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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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“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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Charlie Munger's three paths to ruin were alcohol, women, and leverage.
Charlie Munger's three paths to ruin were alcohol, women, and leverage.
4 August 2026

Borrowed Time

The fireworks were at Microsoft, but the real story of the week was borrowed money beginning to break in four places at…

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When prolonged heat turns into drought, and drought turns into dry vegetation.
When prolonged heat turns into drought, and drought turns into dry vegetation.
3 August 2026

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

A webinar by Everbridge and Arcadis paints a picture of the European summer of 2026 not as a series of isolated extreme…

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"While the grandparents' generation was passive, this generation is actively involved," says Nadine Esposito.
"While the grandparents' generation was passive, this generation is actively involved," says Nadine Esposito.
31 July 2026

Longevity: The sick span is underestimated

Ten years between good health and the end of life a period that hardly any insurance company factors into its pricing.…

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Demographic change is the greatest market opportunity for life insurance.
Demographic change is the greatest market opportunity for life insurance.
30 July 2026

From Saving to Withdrawel: the Digital Evolution of Pensions

Switzerland is aging, and with it, the logic behind life insurance. What was once purely a wealth-building product must…

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A thought experiment brings an ancient philosophical method into the modern world of insurance.
A thought experiment brings an ancient philosophical method into the modern world of insurance.
29 July 2026

What would Socrates ask the insurance industry?

A thought experiment from the podcast “Paul the Insurer” brings an old philosophical method into the modern world of…

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Charlie Munger's three paths to ruin were alcohol, women, and leverage.
"Keep an eye on the basement," advises Eric Lefebvre.
28 July 2026

The Floor, Not the Ceiling

America’s thirty-year borrowing cost reached its highest since 2007, France paid four per cent for the first time…

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"Expanding into other countries," says Alexander Stade, founder and CEO of Vectoryx.
"Expanding into other countries," says Alexander Stade, founder and CEO of Vectoryx.
27 July 2026

A New Approach to Claims: How Vectoryx Orchestrates Claims Settlement

Vectoryx positions itself as a regulated multi-party infrastructure for claims processing and, among other things, uses…

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"The CFO's job remains secure despite automation," says Dr. Veronika von Heise-Rotenburg.
"The CFO's job remains secure despite automation," says Dr. Veronika von Heise-Rotenburg.
24 July 2026

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

Dr. Veronika von Heise-Rotenburg is familiar with both worlds: traditional banking and the dynamic startup scene. As…

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A mistake made by a young consultant does not automatically lead to dismissal.
A mistake made by a young consultant does not automatically lead to dismissal.
23 July 2026

The Mistake That Makes a Difference

A young consultant loses a client after eleven years because she recommended the wrong coverage plan. The following…

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Couldn't insurance also operate dynamically, decentralized, and in real time?
Couldn't insurance also operate dynamically, decentralized, and in real time?
22 July 2026

What if Insurance Worked Like a Free Market?

Large corporations, thick stacks of contracts, standardized rates based on statistical averages: that’s how we know the…

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Charlie Munger's three paths to ruin were alcohol, women, and leverage.
What happens when a market that has been paying for the future for two years is presented with the bill?
21 July 2026

The Future Declines to Ignite

The largest company ever floated fell below its own price and, asked to light its engines, refused; a television tip…

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Humanity versus the Human: Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) versus what is known as Artificial Individual Intelligence (AII).
Humanity versus the Human: Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) versus what is known as Artificial Individual Intelligence (AII).
20 July 2026

Humanity is an average: No single person fits that description

The mission statements of leading AI labs speak of billions, but almost never of an individual. An analysis of the…

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