la bella consulting

What la bella consulting does

La Bella Consulting AG is a Swiss management consulting boutique founded in 2012 and headquartered in Wallisellen, Switzerland. The firm serves insurance companies, health insurers, pension funds, and brokers, primarily in the DACH region, through five practice areas: Strategy & Implementation, Organizational Development & Change Management, Products & Sales, Business Engineering, and Project Management. A sixth capability covers risk management, anchored by the proprietary riskAware digital solution. The firm reports over 200 completed customer projects since inception and lists named enterprise engagements with SWICA, Allianz, VITA, PostFinance, Zurich Insurance, Helsana, AXA, TSM, and Kalaidos among others, alongside mid-market and public sector clients.

The firm operates with a partner-led delivery model comprising four named partners (Managing Partner and Co-Founder Marco La Bella, Chairman Beat Blaser, Board Member Stephanie Rielle La Bella, Partner Benjamin Wiederkehr), seven additional team members, and a network of 13 specialist expert partners covering risk, law, finance, actuarial, SAP, data science, leadership, communications, regulation, and compliance. Its sole proprietary technology product is riskAware, a digital risk management solution co-developed with partner firm riskaware.ch (Fuchs) targeting broker clients and SMEs through a subscription model. The firm's core technology is therefore its consulting methodology and partner network rather than a software platform.

Revenue is generated predominantly on a day-rate professional services basis through individually negotiated contracts, with a recurring revenue layer introduced through the riskAware subscription. Go-to-market is consultative and sales-led, combining direct engagement with enterprise clients, partner referrals from the 13-firm ecosystem, an active content presence via the LBC Insurance Radar podcast, LinkedIn outreach, and paid acquisition through Google Ads and social platforms. The firm does not disclose revenue or funding and is privately held as a Swiss stock corporation under founder and partner control.

Name

la bella consulting

Legal name

La Bella Consulting AG

Website

https://labella.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

La Bella Consulting AG is a Swiss management consulting boutique founded in 2012 that serves insurance companies, health insurers, pension funds, and brokers in the DACH region through strategy, change management, product development, business engineering, and project management engagements, supplemented by its riskAware digital risk management product.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting for Insurance and Financial Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Risk Management Consulting (Enterprise & Operational Risk) (FSAEADAG)

Keywords

• Management consulting services
• Insurance industry consulting
• Risk management solutions
• Change management consulting
• Strategy implementation advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Wallisellen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services billed on a day-rate basis according to the AGB (General Terms and Conditions). The company employs its own staff and may engage subcontractors. Fees are agreed upon in individual contracts (Einzelvertrag).
2. riskAware Product: A digital risk management solution offered as a product/service, targeting broker customers and SMEs with systematic risk management capabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

La Bella Consulting is a Swiss management consulting firm that provides strategy, implementation, organizational development, change management, product development, business engineering, and project management services primarily to insurance companies, health insurers, brokers, and pension funds. It also offers riskAware, a proprietary digital solution for systematic risk management targeted at broker clients and SMEs, with industry-specific risk catalogues and structured risk dialogues.

Product overview

La Bella Consulting is a consulting firm offering advisory services across five competency areas: Strategy & Implementation, Organizational Development & Change Management, Products & Sales, Business Engineering, and Project Management. Their primary named product is riskAware, a digital risk management solution. The firm primarily delivers consulting engagements rather than software products, with services focused on insurance companies, health insurers, brokers, and pension funds in the Swiss market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• riskAware: A streamlined digital solution for systematic, transparent and efficient risk management for broker clients and SMEs.

