"Quantum computing is transforming the insurance industry in two ways," said Thomas Schubert.

News: Quantum Computing in the Insurance Industry: Governance, GRC Transformation, and Resilience

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How Germany and Switzerland Handle Succession. Source: RS Ratgeber Stiftung Beratung e.K.

News: Passing on Wealth in Switzerland: Why Proper Planning Begins Long Before Inheritance Takes Place

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Marcus Selzer advises people to think carefully before resorting to AI tools.

News: The Borrowed Memory

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What advice would Lao Tzu give to a modern insurance company?

News: Lao Tzu on the Board of Directors

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Black Friday in October: Intel hits its lowest point in 52 years, and even the safe havens are failing.

News: Seven Stocks in Low Gravity

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Alexandra Kestenholz and Claudio Carrese decided to go into business for themselves while enjoying an Aperol Spritz in Piazza Grande in Locarno.

News: “We’re the Good Guys” – and Now we’re the Bosses, too

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Mark Wesselink's (left) life motto: Never give up, rely on evidence rather than gut feelings, and take responsibility.

News: Mark Wesselink: Listen First, Then Build

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The question isn't whether PHP is used, but where.

News: ATTENTION: Do you know if your website runs on PHP?

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Those who sell protection are judged by that protection, not by their advertising.

News: Dante Evaluates Insurance Companies

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Black Friday in October: Intel hits its lowest point in 52 years, and even the safe havens are failing.

News: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Leverage

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Embedded insurance is seen as a growth driver for the industry.

News: MavenBlue: Sales Are Scaling, but Pricing Isn’t

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No insurance against the oil shock itself, but there is coverage for some of its consequences. The key is to have taken care of this in a timely manner.

News: Oil Crisis: What Can Be Insured – and What Can’t

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An anniversary interview with Pax CEO Peter Kappeler.

News: 150 Years of Pax: “In my view, returns and sustainability are not a contradiction”

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In 1752, Franklin and his colleagues founded the “Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance against Loss by Fire.”

News: Benjamin Franklin, America’s First Underwriter

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According to Patrick Wellens, a board of directors must be prepared to draw the line between what AI is allowed to decide on our behalf and what it is not.

News: If the machine helps make decisions, who is responsible?

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Black Friday in October: Intel hits its lowest point in 52 years, and even the safe havens are failing.

News: The Frog Prince

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Many small and medium-sized enterprises lack a pragmatic and affordable risk management system.

News: riskAware Continues to Grow: New Platform, New Customers, and Strong Partnerships

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"With Raindrop, we want to bring a drop of clarity to an industry that is often unnecessarily complex and difficult to understand," says Jasmin Flori-Hess.

News: “Insurance is a jungle. We bring a little clarity.”

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Sebastian Schnur expects to see a strong concentration on a few large companies and an extremely large number of micro-enterprises.

News: Sebastian Schnur: Those who act are mindful

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Paul applies the first law of thermodynamics to the insurance industry.

News: The Thermodynamics of Insurance

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Karl Andersen's motto is: Energy as an asset.
Karl Andersen's motto is: Energy as an asset.
30 September 2026

Karl Andersen: Electricity That Pays Off

Karl Andersen no longer wants to sell solar power to the grid for a few rappen; instead, he wants to convert it…

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Just as Don Quixote charges at windmills, insured individuals often fight against invisible enemies.
Just as Don Quixote charges at windmills, insured individuals often fight against invisible enemies.
30 September 2026

Don Quixote and the Insurers

What would Miguel de Cervantes write about the insurance industry? In the new episode of “Paul the Insurer,” Paul takes…

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The U.S. market yields a single figure: the Magnificent Seven and three chip manufacturers.
The U.S. market yields a single figure: the Magnificent Seven and three chip manufacturers.
29 September 2026

Where It Cracks First

Ten stocks are now about 41 per cent of the American market, the exact level that capped every great bubble of the past…

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Telephone calls to solicit new supplemental insurance policies are not always, but usually, prohibited.
Telephone calls to solicit new supplemental insurance policies are not always, but usually, prohibited.
28 September 2026

When the phone rings, it’s usually the wrong register

Tomorrow, the federal government will publish the 2027 health insurance premiums; an increase of about five percent is…

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Thanks to neuroscience, the Bewe app reduces binge eating.
Thanks to neuroscience, the Bewe app reduces binge eating.
28 September 2026

The pilot is just the beginning: What Bewe and CSS Teach Us About True Digital Health Innovation

The Bewe app addresses a very specific problem: It’s designed to help people reduce binge eating by using digital…

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Manuel Martin and Ömür Yazici developed an AI to streamline the bidding process and generate structured comparisons.
Manuel Martin and Ömür Yazici developed a tool to conduct bids more quickly and create structured comparisons.
25 September 2026

InsuranceMap 2.0: When AI Gets the Quote Instead of the Broker

Fifteen requests for proposals, the same data entered seven times, and ultimately a comparison made under time…

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The Broker Panel Switzerland has been an established tool in the market since 2006.
The Broker Panel Switzerland has been an established tool in the market since 2006.
24 September 2026

Swiss Broker Panel 2026: Clarity Instead of Room for Interpretation

575 brokers participated, and 416 complete interviews were collected. This represents a 22 percent increase over the…

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20 Books about insurance, explained simply by the creator of Paul the Insurer.
20 Books about insurance, explained simply by the creator of Paul the Insurer.
23 September 2026

Interview with Pierre Perrenoud: Reimagining Insurance Through Stories

Twenty books, one question: What remains of insurance when you strip it of its technical jargon and describe it once…

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Der US-Markt liefert eine einzige Zahl: die Magnificent Seven und drei Chip-Hersteller.
22 September 2026

Dancing on the Volcano

A strait through which one-fifth of the world’s oil flows recorded only one-tenth of its usual traffic volume; the Fed…

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Simon Weiner is extremely pleased with the published figures.
21 September 2026

Helvetia: Between Rumors and Reality—Numbers, Change of Domicile, Restructuring of Sales

No sooner had the half-year results been published than unrest began to stir on the sales front: Some customer advisors…

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Innovation takes no summer break.
Innovation takes no summer break.
18 September 2026

Four new insurtech companies, a software giant, and an award with five trophies

Summer is over, but the Swiss InsurTech Hub’s schedule isn’t: To kick off the second half of the year, the community…

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Asmir Imeri and his team are celebrating and want to help shape the next phase of growth in the mortgage brokerage industry.
Asmir Imeri and his team are celebrating and want to help shape the next phase of growth in the mortgage brokerage industry.
17 September 2026

S.O.I. AG Celebrates Five Years of Mortgage Expertise

In April 2021, Asmir Imeri launched a simple yet ambitious idea: to bring the world of financial intermediaries closer…

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