Charlie Munger's three paths to ruin were alcohol, women, and leverage.

News:Borrowed Time

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When prolonged heat turns into drought, and drought turns into dry vegetation.

News:When the Heat Wave Ends: Europe’s Summer Becomes an Ongoing Risk

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News:Longevity: The sick span is underestimated

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Demographic change is the greatest market opportunity for life insurance.

News:From Saving to Withdrawel: the Digital Evolution of Pensions

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A thought experiment brings an ancient philosophical method into the modern world of insurance.

News:What would Socrates ask the insurance industry?

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Charlie Munger's three paths to ruin were alcohol, women, and leverage.

News:The Floor, Not the Ceiling

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News:A New Approach to Claims: How Vectoryx Orchestrates Claims Settlement

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News:AI Doesn’t Replace CFOs – it Replaces Finance Professionals who Don’t Use AI

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A mistake made by a young consultant does not automatically lead to dismissal.

News:The Mistake That Makes a Difference

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Couldn't insurance also operate dynamically, decentralized, and in real time?

News:What if Insurance Worked Like a Free Market?

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Charlie Munger's three paths to ruin were alcohol, women, and leverage.

News:The Future Declines to Ignite

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Humanity versus the Human: Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) versus what is known as Artificial Individual Intelligence (AII).

News:Humanity is an average: No single person fits that description

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News:“Stay Curious”: Reto Lipp on the Swiss Economy

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Swiss InsurTech Hub reports positive results for the past half-year.

News:Swiss InsurTech Hub Looks Back on an Eventful Half-Year

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Where does what is insurable end, and where does life begin?

News:Heartache With a Deductible

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Bewe Lab's gamified app helps reduce cravings and addictive behavior.

News:Bewe Lab Receives an Award

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What happens when a market that has been paying for the future for two years is presented with the bill?

News:Punished for Winning

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“Risk is the material I work with. Creativity is what drives me,” says Ghassen Benhadjsalah.

News:Risk is not the enemy – it is the raw material

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AI as an Enabler of Human Potential and the Customer Service of the Future. Pranay Jain, CEO and Founder of Enterprise Bot.

News:AI as an Enabler of Human Potential

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The sample consists primarily of executives, as well as sales and technical experts with many years of industry experience.

News:Personal consultation remains the key to sales in the future

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"Two additional years of work would significantly ease the burden on the social security system," says Reto Lipp.
"Two additional years of work would significantly ease the burden on the social security system," says Reto Lipp.
17 July 2026

“Stay Curious”: Reto Lipp on the Swiss Economy

Reto Lipp, one of Switzerland’s best-known business journalists, spoke with Jakob Barandun in a Capricorn interview…

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Swiss InsurTech Hub reports positive results for the past half-year.
Swiss InsurTech Hub reports positive results for the past half-year.
16 July 2026

Swiss InsurTech Hub Looks Back on an Eventful Half-Year

Shortly before the summer break, the Swiss InsurTech Hub (SIH) hosted a virtual mid-year meeting. Silvia Signoretti and…

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Where does what is insurable end, and where does life begin?
Where does what is insurable end, and where does life begin?
15 July 2026

Heartache With a Deductible

What happens when a Brazilian insurer launches liability insurance policies for eleven occupational groups, and a…

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Bewe Lab's gamified app helps reduce cravings and addictive behavior.
Bewe Lab's gamified app helps reduce cravings and addictive behavior.
14 July 2026

Bewe Lab Receives an Award

The Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC) and the Canton of Vaud have selected four projects from 57 submissions as part of…

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What happens when a market that has been paying for the future for two years is presented with the bill?
Punished for its success: Samsung's stock rose nineteenfold, but was punished.
14 July 2026

Punished for Winning

A ceasefire that runs like a summer sitcom, a company that multiplies its profit nineteen times and is sold for it,…

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“Risk is the material I work with. Creativity is what drives me,” says Ghassen Benhadjsalah.
“Risk is the material I work with. Creativity is what drives me,” says Ghassen Benhadjsalah.
13 July 2026

Risk is not the enemy – it is the raw material

He built and launched a credit marketplace platform regulated by FINMA, weathered the COVID crisis as a fintech…

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AI as an Enabler of Human Potential and the Customer Service of the Future. Pranay Jain, CEO and Founder of Enterprise Bot.
AI as an Enabler of Human Potential and the Customer Service of the Future. Pranay Jain, CEO and Founder of Enterprise Bot.
10 July 2026

AI as an Enabler of Human Potential

Pranay Jain, CEO and founder of Enterprise Bot, is convinced that artificial intelligence does not replace humans—it…

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The sample consists primarily of executives, as well as sales and technical experts with many years of industry experience.
The sample consists primarily of executives, as well as sales and technical experts with many years of industry experience.
9 July 2026

Personal consultation remains the key to sales in the future

How will the Swiss insurance sales industry change over the next five to seven years? Synpulse surveyed 40 executives…

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LBC Insurance Radar #15: Between Tradition and Technology.
LBC Insurance Radar #15: Between Tradition and Technology.
9 July 2026

LBC Insurance Radar #15: Between Tradition and Technology

The latest edition of the LBC Insurance Radar shows just how much the insurance industry is currently caught between…

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Listening and Speaking: Why Insurers Must Not Lose Human Contact.
Listening and Speaking: Why Insurers Must Not Lose Human Contact.
8 July 2026

Listening and Speaking: Why Insurers Must Not Lose Human Contact

An insider podcast reminds the industry that technology can never completely replace a personal connection with…

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Still Dancing: a record high—the best half-year since 2021—quarterly results on track, and a 40-year low for the yen that almost no one thought was worth mentioning.
Still Dancing: a record high—the best half-year since 2021—quarterly results on track, and a 40-year low for the yen that almost no one thought was worth mentioning.
7 July 2026

Still Dancing

Eight trading days lay between the “crash” and the “coronation” – between a trillion dollars in losses for the AI…

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Alain Veuve: “Stop treating compliance and performance as conflicting goals.”
Alain Veuve: “Stop treating compliance and performance as conflicting goals.”
6 July 2026

EU AI Act: An Opportunity, Not a Risk, for Swiss Companies

Artificial intelligence has revolutionized document processing. While many providers only entered this field with the…

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