Fionna Kossmann

Fionna Kossmann is Claims Product Owner at Friendly Health Technologies, where she develops and optimizes AI-driven automation solutions for life and health insurers and reinsurers across global markets. With extensive experience in claims management, Fionna previously led the claims team at Gen Re South Africa and served as Senior Global Claims Manager on the Gen Re Global Claims Team, where she spearheaded quality assurance initiatives and technology-driven projects to improve claims processes worldwide. Fionna brings a unique multidisciplinary perspective to insurance technology, combining her background in Occupational Therapy with legal expertise gained through her law degree from the University of South Africa. Her career has been defined by innovation in claims handling, operational excellence, and a passion for leveraging technology to enhance both efficiency and the human experience in claims management. At Friendly, Fionna focuses on the evolution of claims management through AI automation, working to create solutions that support claims professionals while improving accuracy and decision-making across the industry.

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From Sequential to Simultaneous:A Claims Expert's AI Reality Check

This guest article from Friendly first appeared HERE Like many claims professionals, I had developed a trusted process over the years—structured, thorough, and experience-driven. I wasn’t expecting that a new technology would make me reconsider some...

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