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"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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"Quantum computing is transforming the insurance industry in two ways," said Thomas Schubert.
"Quantum computing is transforming the insurance industry in two ways," said Thomas Schubert.
2 November 2026

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

Logical qubits make quantum computers usable for insurers for the first time—enabling more accurate solvency models,…

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How Germany and Switzerland Handle Succession. Source: RS Ratgeber Stiftung Beratung e.K.
How Germany and Switzerland handle succession. Pic: Sascha Drache. Source: RS Ratgeber Stiftung Beratung e.K.
30 October 2026

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

On November 30, 2025, Switzerland decisively rejected the Juso’s inheritance tax initiative: 78.3 percent voted against…

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Marcus Selzer advises people to think carefully before resorting to AI tools.
Marcus Selzer advises people to think carefully before resorting to AI tools.
29 October 2026

The Borrowed Memory

In the middle of a meeting with a client, an experienced key account manager can’t recall a figure he used to know by…

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What advice would Lao Tzu give to a modern insurance company?
What advice would Lao Tzu give to a modern insurance company?
28 October 2026

Lao Tzu on the Board of Directors

What advice would a 6th-century B.C. Chinese sage give to a modern insurance company? In this episode of his podcast,…

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Black Friday in October: Intel hits its lowest point in 52 years, and even the safe havens are failing.
Interest rates are the "gravity" of the financial markets: The weaker their effect, the further prices drift away from earnings.
27 October 2026

Seven Stocks in Low Gravity

Earnings season through a physicist’s eyes. Tesla kept a 195-times multiple on a profit that had halved. Netflix told…

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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.
Alexandra Kestenholz and Claudio Carrese decided to go into business for themselves while enjoying an Aperol Spritz in Piazza Grande in Locarno.
26 October 2026

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

She comes from the claims department of an insurance company; he comes from a family of brokers. Together, Alexandra…

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Mark Wesselink's (left) life motto: Never give up, rely on evidence rather than gut feelings, and take responsibility.
Mark Wesselink's (left) life motto: Never give up, rely on evidence rather than gut feelings, and take responsibility.
23 October 2026

Mark Wesselink: Listen First, Then Build

Twelve companies founded, four failed, three sold, one IPO, two bankruptcies: Mark Wesselink makes no secret of his…

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The question isn't whether PHP is used, but where.
The question isn't whether PHP is used, but where.
22 October 2026

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

Two critical vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language have taken websites offline around the world, including in…

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Those who sell protection are judged by that protection, not by their advertising.
Those who sell protection are judged by that protection, not by their advertising.
21 October 2026

Dante Evaluates Insurance Companies

What would Dante Alighieri see if he were to descend into Hell again today and pass by the insurance industry along the…

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Black Friday in October: Intel hits its lowest point in 52 years, and even the safe havens are failing.
Movie recommendation from Eric Lefebvre: Stanley Kubrick's scathing satire, *Dr. Strangelove*.
20 October 2026

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Leverage

A week of quiet cracks, a rumour that moved billions on almost nothing, and the doomsday machine the market built out…

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Embedded insurance is seen as a growth driver for the industry.
Embedded insurance is seen as a growth driver for the industry.
19 October 2026

MavenBlue: Sales Are Scaling, but Pricing Isn’t

Insurance at checkout, in the banking app, in the car configurator: Embedded insurance is seen as a growth opportunity…

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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.
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.
16 October 2026

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

Since late February 2026 the Strait of Hormuz has been severely disrupted by the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran. Before…

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