Trends in Social Innovation

Technological innovation, IoT, AI, blockchain, connected cars, etc. are going to change society. They are going to change our sector and the insurance and reinsurance industry.

The Mobile World Congress is not a journey into the future, in that all those technologies are already available; it’s just that we’re busy looking the other way and haven’t noticed them. Maybe a tiny percentage of the population is in the know, those involved in the digital transformation of our society, but I reckon that the vast majority of us are on the sidelines and that we are running the realistic risk of turning into a species of technological primates.

A technology capable of saving over a million lives a year and having a profound environmental impact, confronts the ethical implications of computerized decision-making and cyber security.

Following the Spark! gathering held in Toronto last November and the SIX Wayfinder that took place in London, the future of social innovation continues to be a subject of debate.

Insurance has accompanied humanity since its beginnings. Nowadays, what has changed is the relationship model: customers are looking for more open relationships relying on increased levels of trust, permitting processes to be as simplified as possible and, without doubt, based on the benefits of technology.

China as a model to follow in respect of preserving its heritage and determining the timescales for assessing successes and initiating actions. What the West can learn from an ancient culture. The fragility of the short-term.

Mobility has gone through a major change in Spanish provincial cities over recent years. The dispersion of urban areas to the suburbs has created a new risk factor in road safety.

We live in a world in which health is evolving towards being somewhat fluid, breaking traditional barriers, both in terms of physical space and in our way of understanding it and also in terms of the professionals who take care of it. Find out how.

Institutional investors and activists at Shareholders’ Annual General Meetings are demanding more transparency and responsibility from companies in matters that go beyond the strictly financial: this trend is called responsible social investment and is here to stay.

Companies created in order to grow and firms with a vocation for longevity. Innovation in the insurance industry, characterized by continuity over time and confidence.

Hybrid value chains represent one of the most promising collaboration models for involving major companies in projects with social impact.

Research suggests that the majority of the leaders of non-profit organizations harbor the belief that, in order to fulfill their missions, they need to come up with and provide new approaches to the most disconcerting social challenges.

The 21st century is a time full of challenges and possibilities on a scale never seen before. And at the same time it offers a magnificent opportunity to reconnect with our humanity, with our essence, with the signals transmitted to us by our emotions, instincts and reason.

The European Commission is working to provide citizens with access to health and social care that is both secure and of high quality.

The goal of this document is to establish the framework for future researchers into social innovation by analyzing existing studies.

A donation system based solely on charity ignores past events that have led communities to experience situations of oppression. Charity may alleviate feelings of guilt and help some people to sleep more easily, but it does not encourage a reflection on the origins of inequality and may even serve to perpetuate it.