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It’s Time to Future-Proof Your Data, Systems and Culture

By Karin Neelsen and Andres Webersinke |September 05, 2017|English

The long-term prospects of most Life and Health insurers are going to be determined by their ability to transition from a product-based approach to a customer-centric value proposition. But, if they’re going to make that leap, insurers will have...
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Digitisation in the Insurance Industry - Opportunities for the Application Process

By Annika Tiedemann and Carsten Giese |August 25, 2017|English | Deutsch

Digitisation has spread to every aspect of our personal and professional lives - including, of course, the insurance industry. It affects all sorts of different areas: from interfaces with end-customers and brokers, to wearables like fitness trackers...
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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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