ISSUE 02 · OCT 2026

Insurance Has Always Predicted Risk.

AI Is Helping It Predict Better.

Insurance has always been built around one
fundamental question:

“How do we better understand uncertainty?”

For decades, insurance companies have relied on historical data, human expertise, and established models to assess risk. But the volume, speed, and complexity of today’s data landscape are changing the industry.

AI is enabling insurers to move from

Reactive → Predictive

Responding after events happen → Anticipating risks earlier

Manual → Intelligent

Processing information manually → Automating complex decisions

Generic → Personalized

One-size-fits-all policies → Customer-specific experiences

To understand how these changes are happening in practice, we spoke with Avinash Naik from Bajaj General Insurance Limited about their perspective on AI adoption, opportunities, and the future of insurance.

Al in Insurance: From Faster Claims to Responsible Transformation

Avinash Naik
President & Chief
Information Officer
Bajaj General Insurance Limited

In this cover story, Avinash Naik shares how Al is moving
from experimentation to execution inside the insurance
industry. From faster claims processing and intelligent
fraud detection to customer conversations, governance,
and employee adoption, the discussion explores what it
really takes to create responsible Al transformation at scale.

The interview goes beyond technology and looks at the
bigger business question: how can insurers use Al to
improve speed, accuracy, trust, and operational efficiency
while keeping human judgment and governance at the
center?

Start with
a business
problem, not
a technology
trend.

Inside This Interview

Claims Transformation

How Al can reduce turnaround time while maintaining accuracy and compliance.

Fraud Detection

Moving from static rules to intelligent pattern recognition.

Customer Conversations

Why Al chatbots need business context, product knowledge, and human escalation. Responsible

Al Adoption

Why governance, data quality, and human oversight matter.

People & Change

How leaders can reduce fear and help employees use Al confidently.

Claims Transformation

"How Al can reduce turnaround time while maintaining accuracy and compliance."

Fraud Detection

"Moving from static rules to intelligent pattern recognition."

Customer Conversations

"Why Al chatbots need business context, product knowledge, and human escalation. Responsible."

Al Adoption

"Why governance, data quality, and human oversight matter."

People & Change

"How leaders can reduce fear and help employees use Al confidently."

Inside This Interview

Claims Transformation

How Al can reduce turnaround time while maintaining accuracy and compliance.

Fraud Detection

Moving from static rules to intelligent pattern recognition.

Customer Conversations

Why Al chatbots need business context, product knowledge, and human escalation. Responsible

Al Adoption

Why governance, data quality, and human oversight matter.

People & Change

How leaders can reduce fear and help employees use Al confidently.

Industry Insights

Insurance Has Always
Predicted Risk.

AI Is Helping It
Predict Better.

Insurance has always been built around one
fundamental question:

“How do we better understand uncertainty?”

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