Category: Current

Paul the Insurer 2: From Mission Impossible to AI Magic – How a Lawyer Cracked the Insurance Code
Faced with a flood of multilingual insurance policies, a young lawyer turned to AI and turned a nightmare task into […]

Securing the Future: How Insurance is Driving the Growth of Renewable Energy
Senior Underwriter Carl-Johan Silfwerbrand explains the crucial role insurance plays in driving the renewable energy revolution and why technical expertise […]

The Invisible Cloud: why Contrails are more Harmful to the Climate than we Think
On September 2, 2025, over 500 decision-makers from business, politics and science gathered in the new BERNEXPO festival hall to […]

Digitalisation Meets Everyday Brokerage
At the WMC Userday, it became clear that the future of insurance brokers lies in smart software, automation and close […]

Paul the Insurer 1 – Pins on the map: How insurers are using technology to map the world’s risks
Insurance is more than bureaucracy, it combines creativity, technology and global challenges. Paul from “Paul the Insurer”, an experienced insurer, […]

News from Pax
Independent, sustainable and completely self-financed: The Pax Group builds on cooperative values instead of short-term profits, sending a strong signal […]

thebrokernews New with “Paul the Insurer” Podcast
From today and until the end of the year, thebrokernews will be publishing two episodes of “Paul the Insurer’s” podcast […]

InsurTech as a Bridge Builder: Kobi Bendelak on Israel, Switzerland and New Hubs
Israel is considered one of the most dynamic InsurTech markets in the world. In an interview with Philippe Séjalon (The […]

From spark to turnover
thebrokernews took part in the webinar “From the idea to the first turnover” with Selma Kuyas and Frédéric Mathier. It […]

“The Broker Becomes an Entrepreneurial Risk Manager for SMEs”
Risk management has long been considered a compulsory exercise, especially for SMEs. But with increasing complexity and growing uncertainties and […]

Cyber attacks: Switzerland relies on secure e-mails
Phishing remains the most common gateway for hackers. Now a new e-mail checker is to help secure communication in Switzerland […]

“The premiums of the many for the losses of the few”
How Richard Leftley used microinsurance to protect millions of people and why his model also has a future in Western […]