Gjensidige layoffs and AI

Communications director Christian Steffensen, in a written statement to kode24 (28 October 2026): "Vi jobber kontinuerlig med å effektivisere driften, og det stemmer at det er åpnet for å søke på sluttpakker innen området Teknologi og Innsikt, hvor vi samlet skal redusere med inntil 40 årsverk, som vil utgjøre rundt 10 prosent av antall ansatte innen T&I" (Translation: We work continuously to make our operations more efficient, and it is correct that severance packages have been opened for application in the Technology and Insight area, where we will reduce by up to 40 full-time positions in total, about 10 percent of the employees in T&I); "Bakgrunnen for nedbemanningen er delvis at mer effektive arbeidsformer frigjør ressurser, og delvis at strammere prioriteringer vil redusere ressursbehovet. Samtidig kuttes kostnadene ved å sanere IT-systemer som har overlappende funksjoner, og ved å redusere konsulentbruken" (Translation: The background to the downsizing is partly that more efficient ways of working free up resources, and partly that tighter priorities will reduce the need for resources. At the same time, costs are cut by retiring IT systems with overlapping functions and by using fewer consultants); "Prosessen skjer ikke som en direkte konsekvens av kunstig intelligens, men KI påvirker de løsningene vi skal utvikle for kundene og måten vi kommer til å jobbe på, og dermed planleggingen av ressursbehov." (Translation: The process is not a direct consequence of artificial intelligence, but AI affects the solutions we will develop for customers and the way we will work, and thereby the planning of resource needs.)

The Norwegian insurer Gjensidige confirmed on 27 October 2026 that it is cutting up to 40 full-time positions, about 10% of the roughly 450 technologists in its Technology and Insight development unit, starting with voluntary severance packages; FinansWatch, kode24 and E24 reported it on 28 October. Communications director Christian Steffensen said the background is partly more efficient ways of working that free up resources and partly tighter priorities, along with retiring overlapping IT systems and using fewer consultants, and that the process is not a direct consequence of AI, but AI affects the solutions the company will build and how it will work, and thereby its planning of how many people it needs. Because the employer names AI as one influence on its staffing needs while saying AI is not the direct cause, and gives only a maximum, the 40 is recorded but not counted. kode24 reports that about 15 employees had accepted packages by 28 October and that staff must reapply for their roles, so whether anyone will be dismissed is not known.

Roles the sources name:

Technologists in the Technology and Insight unit, the company's development department of about 450 technologists (the company), outside its Private, Commercial and Claims parts (per kode24, citing an internal email)

Share of the workforce:

about 10% of its Technology and Insight unit (the company's figure)