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The Illusion of Control
Einstein demonstrated that time and space are not fixed quantities, but rather depend on perspective. In the latest…
Fear of the Unknown: What Saxony-Anhalt and Harari’s AI Speech Have in Common
COMMENT A good seven months after Yuval Noah Harari told the WEF audience in Davos that humanity is facing a second,…
Under Supervision
Scott Bessent missed his target in the bond market, and yields closed the week just under five percent; Christine…
150 years, a green sofa, and a man from Zurich with a Schnitzelbangg
Pax celebrated its 150th anniversary at Aschenplatz with a cozy, informal gathering instead of a gala, a member of the…
Resilience is not a product, but an ecosystem
On September 3, 2026, the Swiss InsurTech Hub, in collaboration with Swiss Re, hosted a conference at the company’s…
When Machines Learn Faster Than Humans
Christian Bosshard, co-founder of MMG Management Consulting, is writing his dissertation on how generative AI boosts…
The Butterfly in the Cyber Portfolio
A regulatory clause, a viral post, a faulty sensor on a freighter somewhere in the Pacific, and suddenly an entire…
Bad news, please
This week, Wall Street reacted to a strong jobs report as if it were a disaster, only to rebound thanks to reassuring…
Hail Damage to Cars: Insurers Spring into Action
The hailstorm on August 28, 2026, left a trail of destruction across large parts of the Mittelland. On Friday morning,…
Fact Check: Does cybercrime (really) cause three times as much damage as all natural disasters combined?
A claim currently circulating suggests that cybercrime causes three times as much financial damage worldwide as all…
The storm is approaching
Four regulatory fronts simultaneously, DORA, the revised Data Protection Act, FINMA’s focus on the entire supply chain,…
Insurance as a Heat Engine
Energy is never lost, says physics; it is only transformed. If you look closely, you’ll see that this simple formula…