Insurance

Insurance

Congressional Committee Hears Testimony on Blockchain in Health Care

A representative for a US think tank spoke before a Congressional committee yesterday on blockchain's role in health care.

Tech  ·  12 May 2016
Insurance

Deloitte Uses Facebook to Build Warranties on Bitcoin Blockchain

Deloitte has hacked together a product that uses Facebook Messenger to upload warranties to a blockchain and buy insurance after the purchase.

Markets  ·  29 April 2016
Insurance

How the Blockchain Can Unshackle the World

Having trouble understanding the big picture for blockchain tech? VC Jalak Jobanputra expands on her thesis for the tech in this opinion piece.

Markets  ·  23 April 2016
Insurance

Why Blockchain Could Enable a True P2P Insurance Model

In this opinion piece, blockchain consultant Olivier Rikken discusses how blockchain could be the key to new insurance business models.

Markets  ·  23 April 2016
Ethereum

Insurance Giant John Hancock Begins Blockchain Tech Tests

Insurance provider John Hancock has begun work on proofs-of-concept using blockchain in partnership with ConsenSys Enterprise and BlockApps.

Tech  ·  20 April 2016
Insurance

Former Bitcoin Insurance Advisor Accused of Securities Fraud

The founder and former president of an insurance consultancy that is focused on the bitcoin industry has been accused of securities fraud.

Business  ·  24 February 2016
Insurance

Accenture: Global Insurers Will Embrace the Blockchain

In a new blog post, a managing director for Accenture argued that in the years ahead, the insurance industry will move to embrace the blockchain.

Business  ·  5 January 2016
Insurance

Why Insurers Caught the Blockchain Bug in 2015

Z/Yen's Michael Mainelli explores how distributed ledgers could at last fully modernise an insurance industry that still over relies on paper.

Markets  ·  22 December 2015
Insurance

Insurance Giant Allianz France Exploring Blockchain Potential

Managing director of a startup accelerator owned by Allianz France tells CoinDesk why his firm is investigating the blockchain.

Business  ·  21 December 2015
Insurance

Blockchain Startup Joins Allianz Backed FinTech Accelerator

Blockchain startup Everledger has joined a financial tech accelerator owned by insurance and financial services company Allianz.

Markets  ·  4 December 2015
Insurance

Lloyd’s Sees Blockchain’s Potential For Insurance Markets

Lloyd's held a seminar in London last week to highlight blockchain technology to insurance market participants as part of their modernisation plan.

Business  ·  27 November 2015
Exchanges

Insurer Denies Fault in BitPay Security Breach Lawsuit

An insurance company sued by BitPay following a claim dispute has fired back, denying the bitcoin payment processor’s allegations in a new filing.

Business  ·  20 November 2015
Exchanges

BitPay Sues Insurer After Losing $1.8 Million in Phishing Attack

Bitcoin payment processor BitPay has filed suit against a Massachusetts insurance company after losing $1.8m during a phishing attack last December.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 September 2015
Insurance

AXA Eyeing Bitcoin for Remittance Market

AXA is eyeing bitcoin to help streamline the remittance market, the general partner of its VC fund has told CoinDesk.

Business  ·  7 September 2015
Derivatives

New Tool Lets Bitcoin Firms ‘Ring Fence’ Customer Funds

Two London bitcoin startups have unveiled a new system that "ring-fences" customer funds from other operations.

Business  ·  9 July 2015