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Pietro Carnevale and Samyr Mezzour of Generali Switzerland are convinced that blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize the insurance industry. Their focus is on decentralized finance (DeFi). How can they drive innovation in an industry that is by nature very conservative?
Pietro Carnevale and Samyr Mezzour of Generali Switzerland are convinced that blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize the insurance industry. Their focus is on decentralized finance (DeFi). How can they drive innovation in an industry that is by nature very conservative?
Alan, a French healthtech company founded in 2016 saw rapid growth from the start. By 2019, CEO and co-founder Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve felt the time had come to enter the international health insurance market but was encountering resistance from multiple stakeholders. Should he follow his instinct and expand abroad? If so, how to decide which market(s) to enter?
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Reference 6665
Published 13 Jun 2022
Topic Strategy
Region Europe
Industry Health, Wellness and Fitness, Insurance
Alan, a French healthtech company founded in 2016 saw rapid growth from the start. By 2019, CEO and co-founder Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve felt the time had come to enter the international health insurance market but was encountering resistance from multiple stakeholders. Should he follow his instinct and expand abroad? If so, how to decide which market(s) to enter?
Digital transformations require foundations. Placing advanced technologies on top of poor organizational structures and processes is not likely to work. Digital transformation may involve long-term strategic and organizational development to create a solid foundation that can properly absorb and develop digital initiatives.
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Reference 6484
Published 02 May 2019
Region Europe
Industry Financial Services, Insurance
Digital transformations require foundations. Placing advanced technologies on top of poor organizational structures and processes is not likely to work. Digital transformation may involve long-term strategic and organizational development to create a solid foundation that can properly absorb and develop digital initiatives.
The case describes how 30-year old Freddy Macnamara (CEO) launched Cuvva, a start-up in the UK car insurance industry in 2014, which pioneered mobile-only car insurance via a pay-as-you-ride application.
The case describes how 30-year old Freddy Macnamara (CEO) launched Cuvva, a start-up in the UK car insurance industry in 2014, which pioneered mobile-only car insurance via a pay-as-you-ride application.
The case describes the challenges of AXA in the non-life insurance industry in Europe in 2010 in the wake of the global economic crisis. It provides an overview of the non-life insurance industry, describes the new competitive landscape with the many new arrivals such as Admiral, and the challenges and opportunities created by the internet for established players and new entrants.
The case describes the challenges of AXA in the non-life insurance industry in Europe in 2010 in the wake of the global economic crisis. It provides an overview of the non-life insurance industry, describes the new competitive landscape with the many new arrivals such as Admiral, and the challenges and opportunities created by the internet for established players and new entrants.
The case portrays the effort made by the German Grand Coalition (Christian and Social Democratic) government to change the country's notoriously reform-resistant statutory health insurance system and thus contain rising non-wage labour costs.
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Reference 5444
Published 18 Jun 2007
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
Industry Hospital & Health Care, Insurance, Public Policy
The case portrays the effort made by the German Grand Coalition (Christian and Social Democratic) government to change the country's notoriously reform-resistant statutory health insurance system and thus contain rising non-wage labour costs.
The case portrays the effort made by the German Grand Coalition (Christian and Social Democratic) government to change the country's notoriously reform-resistant statutory health insurance system and thus contain rising non-wage labour costs.
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Reference 5444
Published 06 Jan 2007
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
Industry Hospital & Health Care, Insurance, Public Policy
The case portrays the effort made by the German Grand Coalition (Christian and Social Democratic) government to change the country's notoriously reform-resistant statutory health insurance system and thus contain rising non-wage labour costs.
Watson-Wyatt is an advisor to Barclays Bank PLC. The case contains all information the needed to value pension liabilities of Barclays and details about asset composition and benchmarks used in the management of the assets, the various dimensions of risk faced by the pension plan and the way to manage them properly. It also provides an opportunity to discuss governance and moral hazard problems.
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Reference 5393
Published 02 Jan 2007
Topic Economics & Finance
Region Europe
Industry Insurance
Watson-Wyatt is an advisor to Barclays Bank PLC. The case contains all information the needed to value pension liabilities of Barclays and details about asset composition and benchmarks used in the management of the assets, the various dimensions of risk faced by the pension plan and the way to manage them properly. It also provides an opportunity to discuss governance and moral hazard problems.
Case Writers: Christophe ANGOULVANT and Anne-Ev ENZMAN
The case describes the economics of the non-life insurance industry and the strategic issues that competitors are facing in 2001. Issues include overcapacity, deregulation, new entry and competition, consolidation, and declining industry profitability.
Case Writers: Christophe ANGOULVANT and Anne-Ev ENZMAN
The case describes the economics of the non-life insurance industry and the strategic issues that competitors are facing in 2001. Issues include overcapacity, deregulation, new entry and competition, consolidation, and declining industry profitability.
This case deals with the important issue of defining an appropriate set of metrics for measuring IT performance. A balance score-card approach forms the core thrust of the new measurement system set up within Friends Provident for measuring IT performance.
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Reference 4878
Published 01 Jan 2000
Topic Operations
Region Europe
Industry Insurance
This case deals with the important issue of defining an appropriate set of metrics for measuring IT performance. A balance score-card approach forms the core thrust of the new measurement system set up within Friends Provident for measuring IT performance.
This case is a supplement to Case A (same title as this case) and describes some of the changes that occurred in the balanced scorecard for IT within Friends Provident in the years following the time period of Case A (1999-2000). Tony Griffiths, the IT manager described in the case is forced to make changes in the balanced scorecard to better reflect the changing concerns about IT performance.
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Reference 4878
Published 01 Jan 2001
Topic Operations
Region Europe
Industry Insurance
This case is a supplement to Case A (same title as this case) and describes some of the changes that occurred in the balanced scorecard for IT within Friends Provident in the years following the time period of Case A (1999-2000). Tony Griffiths, the IT manager described in the case is forced to make changes in the balanced scorecard to better reflect the changing concerns about IT performance.
The Eureko Cases (A) (B) (C) examine an innovative alliance of European insurance companies created in response to the expected consolidation of the industry in an integrating Europe. By exploring the evolution of the Alliance it addresses the critical issues both alliances and organisations integrating across regional boundaries have to confront.
The Eureko Cases (A) (B) (C) examine an innovative alliance of European insurance companies created in response to the expected consolidation of the industry in an integrating Europe. By exploring the evolution of the Alliance it addresses the critical issues both alliances and organisations integrating across regional boundaries have to confront.