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The Perpetual Motion Machine
This week the artificial-intelligence boom let slip how it is really being paid for: a chipmaker helping to arrange…
LINTA by Neutrass: When the Process Thinks
How a Swiss broker software provider approaches digital transformation from the inside out, what LINTA has to do with…
People are still people—even with AI support
The most important moment in an insurance policy isn’t when you sign it. It’s when you need to make a…
LBC Insurance Radar #16: Sick Leave, the Blind Spot in Retirement Planning
The insurance industry has been talking about longevity for years, but it’s focusing on the wrong phase. It’s not long…
The Gravity of Risk
What does Isaac Newton have to do with reinsurance? More than you might think. The podcast “Paul the Insurer” kicks off…
The Barometer Broke
The American stock market made a new all-time high on the afternoon it learned the economy had lost jobs, because a…
The Voice as an Early Warning System: How Clearspeed Identifies Risks from the Very Beginning
Two to four yes/no questions, a real-time analysis, no AI model in the traditional sense, and yet an accuracy rate…
The Future is Not a Matter of Technology, but of People
When Prof. Dr. Kathrin Kind talks about artificial intelligence and quantum computing, it rarely sounds like hype. The…
Switzerland’s Electricity Shortage: Which Solution Will Really Work?
Switzerland is once again debating the future of its electricity supply—and this time, the discussion is intense. The…
Visana Acquires simpego: Pax Sells Majority Stake
The online insurance company simpego is changing hands: Pax Holding is divesting its 61.33 percent majority stake and…
What Caesar Teaches the Insurance Industry
Anyone entering a highly competitive insurance market today as a new player is—whether consciously or not, following…
Borrowed Time
The fireworks were at Microsoft, but the real story of the week was borrowed money beginning to break in four places at…