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Innovation takes no summer break.

News: Four new insurtech companies, a software giant, and an award with five trophies

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Asmir Imeri and his team are celebrating and want to help shape the next phase of growth in the mortgage brokerage industry.

News: S.O.I. AG Celebrates Five Years of Mortgage Expertise

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Time and space are not fixed quantities; rather, they depend on one's perspective.

News: The Illusion of Control

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Two events, two worlds, the same disease.

News: Fear of the Unknown: What Saxony-Anhalt and Harari’s AI Speech Have in Common

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When the inflation figures were released on Friday, gold and Bitcoin fell—at the same time.

News: Under Supervision

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Peter Kappeler, CEO of Pax, welcomed his guests to the anniversary celebration at the company's headquarters in Basel.

News: 150 years, a green sofa, and a man from Zurich with a Schnitzelbangg

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Resilience is not a product you buy, but an ecosystem you build together. Photo: Silvia Signoretti, President of SIH.

News: Resilience is not a product, but an ecosystem

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Christian Bosshard's life motto: You never stop learning, and you're never too old to change your mind.

News: When Machines Learn Faster Than Humans

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A butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, and weeks later, a tornado forms in Texas.

News: The Butterfly in the Cyber Portfolio

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The only thing Wall Street cares about is the price of money.

News: Bad news, please

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On August 28, a hailstorm damaged car bodies, windows, and building exteriors and tore off roofs in Aarau, Olten, Solothurn, and Zurich.

News: Hail Damage to Cars: Insurers Spring into Action

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thebrokernews checked the figure—with a clear and surprising result.

News: Fact Check: Does cybercrime (really) cause three times as much damage as all natural disasters combined?

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Why Insurers and Brokers Can No Longer Put Off Governance, Risk, and Compliance Tasks. Image: Thomas Schubert

News: The storm is approaching

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Thermodynamics shows that nothing disappears; it simply changes form.

News: Insurance as a Heat Engine

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The only thing Wall Street cares about is the price of money.

News: A single weak point

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Laura Arenas does not view tokenization as a substitute for trust.

News: Tokenization: Why Insurers Need to Rethink Risk, Value, and Trust

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Psychological safety is not a one-way street, according to Marcus Selzer.

News: Who Asks the Manager?

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Insurers that combine expert advice with smart technologies will remain competitive in the market over the long term.

News: LBC Insurance Radar #17: The Insurance Industry – Between Strength and New Risks

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"Paul the Insurer" is making the leap from quantum physics to the world of insurance.

News: The Cat in the Policy

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The only thing Wall Street cares about is the price of money.

News: Margin Call

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Latest News

Pax: In the future, the online business will be operated exclusively under its own brand.
To mark its anniversary, the Pax Cooperative is launching a free retirement planning service.
16 June 2026

Pax is giving away emergency aid to mark its 150th anniversary

To mark its anniversary, the Pax Cooperative is launching “Pax Care,” a free insurance plan available throughout…

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Planet Finance: Where your bill arrives on time.
Planet Finance: Where your bill arrives on time.
16 June 2026

Planet Finance: The Engine Room

The financial market has no patience. While the economic chassis can hide a bad decade behind fine words, the engine…

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Was Broker von Piloten lernen können weiss Kapitän und Leadership-Coach Thierry Beyeler.
Was Broker von Piloten lernen können weiss Swiss-Kapitän und Leadership-Coach Thierry Beyeler. Bild mit KI generiert.
15 June 2026

Making decisions in the cockpit: What brokers can learn from pilots

When the blizzard comes, it’s not perfection that counts, but judgment. At the Finanz und Wirtschaft Insurance…

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More time for consulting with Sothura. Photo: Silvio Siegenthaler + Michel Di Vito, founders.
More time for consulting with Sothura. Photo: Silvio Siegenthaler + Michel Di Vito, founders.
12 June 2026

Attention Brokers: AI Instead of Endless Clicking

The platform is designed to ease the workload on insurance advisors, automatically analyze policies, and, for the first…

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Insurance Broker Forum 2026: Switzerland is doing well, but is performing poorly. Image: Alexander Keberle economiesuisse.
Insurance Broker Forum 2026: Switzerland is doing well, but is performing poorly. Image: Alexander Keberle economiesuisse.
11 June 2026

Insurance Broker Forum 2026: The road is rocky

The sixth Finanz und Wirtschaft Insurance Broker Forum in Rüschlikon drew a sobering conclusion: Switzerland is in a…

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From Atrahasis to AI or from the Sumerian floods myth to the present day.
From Atrahasis to AI or from the Sumerian floods myth to the present day.
10 June 2026

From Atrahasis to AI: When Floods Return

In its latest episode, the podcast “Paul the Insurer” draws a line from the Sumerian flood myth to the…

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Digital training and qualification system for financial and insurance advisors. Picture. Asmir Imeri, founder and CEO of S.O.I. AG.
Digital training and qualification system for financial and insurance advisors. Picture. Asmir Imeri, founder and CEO of S.O.I. AG.
10 June 2026

Learning for Practice: The S.O.I. Learning World

S.O.I. AG’s learning world is a practice-oriented training ecosystem for financial and insurance advisors who…

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Planet Finance:
9 June 2026

Planet Finance: Where Weightlessness Cashes Everyone In

On planet finance, cash takes on the role of gravity. When the field is strong, valuations stay grounded. When it…

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Basel is repositioning itself as a tech location: Markus Fischer, Managing Director of Startup Academy Basel.
Basel is repositioning itself as a tech location: Markus Fischer, Managing Director of Startup Academy Basel.
8 June 2026

Basel wants more than pharma

At the “Basel Tech Unlocked” event, entrepreneurs, university representatives and AI experts discussed how…

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"Longevity" is much more than a dietary supplement or retirement provision. Binci Heeb, Editor-in-Chief of thebrokernews, Caroline la Cochetière, MD Lincoln, Nadine Esposito, Wellthspan Advisory.
"Longevity" is much more than a dietary supplement or retirement provision. Binci Heeb, Editor-in-Chief of thebrokernews, Caroline la Cochetière, MD Lincoln, Nadine Esposito, Wellthspan Advisory.
5 June 2026

Live longer, plan shorter?

Longevity is no longer a pension issue. For the insurance and reinsurance industry, demographic change is becoming a…

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Courage to implement: How noimos and CEO and co-founder Daniel Meier are changing the insurance industry with AI.
Courage to implement: How noimos and CEO and co-founder Daniel Meier are changing the insurance industry with AI.
4 June 2026

Courage to implement: How noimos is changing the insurance industry with AI

While the potential of artificial intelligence is still being discussed in many places, the Swiss InsurTech noimos is…

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What does Viracocha have to do with AI and the insurance industry?
What does Viracocha have to do with AI and the insurance industry?
3 June 2026

Viracocha and the architects of the future

What does an Incan god of creation have to do with artificial intelligence and the insurance industry? In Paul the…

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