CPO Assessment — Strategic Workforce Analysis

€10B Hidden
Potential Identified

112,113
Employees Analyzed
€3.3B
Year 1 Value
30,593
Roles to Augment
Current State
Human 80%
AI 20%
2028 Optimal Ratio
Human 55%
AI 45%
You've proven automation works. Now multiply by 2.3x.

Performance Reality Check

Strong today. Built for yesterday. Your 220% solvency gives you the war chest for transformation—but the clock is ticking.

Revenue/Employee
€1.14M
vs €1.15M at Allianz
Current Automation
20%
Saving €1.27B annually
Combined Ratio
90%
Beating peers
Hidden SG&A
€5B+
Untouched by automation
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What's Working

  • 7% revenue growth, momentum building
  • 90% combined ratio beating peers consistently
  • €3.6B Life & Health inflows after years of stagnation
  • 220% solvency ratio = transformation war chest
  • Proven: €1.27B saved annually at just 20% automation
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Strategic Disconnects

  • Revenue per employee virtually tied with Allianz
  • Distribution-heavy vs Intelligence-heavy workforce
  • €5B+ operational inefficiency untouched
  • Moving at 3% automation growth vs Allianz's 5%
  • Running proven model at quarter-speed

The Bottom Line

You nailed the automation wave—€1.27B saved annually at 20% automation.

But it's too slow and lacks scale.

Moving from 20% to 35% automation & native Agentic AI workflows next year, with intelligent redeployment to boost employee morale: €3.3B value creation. The math is proven. The risk is in moving too slowly, not too fast.

Situational Awareness

Allianz is fighting yesterday's war. BigTech loads tomorrow's weapons. Blockchain writes entirely new rules.

Speed Reality: At current rates, Allianz hits 50% automation 3 years before you.
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Traditional Insurance
Allianz Rev/FTE: €1.15M Auto: 25-30%
Zurich Rev/FTE: €1.20M Auto: 22-25%
Generali Rev/FTE: €1.12M Auto: 18-20%
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BigTech Shadow
Apple Rev/FTE: $2.47M 2.2x your productivity
Google Rev/FTE: $1.87M AI underwriting loans
Microsoft Rev/FTE: $1.09M 65% gross margins
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Insurtech Scale-ups
Root Insurance Rev/FTE: $62K Auto: 78%
Next Insurance Growth: 200% YoY Zero underwriters
Tractable Speed: 10x human 25+ carrier partners
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Blockchain Protocols
Etherisc Employees: 0 Pure smart contracts
Nexus Mutual Coverage: $47M DAO-governed
InsurAce TVL: $18M Community-underwritten

The Bottom Line

27,828 job ads. 10,159 actual departures. Either recruitment runs at 30% efficiency or internal mobility is broken. €50M annual waste.

Worse: 89.2% of leavers exit insurance entirely—they're not joining competitors, they're abandoning the industry. Meanwhile Allianz takes 109 underwriters while you add 182 agents.

9% turnover proves loyalty. Fix the system, not the people.

Workforce Structure Analysis

112,113 employees analyzed. The verdict: You're built for the last war, not the next one.

112,113
Total Workforce Analyzed
Over-Represented vs Peers
Project Assistants
2.46% vs 0.39% peer average
+2.07%
Agents
3.14% vs 1.65% peer average
+1.49%
Administrative Assistants
2.02% vs 0.77% peer average
+1.25%
Under-Represented (Critical Gaps)
Financial Underwriters
1.61% vs 1.85% peer average
-0.23%
Sales Managers
1.03% vs 1.73% peer average
-0.70%
Managers Overall
2.23% vs 2.89% peer average
-0.66%

30,593 Roles Ready for Augmentation

Insurance/Finance roles—your largest immediate value pool

Insurance Sales Agents
2,239 employees
Current: 18.2% Potential: 44.8%
Insurance Managers
1,201 employees
Current: 16.7% Potential: 43.4%
Medical Specialists
888 employees
Current: 15.2% Potential: 42%
Actuaries
526 employees
Current: 18.6% Potential: 47.5%
Claims Handlers
1,269 employees
Current: 22.1% Potential: 48%
Administrative Service
15,324 employees
Current: 22.1% Potential: 46.9%

Talent Flow Intelligence

You don't have a talent exodus—you have an efficiency paradox. And Allianz might be surgically extracting your innovation layer.

