Latest Blockchain Headlines
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Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative B3i Grows to 15 Members
Feb 6 2017 // The Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative B3i, which was launched in October 2016 to explore the potential use of distributed ledger technology, has grown to 15 members from its original five. Members of the B3i...
Insurtech Startups Attract Growing List of Traditional Insurer Partners
Nov 28 2016 // Listening to Andrew Rear talk about insurers, you wouldn’t think he works for one that’s been around for 136 years. The 46-year-old head of Munich Re’s Digital Partners unit has said the industry is...
Barclays Says It Conducts ‘World’s First’ Blockchain-Based Trade Finance Deal
Sep 8 2016 // Barclays and an Israel-based start-up company have carried out what they say is the world’s first trade transaction using blockchain technology, cutting a process that normally takes between seven and 10 days to less...
Blockchain – Where Hype Meets Potential Magic: Opinion
Sep 2 2016 // Blockchain, the technology behind Bitcoin and other digital currencies, isn’t quite as novel or omnipotent as many have advertised it to be. That doesn’t mean, however, that it can’t do wonders in the...
Allianz Expects Blockchain Tech to Expedite Cat Bond Deals
Jun 15 2016 // German insurer Allianz expects the technology underpinning virtual currency bitcoin to encourage trading in catastrophe bonds, which transfer the risk of natural disasters such as hurricanes to investors. “Cat...
Beef, Microplastics, Blockchain Tech and Human Cyborgs: Swiss Re on Emerging Risks
Jun 6 2016 // A fragmented Internet, continued experimentation with monetary policy and another round of economic crises in emerging markets top Swiss Re’s latest roundup of emerging risks to watch out for. Beyond those top three,...
Swiss Re’s List of Emerging Risks Range from Blockchain Tech to Human Cyborgs
May 26 2016 // A fragmented Internet, continued experimentation with monetary policy and another round of economic crises in emerging markets top Swiss Re’s latest roundup of emerging risks to watch out for. Beyond those top three,...
China’s Ping An Joins Global Blockchain Consortium, Led by Fintech Firm R3
May 24 2016 // China’s second-biggest insurance company, Ping An Group, has become the first Chinese member of a global consortium led by fintech firm R3 which is working on ways blockchain technology can be used in financial...
