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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Mistake That Makes a Difference
A young consultant loses a client after eleven years because she recommended the wrong coverage plan. The following…
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…
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…
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…
“Stay Curious”: Reto Lipp on the Swiss Economy
Reto Lipp, one of Switzerland’s best-known business journalists, spoke with Jakob Barandun in a Capricorn interview…
Swiss InsurTech Hub Looks Back on an Eventful Half-Year
Shortly before the summer break, the Swiss InsurTech Hub (SIH) hosted a virtual mid-year meeting. Silvia Signoretti and…
Heartache With a Deductible
What happens when a Brazilian insurer launches liability insurance policies for eleven occupational groups, and a…