InsurTech Magazine July 2022 | Page 80

GROUPASSUR
Jalal Khargou , newly appointed VP of AI & Data analytics , is presenting the team with his vision to take GroupAssur ’ s existing AI & ML capabilities to the next level .
“ Last year , I joined GroupAssur , I felt their vision to pivot to a technology-driven company , combined with their size was a natural fit based on my experience in both large financial enterprises and smaller , nimbler SaaS technology companies . My role is essentially to create value through technology within the organisation and foster a culture of innovation .”
St-Jean Mercier says GroupAssur has taken a unique approach to its technical transition , in that its teams are redesigning the business first and then putting technologies in place to fit that need .
“ We ' re actually rethinking , reshaping our business model and our operating model based on what we can do with technologies , so I work extremely closely with the other executives to really understand their challenges ,” he says . “ We share the same objectives and KPIs .
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