SIH Christmas Apero

To celebrate a successful year and your contribution and efforts, Swiss Insurtech Hub invites you to share the holiday spirit at the Christmas Apero! Unfortunatelly due to the current corona measures we will have to limit the number of attendees to 50 people. Therefore we have limited the number of registration to 50 and only […]

Digital Ethics & Trust

According to PwC, AI could contribute up to $15.7 trillion to the global economy in 2030, more than the current output of China and India combined. Digitalization touches every aspect of our lives as humans in the 21st century, from shopping to social relations to even psychological meaning-making. This is great; however, it carries risks, […]

Behavioural Finance and Investments

What is Behavioural Finance about? How do our cognitive biases influence our decisions incl. spending and saving habits? How can this be used by companies to build meaningful relationships with their customers? Join our knowledge-sharing session to understand the potential of Behavioural Science in building extra-ordinary Customer Experience and watch examples of real use cases! […]

InsurTech Market in Switzerland

The Swiss insurance market is a world insurance hub, with one of the highest penetration (8.4% ) and expenditure per capita ratios ( 6 835 USD) in the world. In addition, insurance industry plays an important role in the Swiss economy. According to the Swiss financial centre report, Swiss insurance market generated in 2020 gross […]

Investing into SaaS start-ups

Today, many software companies are increasingly moving to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) business model, where customers buy a subscription to a program instead of a one-time license. SaaS shares are popular among investors, and that popularity has shifted into overdrive, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. On the other hand, valuations of SaaS stocks are very high, […]

Artificial Intelligence and its application in Insurance

While some industries such as banking and healthcare have been investing in artificial intelligence for years, the insurance sector is lagging behind in the worldwide and intersectoral artificial intelligence movements. Nevertheless, it is likely that artificial intelligence will have a broad impact along the insurance value chain, from underwriting and claims management over distribution and […]

Proposed EU legal framework for AI

On April 21, 2021, the European Commission published a draft proposal for an EU-wide legal regime governing the use of AI (AIA), representing a significant milestone toward a European template to AI governance. How will this affect EU capacity to innovate in AI space? What are the implications for InsurTech companies? Which requirements will be […]

Building Successful Start-Ups in InsurTech Space

The size of the global Insurtech market was estimated at $2.72 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow at compound annual growth rate of 48.8% from 2021 to 2028 offering tremendous opportunities for everyone who would like to set up an own start-up in this space. On the other hand, it is estimated that […]