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Quetzalcoatl, AI and the Reinvention of the Insurance World
In his latest podcast, Paul the Insurer draws a surprising parallel between Aztec mythology and artificial…
The curse of Babel in the insurance world
The insurance industry thrives on precision. But when it comes to policies, conditions and contract wording in…
Old Risks, New Instruments
What modern reinsurance and artificial intelligence achieve has deeper historical roots than you might think. A look…
From Ice Cream to Algorithm
It is often the small anecdotes that make major upheavals tangible. A drawn egg that was intended as an order and…
From the missing son to the changing image of insurers
A personal story from Ticino shows how much the image of the insurance industry has changed from being viewed with…
When Machines Compose Regulations
The digitalization of the insurance world is progressing and with it the vision that systems will not only exchange…
From Kafka’s nightmare to digital insurance
The world of insurance was once a symbol of bureaucratic complexity, not least as described by Franz Kafka himself.…
LBC Insurance Radar #12: Cyber, ESG and brokers in upheaval
The latest “LBC Insurance Radar” shows how the insurance industry is realigning itself: Cyber risks, ESG…
Insurers think in the ecosystem
The insurance industry is changing from a pure risk carrier to a networked service provider. Those who want to grow…
The Courage to Carve Out a Niche
If you want to survive in saturated markets, you need more than capital; you need clarity, courage and staying power.…
The Lesson from Bolivia
A young actuary travels to South America for the first time in the 1980s to get to know the insurance market. What…
Less is sometimes more
The insurance industry is often seen as a business that is geared towards growth. More premiums, more customers, more…