Hyundai and Kia Team Up with Insurers to Build the Financial Backbone of the Robotics Era
Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation are expanding their push into robotics by partnering with Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance to develop the financial and insurance infrastructure needed for large-scale robot deployment. The companies signed an MOU in Seoul to co-create insurance products and risk-management systems tailored to robot operations across sectors such as hotels, hospitals, airports, and mobility hubs.
As robots become more common in public and commercial environments, new risks—cyberattacks, data leaks, network failures, operational accidents—are emerging. To address these challenges, the partners will launch “Deep Tech Comprehensive Insurance,” the first robot-focused policy designed using real operational data from Hyundai and Kia’s delivery and EV-charging robots.
From left: Yoon Eui-young, Executive Director of Corporate Insurance at Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance, and Dong Jin Hyun, Executive Director of the Robotics Lab at Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation.
Hyundai and Kia plan to integrate insurance offerings directly into the sales and deployment of their in-house robots, strengthening reliability and clarifying responsibility when incidents occur. The collaboration also aims to reduce total cost of ownership for robot users by developing new finance and insurance models aligned with next-generation service robotics.
“This data-driven insurance framework will accelerate the commercialization of robotics and secure investment stability,” said Dong Jin Hyun, Executive Director of Hyundai and Kia’s Robotics Lab.
Hyundai Marine & Fire added that the partnership will help build a safer, more human-centered robotics ecosystem and drive innovation across emerging markets.
