The winter months remain particularly critical. Four technologies are under consideration, each with its own cost, pace, and drawbacks.

News:Switzerland’s Electricity Shortage: Which Solution Will Really Work?

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Pax: In the future, the online business will be operated exclusively under its own brand.

News:Visana Acquires simpego: Pax Sells Majority Stake

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Much like Caesar, market leaders in the insurance industry do not adopt a passive stance, but instead emulate innovations, amongst other things.

News:What Caesar Teaches the Insurance Industry

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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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No excuses - do it!
No excuses - do it!
12 June 2025

“No excuses – do it!”

Switzerland is raising awareness of digital risks: With the new “No excuses – do it!” campaign, the…

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More humanity through machines: with Sebastian Langrehr (Hypoport Insurtech) and Yuri Poletto (Open and Embedded Insurance Observatory).
More humanity through machines: with Sebastian Langrehr (Hypoport Insurtech) and Yuri Poletto (Open and Embedded Insurance Observatory).
11 June 2025

More human through machine: Why AI improves the customer experience

Whether chatbots, embedded insurance or preventive services: Artificial intelligence is changing the way insurers…

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thebrokernews Podcast Episode 9: What does Brigitte Roy think about new leadership qualities.
thebrokernews Podcast Episode 9: What does Brigitte Roy think about new leadership qualities.
10 June 2025

thebrokernews Podcast Episode 9: With Brigitte Roy and Thomas Gassenbauer from Cognizant on new leadership qualities

From military discipline to empathy in management: a podcast discussion with Thomas Gassenbauer and Brigitte Roy about…

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‘Payday after the earthquake?’ From left to right: Patricia von Falkenstein (LDP National Councillor), Michael Wieser (Director of VKG), Christian Keller (Editor of Prime News), Markus Meier (Director of HEV Switzerland), Urs Arbter (Director of SVV).
‘Payday after the earthquake?’ From left to right: Patricia von Falkenstein (LDP National Councillor), Michael Wieser (Director of VKG), Christian Keller (Editor of Prime News), Markus Meier (Director of HEV Switzerland), Urs Arbter (Director of SVV).
6 June 2025

“Payday after the quake?” – Switzerland struggles for new earthquake insurance

Despite thousands of earthquakes and billions in risks, only one in five households is insured. Switzerland is now…

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Versicherungen am Limit: Weshalb nicht nicht das Alte neu denken und einfacher machen?
Versicherungen am Limit: Weshalb nicht nicht das Alte neu denken und einfacher machen?
4 June 2025

Insurance at the limit: Why operational excellence is the new innovation

Operational excellence is the new innovation. Before you jump on now, please listen to me. Innovations in the insurance…

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++++ACHTUNG: Suva meldet für heute Nachmittag bis morgen Abend heftige Unwetter.++++
3 June 2025

++++ATTENTION: Severe thunderstorms reported!++++

According to Suva, severe thunderstorms are expected in large parts of Switzerland from this afternoon until tomorrow…

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Broker Panel Schweiz.
Broker Panel Schweiz 2025.
2 June 2025

Broker Panel Switzerland 2025: More relevance, more impact – and real impetus for practice

In a market that is changing rapidly due to digitalization, a shortage of specialists and increasing competitive…

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Branche im Wandel: SIBA-Präsident Markus Lehmann einmal mehr vehement gegen Überregulierung.
Branche im Wandel: SIBA-Präsident Markus Lehmann einmal mehr vehement gegen Überregulierung.
28 May 2025

Industry in transition – attitude instead of hysteria

At the Swiss Insurance Brokers Association (SIBA) event in Zurich, President Markus Lehmann made clear the pressure for…

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thebrokernews Podcast Episode 9: What do Thomas Gassenbauer and Brigitte Roy think about new leadership qualities?
27 May 2025

thebrokernews Podcast Episode 8: Empowering Women with Andreea Prange, AXA

In today’s episode of the “Empowering Women” podcast, we welcome Andreea Prange from AXA. In conversation with…

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Tech trifft Taktik mit AXA Group Operations CEO und Group COO Dr. Alexander Vollert.
Tech trifft Taktik mit AXA Group Operations CEO und Group COO Dr. Alexander Vollert.
26 May 2025

Tech meets tactics – How AXA scales innovation on three levels

At insureNXT in Cologne (May 14 – 15, 2025), thebrokernews had the opportunity to attend several interesting…

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Risk-!n: Resilienz ist Teamsache.
23 May 2025

Risk-!n: Resilience is a team thing – From individual athletes, circumnavigators and companies in the endurance test

Whether on the high seas, on steep Alpine passes or in global supply chains – resilience is evident in the moment…

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Risk-!n 2025: Klimarisiko im Check.
22 May 2025

Risk-!n 2025: Climate risk in check – How insurers predict and cushion the storm

Risk-!n 2025 (May 11 – 13, 2025) was once again an event to attend this year. It showed that record losses due to…

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