Category: Columns

Columns by Eric Lefebvre, Thomas Schulte and Selzer

How artificial intelligence could help resolve the confusion over wording in insurance policies.

News:The curse of Babel in the insurance world

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Simplifai expands AI platform for insurers

News:Simplifai expands AI platform for insurers

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The narrow pillar: concentration, mobility and the modern limits of taxation.

News:The Narrow Pillar

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When leadership makes you lonely: For Jennifer Thamm, it is crucial that employees do not have to reveal themselves to managers and HR.

News:When leadership makes you lonely

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SIBA is calling for less bureaucracy, more competitiveness and clear framework conditions.

News:Between regulation and a geopolitical turning point

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Neurodiversity as a future competence: Sabine Buch, expert in neurodivergence, supports companies in establishing new ways of thinking.

News:Neurodiversity as a future skill: Why diversity is more than just a buzzword

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The smoke detector that nobody installed. Or: Why the insurance broker is the most important early warning system for Swiss SMEs. But almost nobody uses it.

News:The smoke detector that nobody installed

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Old risks, new tools in the latest episode of Paul the Insurer.

News:Old Risks, New Instruments

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The national balance sheet: Eric Lefebvre says why a country is much more than just lines on a map.

News:The National Balance Sheet: Sovreign Equity, Hartwick’s Rule, and the Stewardship of Nations

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Namilytics supports insurance brokers with the

News:Namilytics with AI for Brokers: More Data Is Not the Solution

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Eye injections cheaper, but cost reductions reach premium payers with a delay.

News:Eye Injections Cheaper: but Premiums Are Not (yet) Falling

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From ice cream to algorithms: How China is leading the insurance world in development and what Europe can learn from it.

News:From Ice Cream to Algorithm

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The cost of growth are adjusting slowly, quietly and persistently, says Eric Lefebvre.

News:The Cost of Growth

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AI, climate risks and the art of working with uncertainty. Jakob Barandun (right) in conversation with physicist and entrepreneur Dr Christian Spindler (left).

News:AI, climate risks and the art of working with uncertainty

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FINMA: Focus on stability. Photo: Stefan Walter, Director.

News:FINMA: Focus on Stability

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Trust is not a feature: A monthly column by Marcus Selzer.

News:Trust Is Not a Feature

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From the missing son to the changing image of insurers.

News:From the missing son to the changing image of insurers

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When models fail because a system no longer resembles the theory.

News:When Models Fail: The Quiet Death of Economics

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Trust sells: Customers are increasingly choosing providers that they trust to handle data responsibly.

News:Trust sells: It is a hard currency

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AI in retirement planning: The future is hybrid and challenging. Image: AI-generated.

News:AI in Pension Provision: Efficiency Machine with Responsibility

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The narrow pillar: concentration, mobility and the modern limits of taxation.
The narrow pillar: concentration, mobility and the modern limits of taxation.
12 May 2026

The Narrow Pillar

Concentration, mobility and the modern limits of taxation: the new column shows why income taxes in developed economies…

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