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Blockchain - What Is It Good for?

By Ross Campbell |August 08, 2017|English

Much is said about blockchain technology, and how it will change how business operates. As with any new technology, a gap exists between understanding the theory and seeing the practical applications. But it should be no surprise that blockchain technology...
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Can Big Data Spell the End of Uncertainty?

By Bernhard Wolters |July 17, 2017|English

Big data applications are increasingly shaping our everyday lives, making trends more transparent and patterns more predictable. Like insurance, science, notably medicine, is equally subject to the novel possibilities and demands resulting from big...
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Insurers Must Adapt to the Demands of the Information World

By Ross Campbell |June 14, 2017|English

New, technology-driven changes in the ways people live their lives are prompting revolutions across industries. The insurance sector must adapt to these changing needs if it is to remain relevant to customers. The power and popularity of wearable technology...
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Preventing Soft Fraud - Insights From Behavioural Science

By Markus Burbach |December 12, 2016|English | Deutsch

Lying and cheating are neither motivated by a criminal disposition nor do they follow the cost-benefit principles of the Simple Model of Rational Crime, according to Behavioural Economics and Psychology Professor Dan Ariely. People cheat just a little...
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Human vs. Machine – Which One Is Changing Insurance? [Video]

By Guizhou Hu |November 15, 2016|English

According to Ingenin’s 2015 Insurance Innovation Survey, 65% of insurance executives believe new technology will disrupt the insurance industry over the next five years. Among the many disruptors making the scene, it appears predictive analytics...
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High Time Medical Marijuana Was Taken Seriously

By Ross Campbell |October 20, 2016|English

Marijuana is associated with hallucinogenic effects and an altered state of consciousness. The dried leaves and flowers of cannabis sativa have also long been understood to have medicinal properties. Marijuana was first used in nineteenth century European...
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