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Borrowed Time
The fireworks were at Microsoft, but the real story of the week was borrowed money beginning to break in four places at…

When the Heat Wave Ends: Europe’s Summer Becomes an Ongoing Risk
A webinar by Everbridge and Arcadis paints a picture of the European summer of 2026 not as a series of isolated extreme…

Longevity: The sick span is underestimated
Ten years between good health and the end of life a period that hardly any insurance company factors into its pricing.…

From Saving to Withdrawel: the Digital Evolution of Pensions
Switzerland is aging, and with it, the logic behind life insurance. What was once purely a wealth-building product must…

What would Socrates ask the insurance industry?
A thought experiment from the podcast “Paul the Insurer” brings an old philosophical method into the modern world of…

The Floor, Not the Ceiling
America’s thirty-year borrowing cost reached its highest since 2007, France paid four per cent for the first time…

A New Approach to Claims: How Vectoryx Orchestrates Claims Settlement
Vectoryx positions itself as a regulated multi-party infrastructure for claims processing and, among other things, uses…

AI Doesn’t Replace CFOs – it Replaces Finance Professionals who Don’t Use AI
Dr. Veronika von Heise-Rotenburg is familiar with both worlds: traditional banking and the dynamic startup scene. As…

The Mistake That Makes a Difference
A young consultant loses a client after eleven years because she recommended the wrong coverage plan. The following…

What if Insurance Worked Like a Free Market?
Large corporations, thick stacks of contracts, standardized rates based on statistical averages: that’s how we know the…

The Future Declines to Ignite
The largest company ever floated fell below its own price and, asked to light its engines, refused; a television tip…

Humanity is an average: No single person fits that description
The mission statements of leading AI labs speak of billions, but almost never of an individual. An analysis of the…