험플랫폼 성공사례 분석: 중국 평안보험그룹을 중심으로

최근 전 세계 보험업계에도 기계학습, 자연어 처리, 딥러닝 등의 인공지능 기술 활용을 통한 디지털 전환이 급속도로 확산하고 있다. 이에 따라 인공지능 기술을 기반으로 한 인슈어테크와 플랫폼 비즈니스 성공을 이룬 해외 보험사들도 증가하고 있다. 대표적으로 중국 최대 민영기업인 평안보험그룹은 '금융과 기술', '금융과 생태계'를 기업의 핵심 키워드로 내세우며 끊임없는 혁신에 도전한 결과, 인슈어테크와 디지털플랫폼 분야에서 괄목할만한 성과를 보이며 중국의 글로벌 4차 산업혁명을 선도하고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 평안보험그룹 인슈어테크와 플랫폼 비즈니스 활동을 ser-M 분석 모델을 통해 분석하여 국내 보험사들의 인공지능 기술기반 비즈니스 활성화를 위한 전략적 시사점을 제공하고자 했다. ser-M 분석 모델은 기업의 경영전략을 주체, 환경, 자원, 메커니즘 관점에서 통합적으로 해석이 가능한 프레임으로, 최고경영자의 비전과 리더십, 기업의 역사적 환경, 다양한 자원 활용, 독특한 메커니즘 관계가 통합적으로 해석되도록 연구하였다. 사례분석 결과, 평안보험은 안면·음성·표정 인식 등 핵심 인공지능 기술을 활용하여 세일즈, 보험인수, 보험금 청구, 대출 서비스 등 업무 전 영역을 디지털로 혁신함으로써 경비 절감과 고객서비스 발전을 이루었다. 또한 '중국 내 온라인 데이터'와 '회사가 축적한 방대한 오프라인 데이터 및 통찰력'을 인공지능, 빅데이터 분석 등 신기술과 결합하여 금융 서비스와 디지털 서비스 사업이 통합된 디지털 플랫폼을 구축하였다. 이러한 평안보험그룹의 성공 배경을 ser-M 관점에서 분석해 보면, 창업자 마밍즈 회장은 4차 산업혁명 시대의 디지털 기술발전, 시장경쟁 및 인구 구조의 변화를 빠르게 포착하여 새로운 비전을 수립하고 디지털 기술중시의 민첩한 리더십을 발휘하였다. 환경변화에 대응한 창업자 주도의 강력한 리더십을 바탕으로 인공지능 기술 투자, 우수 전문인력 확보, 빅데이터 역량 강화 등 내부자원을 혁신하고, 외부 흡수역량의 결합, 다양한 업종 간의 전략적 제휴를 통해 인슈어테크와 플랫폼 비즈니스를 성공적으로 끌어냈다. 이와 같은 성공사례 분석을 통하여 인슈어테크와 디지털플랫폼 도입을 본격 준비하고 있는 국내 보험사들에게 디지털 시대에 필요한 경영 전략과 리더십에 대한 시사점을 줄 수 있다.