SIGNAL IDUNA, a German full-service insurer, enhances customer service with a cutting-edge AI knowledge assistant, developed in collaboration with Google Cloud, BCG, and Deloitte.
The AI knowledge assistant helps service agents provide quick and accurate responses, leveraging Google Cloud AI and Gemini models to improve customer satisfaction by resolving inquiries 30% faster.
Before implementing the AI assistant, SIGNAL IDUNA faced operational challenges, including manual searches for information in internal documents, leading to delays and increased costs.
The AI knowledge assistant is based on over 2,000 internal documents and 600 tariffs, enabling agents to ask questions naturally and receive precise answers, reducing search time significantly.
SIGNAL IDUNA's gen AI system, developed with Google Cloud, BCG, and Deloitte, uses a multi-step approach for data pre-processing, query augmentation, retrieval, and generation to enhance service efficiency.
The system integrates Layout Parser, PDFPlumber, Google Cloud SQL, and Vertex AI, enabling quick access to relevant information and efficient similarity search functionality.
Query augmentation improves user question formulation, while retrieval processes prioritize relevance using the Vertex AI ranking API and keyword-based augmentations.
The AI assistant reduced processing time by 30%, increased response quality, and improved case closure rates in health insurance inquiries, demonstrating significant real-world impact.
SIGNAL IDUNA plans to scale the gen AI technology across the organization to drive innovation, efficiency, and enhanced customer satisfaction, establishing itself as a pioneer in insurance solutions.
The project was executed by core team members from Google and SIGNAL IDUNA, reflecting the successful collaboration between the two entities in implementing AI-driven solutions.