AIG working with exoskeleton to cut accidents, lower premiums
US insurer American International Group (AIG) has partnered with Japanese robotics company Cyberdyne to integrate an exoskeleton called the Hybrid Assistive Limb into some policies. AIG will use the exoskeleton to develop “active care” insurance products to prevent illness or accidents. HAL can detect its wearer’s motion and help them to lift objects or walk despite muscle weakness. AIG has established a scientific team to explore technologies, such as drones, robotics and self-driving cars, to develop its active-care concept. It's also studying praxeology, the study of human action, to prevent fraudulent insurance claims.
TOKYO -- A powered exoskeleton known as HAL is poised to play a key role in what the U.S. insurer American International Group calls an "insurance revolution."

Cyberdyne, the Japanese company that developed the robotic suit, and AIG's Japanese unit said Monday they will team up to develop new insurance products using HAL, whose name is short for Hybrid Assistive Limb.