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thebrokernews Podcast Episode 8: Empowering Women with Andreea Prange, AXA
In today’s episode of the “Empowering Women” podcast, we welcome Andreea Prange from AXA. In conversation with…
Tech meets tactics – How AXA scales innovation on three levels
At insureNXT in Cologne (May 14 – 15, 2025), thebrokernews had the opportunity to attend several interesting…
Risk-!n: Resilience is a team thing – From individual athletes, circumnavigators and companies in the endurance test
Whether on the high seas, on steep Alpine passes or in global supply chains – resilience is evident in the moment…
Risk-!n 2025: Climate risk in check – How insurers predict and cushion the storm
Risk-!n 2025 (May 11 – 13, 2025) was once again an event to attend this year. It showed that record losses due to…
Making claims more human: How technology helps us focus on what matters most
After hearing Claire H. speak at grape about the power of recognition and culture, I wanted to see how these values…
Job offers + company acquisitions
You can now find current vacancies from the insurance and finance sector on thebrokernews. Whether you are looking for…
Preventing burnout instead of treating it – How Helsana is rethinking mental health
Helsana presented its new “Ensuring lifelong health” strategy at its annual media conference at the…
Calvin Risk: Innovative AI governance and risk management for companies
For almost three years, the ETH spin-off Calvin Risk has been helping companies transition to high-quality,…
How AI agents will reshape claims and customer service
AI agents are quietly shaping the processing of insurance claims and customer service. It’s often said that…
thebrokernews Podcast Episode 7: “Stress is not the problem” – Why we need it and how to manage it properly
Stress is not an enemy, but an evolutionary gift – if we understand it and deal with it correctly. In…
Light breeze and dark doldrums: two sides of the energy transition
At the beginning of March 2025, a lecture series at the Collegium generale in Bern focused on the challenges of dark…
Negotiating with machines – how AI can help to master chaos
The founders of “ComplexChaos”, Maya Ben Dror and Thomy Lorsch, want to rethink negotiations with the help…