Category: Current

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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Elon Musk's optimism paints a picture of a near-future ‘age of abundance’.
Elon Musk's optimism paints a picture of a near-future ‘age of abundance’.
30 January 2026

Elon Musk’s optimism: What the “age of abundance” means for insurers and markets

While geopolitical disruptions and systemic risks were being discussed in Davos, Elon Musk was outlining a radically…

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Swiss pharmacies offer consultations for acute complaints and are cost-effective.
Swiss pharmacies offer consultations for acute complaints and are cost-effective.
29 January 2026

Swiss pharmacies: close, competent, cost-efficient

The new edition of “Facts and Figures 2025” from pharmaSuisse and the approval of the new pharmacist tariff…

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From chance to vocation: why Rubin Nova chose a career in actuarial science.
From chance to vocation: why Rubin Nova chose a career in actuarial science.
28 January 2026

From chance to vocation

He didn’t even know what an actuary was and that’s exactly where he found his professional home. In the…

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When troubles come in squadrons - in Eric Lefebvre's Tuesday Column.
Insurance is a promise, but markets speak a different language, according to Erik Lefebvre.
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Insurance is a promise, but markets speak different languages

A few months ago, I started noticing something amusing on my social feeds: adverts for Lemonade. Not the drink (which…

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Embedded insurance: Singer sewing machine (1870) was one of the first.
Embedded insurance: Singer sewing machine (1870) was one of the first.
26 January 2026

Embedded insurance: four models, one change

Embedded insurance is not only changing sales, but the logic of the entire industry. At the symposium at ETH Zurich, it…

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Embedded insurance in everyday life: from left to right: Saverio Patimo, Eran Tirer (Ledgertech), Raphael Gomes (Discovermarket), Fabien Cazes (Neat), Silvia Signoretti (Swiss InsurTech Hub).
Embedded insurance in everyday life: from left to right: Saverio Patimo, Eran Tirer (Ledgertech), Rafael Gomes (Discovermarket), Fabien Cazes (Neat), Silvia Signoretti (Swiss InsurTech Hub).
23 January 2026

Embedded insurance in everyday life

Insurance is no longer sought after, because it appears where it is needed. At the ETH Zurich, Swiss InsurTech Hub and…

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Celonis in Switzerland: Specialist in process mining and customer focus. Vincent Leber, VP Sales & Country Director Switzerland.
Celonis in Switzerland: Specialist in process mining and customer focus. Vincent Leber, VP Sales & Country Director Switzerland.
22 January 2026

Celonis in Switzerland: Specialist for process mining and customer proximity

Since May 2025, Celonis has had a location in Zurich to ensure that processes across systems, departments and…

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Versicherung für die Solo-Ökonomie.
21 January 2026

Insurance for the solo economy

Individual entrepreneurs, digital nomads and retired consultants: the new world of work is dissolving traditional…

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Tuesday column by Eric Lefebvre: Fast is relative in the insurance industry.
Tuesday column by Eric Lefebvre: Fast is relative in the insurance industry.
20 January 2026

Tuesday Column by Eric Lefebvre: Fast is Relative in Insurance

But this one moved quickly. The Helvetia–Baloise merger was announced in 2025 and completed the same year. In another…

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WEF: Geopolitics becomes a top priority.©WEF_CHEENEY
WEF: Geopolitics becomes a top priority.
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WEF: Geopolitics becomes a top priority

Global markets are increasingly shaped by power politics, trade conflicts and security issues. The white paper…

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Swiss InsurTech Hub gets off to a flying start in 2026.
Swiss InsurTech Hub gets off to a flying start in 2026.
19 January 2026

Swiss InsurTech Hub gets off to a flying start in 2026

The General Assembly of the Swiss InsurTech Hub on 13 January marked the start of the year without any start-up time:…

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The Funk Group Switzerland: As of the beginning of 2026 Urs A. Bleisch remains a constant in the background as Chairman of the Board of Director.
The Funk Group Switzerland: As of the beginning of 2026 Urs A. Bleisch remains a constant in the background as Chairman of the Board of Director.
16 January 2026

The Funk Group Switzerland repositions itself

With a carefully planned change in management, the company is focusing on a mix of continuity and innovation. On…

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