Paraplanners turn to AI amid rising workloads and regulatory pressure

Harnessing AI and digital tools to boost efficiency

Isabel Baxter
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Paraplanners are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) as regulatory pressures mount and workloads rise, Scottish Widows has found.

The provider's research, based on a survey of more than 200 paraplanners in the UK, found that paraplanners are harnessing AI and digital tools to boost efficiency. The findings showed that almost all (94%) have seen their workload increase due to regulatory change. To tackle these pressures, many are responding with innovation, with more than one in five (22%) now using AI either as part of their core processes or for specific tasks. Among those adopting more technology, 85% are using AI to save time and automate work such as meeting notes, documentation and recording, while a qua...

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