27,828
Job Ads Posted in 2024
That's 25% of your entire workforce!
9%
Annual Turnover
Below Fortune 500 avg
3:1
Ads to Actual Hires
30% efficiency
€50M+
Annual Cost
Of inefficiency

Strategic Talent Movement to Allianz

Financial Underwriters 109
Insurance Advisors 85
Sales Managers 47
Risk Analysts 31
AXA
Agents (Basic) +182
Project Assistants +156
Admin Support +121
Service Reps +93
The Diagnosis
Either massive internal churn, 30% recruitment efficiency, or mismanaged HR/Marketing budget.
All fixable
The Pattern
Allianz targets your under-represented roles while you hire more assistants and agents.
Wrong direction
The Silver Lining
9% turnover shows high loyalty. Your people want to stay. Perfect for redeployment.
Opportunity

Three Uncomfortable Questions

As I process your workforce data, three questions keep surfacing that nobody in your organization is probably asking. Confronting these may reveal €1B+ in immediate opportunity.

1
"Why are we posting 27,828 job ads for 9% turnover?"
This signals either broken internal mobility or recruitment operating at 30% efficiency. Both fixable. Cost of this inefficiency: €50M+ annually. This isn't about hiring more people—it's about fixing the system that's creating artificial demand.
2
"Are we scaling the wrong core?"
Your hiring pipeline over-indexes on agents and service roles while underwriters and advisors erode. You're hiring for 1990 while Allianz recruits for 2030. Each misplaced hire costs €400K over their tenure in lost productivity.
3
"Are our 57+ AI initiatives creating transformation or fragmentation?"
Impressive count—but are they augmenting decision-critical professions at scale, or scattered experiments that automate what's easy rather than what matters? The difference is worth €2B annually.

The €10B Transformation Path

This isn't cost-cutting. It's workforce multiplication aligned with your "Unlock the Future" plan. AXA becomes the global exemplar of socially minded human-AI partnership.

Your 3-Year Value Creation

€10B
Cumulative transformation value
Year 1
€3.3B
Foundation Phase
35% automation
Year 2
€3.5B
Acceleration Phase
40% automation
Year 3
€3.2B
Optimization Phase
45% automation
Year 1 Redeployment Blueprint — €3.3B Value Creation
Administrative Assistants
1,299
AI-Augmented Underwriters
€480M
30% Human : 70% AI
Project Assistants
2,756
Innovation Specialists
€750M
60% Human : 40% AI
Insurance Agents (Basic)
1,081
Strategic Account Managers
€380M
70% Human : 30% AI
Customer Managers
1,583
Portfolio Optimization Analysts
€620M
40% Human : 60% AI
Insurance Claims Handlers
1,269
Fraud Detection Specialists
€350M
20% Human : 80% AI
Productivity Gains
Existing Workforce Enhancement
€720M
Variable Mix

Your Units of Potential Library

Optimal human-AI configurations for insurance transformation

100:0
Pure Human
C-Suite, Strategy, Complex Claims
80:20
Human-Led
Underwriters, Key Accounts
60:40
Collaborative
Advisors, Risk Analysis
50:50
Balanced
Sales Support, Marketing
40:60
AI-Augmented
Claims Processing, Renewals
20:80
AI-Driven
Fraud Detection, Compliance
10:90
Supervised AI
Document Processing, Data Entry
0:100
Full Automation
Quote Generation, Basic Queries

You're Doing Great—Now Accelerate

You're going in the right direction. The foundation is solid. The strategy makes sense. But the pace isn't matching the opportunity.

Every month of delay compounds the cost. The technology exists. Most of your employees are already using it in secret, waiting for leadership to catch up.

The only variable is courage.