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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Paul the Insurer 24: Mission Risk Management

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When the pharmacy becomes an emergency zone because there is an alarming shortage of medicines in Switzerland.
When the pharmacy becomes an emergency zone because there is an alarming shortage of medicines in Switzerland.
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When the pharmacy becomes an emergency zone

Switzerland is experiencing a worrying shortage of medicines. What used to be the exception is becoming the norm, with…

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AHV2030: According to the Swiss Employers' Association, there are no real solutions for financing.
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With the guidelines presented for the AHV2030 reform, the Federal Council is focusing on symbolic policy and additional…

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Paul the Insurer 23: From contract jungle to clarity.
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Paul the Insurer 23: From contract jungle to clarity

Thousands of contracts, incomprehensible clauses, language and legal barriers show that the world of insurance often…

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ethinking Insurance for the Emerging Markets: Rehan Butt, CEO Instaful Solutions.
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Insurance, a well-established and time-tested risk transfer tool, remains a distant prospect for several emerging and…

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Small brokers in the stranglehold of regulation
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Small brokers in the stranglehold of regulation

Small and micro brokers in the insurance industry are coming under increasing pressure. The administrative burden is…

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Innovation instead of burden: Avner Halperin, CEO of Sheba Impact.
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Innovation instead of burden: How Israel is rethinking health

At the meeting of the Swiss-Israel Chamber of Commerce, an expert explained why healthcare innovation will drive…

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Paul the Insurer 22: Blackmail on the net - The dirty game of cyber criminals
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Paul the Insurer 22: Blackmail on the net – The dirty game of cyber criminals

A seemingly harmless incident turns out to be a professionally organized cyberattack. A look behind the scenes shows…

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Paul the Insurer 21: Insuring, understanding, responsibility.
Paul the Insurer 21: Insuring, understanding, responsibility.
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Paul the Insurer 21: Insuring, Understanding, Responsibility

Insurance not only protects against risks, it can also solve social problems. A look at why these services often remain…

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From 55: retired - When experience no longer counts in Switzerland.
From 55: retired - When experience no longer counts in Switzerland.
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From 55: Retired – When Experience No Longer Counts in Switzerland

They were CEOs, department heads, specialists: people who helped build companies and overcome crises. Today they have…

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Lockton strengthens its commitment in Switzerland. Left: Stephan Bachmann (CEO), right: Romain Hémery (Head of Romandy).
Lockton strengthens its commitment in Switzerland. Left: Stephan Bachmann (CEO), right: Romain Hémery (Head of Romandy).
18 November 2025

Lockton strengthens its commitment in Switzerland

Lockton is further expanding its presence in Switzerland with new offices in Zurich and Geneva. With the FINMA license…

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Start-ups, winners and strong ideas at the Swiss InsurTech Hub Summit & Awards 2025 with all participants.
Start-ups, winners and strong ideas at the Swiss InsurTech Hub Summit & Awards 2025 with all participants.
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Startups, winners and strong ideas: The InsurTech Awards 2025

Nine finalists, one unable to attend, four category winners and one overall winner: the Swiss InsurTech Hub Summit…

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