Category: General

Electronic health record: the start of a networked and sovereign healthcare system
The Federal Council is realigning the digital healthcare system and wants to replace the current EPD with the electronic health […]

Historic merger: Helvetia and Baloise complete merger
Helvetia Holding Ltd and Baloise Holding Ltd have successfully completed their long-prepared merger. Since December 5, 2025, both insurance groups […]

Cicero discontinued: What insurance brokers need to know now
Shortly before the start of the new statutory training obligations, the communication surrounding Cicero, myVBV and recertification is causing uncertainty […]

Paul the Insurer 26: Broker as 360° advisor – More than just an intermediary
Brokers were once ridiculed and underestimated as the “wine and dine group”. Today, they are central architects of risk management […]

Paul the Insurer 25: Rethinking risk management – get out of your comfort zone!
Traditions still characterize risk management today, but the Risk!n Conference 2025 impressively demonstrated why change is long overdue. Inspiring food […]

When age becomes a disadvantage – but could be different
In Switzerland, turning 55 often means the end of a career. Thebrokernews already reported on this on November 18, 2025. […]

Simplifai strengthens Management Board and accelerates AI innovation for the insurance industry
With the appointment of Noel Hamill and Nils Thomas Lien, Simplifai expands its Management Board and focuses on growth, innovation […]

Global healthcare costs in comparison
Private healthcare is increasingly becoming a cost factor for global families and companies. The new SIP Health Cost Index 2025 […]

Cyber risks can no longer be insured with checklists and gut feelings (Part 2)
Anyone who brokers cyber policies today must understand and quantify risks and accompany them throughout their entire life cycle: from […]

Cyber risks as a financial investment: Citalid’s vision for the future of the insurance industry
Maxime Cartan, CEO of Citalid, explains how cyber risk is becoming one of the most strategic and scalable opportunities in […]

Paul the Insurer 24: Mission Risk Management
One man, one vision and ten years of persuasion: how a “missionary” is redefining risk management and why his message […]

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 consequences […]