Products and services

• Strategy & Implementation Consulting
• Organizational Development & Change Management Consulting
• Products & Sales Consulting
• Business Engineering Consulting
• Project Management Consulting
• riskAware

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 successful customer projects completed
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• riskaware.ch (Fuchs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for risk management solutions specifically targeting broker customers. riskAware is a proprietary digital solution for systematic, transparent, and efficient risk management.
• ValueQuestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss expert for surveys and questionnaires, enabling La Bella Consulting to offer comprehensive employee and customer survey capabilities.
• MoodtalkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAI-powered leadership support services, extending La Bella Consulting's offering in executive development and team effectiveness.
• SyndeominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFinancial and SAP consulting partnership, enabling delivery of finance system implementations and SAP integrations.
• MediaconsultminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital transformation partnership extending capabilities in digital strategy and implementation.
• FranklinCoveyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeadership training partnership providing access to FranklinCovey's global leadership development content and methodologies.
• Denison ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerformance and culture analysis partnership using the Denison Cultural Survey methodology, actively used in cultural transformation projects (e.g., Kalaidos).
• thebrokernewsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOnline magazine partnership for the insurance industry, providing marketing visibility and industry thought leadership positioning.
• SIBA (Swiss Insurance Brokers Association)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry association partnership providing access to insurance broker network and industry visibility.
• PrimumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRisk management services partnership specifically for municipalities.
• SwissInsurTechHubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInnovation and digitalization hub for the insurance industry, providing ecosystem access and innovation positioning.
• ValucorminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerActuarial experts partnership for SME insurance (health, life, property, and reinsurance), extending La Bella Consulting's capabilities in insurance mathematics.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PPI AG: PPI is a German consulting and software house specialized in insurance, with services spanning business consulting, claims management, and software products. It is a direct peer because it targets the same insurance and pension-fund clients in DACH that La Bella serves and overlaps on strategy, product development, and operational consulting.
• Denison Consulting: Denison Consulting is an organizational culture and leadership consulting firm that La Bella lists as a Core strategic partner. It is a direct peer because both operate in the change management and organizational effectiveness space and collaborate on the same client engagements (e.g., Kalaidos cultural transformation).
• ValueQuest: ValueQuest is a Swiss survey and questionnaire specialist that La Bella lists as a partner. It is a direct peer because both are boutique consulting firms in the Swiss market that collaborate on employee and customer survey engagements for insurance and financial services clients.
• Horváth & Partners: Horváth & Partners is a DACH-based management consulting firm with strong insurance and financial services coverage, particularly in performance management and transformation. It is a direct peer to La Bella given similar client verticals (insurance, financial services) and comparable mid-sized consulting model operating across German-speaking markets.
• msg life (msg): msg life is a German/DACH-based consulting and IT solutions provider focused exclusively on the insurance and financial services industry. It is a direct peer to La Bella Consulting because both serve insurance carriers, pension funds, and brokers in the DACH market with a mix of strategy consulting and product/implementation services.
• Syndeo: Syndeo is a Swiss financial and SAP consulting firm that La Bella explicitly names as an implementation partner. It is a direct peer because both operate as Swiss-rooted consulting boutiques serving insurance and financial services clients with strategy and implementation services.

Broad incumbents

• Oliver Wyman: Oliver Wyman is a global management consulting firm with one of the largest dedicated insurance practices. It is a broad incumbent peer because it competes with La Bella for transformation mandates from Swiss and European insurers while also serving banks and other industries.
• Simon-Kucher & Partners: Simon-Kucher is a global consulting firm specializing in commercial strategy, pricing, and product monetization, with significant insurance and financial services coverage. It is a broad incumbent peer because it competes for product and sales strategy work that overlaps with La Bella's 'Products & Sales' competency area.
• WTW (Willis Towers Watson): WTW is a global advisory firm with major insurance and risk consulting practices, and a WTW logo is featured on La Bella's customer page. It is a broad incumbent peer because it competes for risk, retirement, and insurance advisory mandates in the same Swiss market.

Emerging players

• adesso insurance solutions: adesso insurance solutions is a DACH IT and consulting provider focused on digital transformation for insurers. It is an emerging player peer because it overlaps with La Bella's business engineering and digital transformation work for insurance clients but is significantly larger and more technology-led.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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