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AIG and TradeIX partner for blockchain trade finance transactions
5th October 2017
Insurance giant American International Group (AIG) has partnered with specialist technology firm TradeIX to enable firms to access trade finance using a blockchain-enabled platform. AIG and TradeIX have completed the first blockchain-enabled trade finance transaction, for a global logistics company, with financing provided by Standard Chartered plc. AIG, as well as being ... Read the full article
23 new members join B3i market testing phase
2nd October 2017
B3i, the blockchain insurance industry initiative, has announced that 23 new entrants have joined its Market Testing program, following the launch of a working market testing prototype at the meeting of the reinsurance industry in Monte-Carlo. The B3i initiative has attracted global interest, and the testing phase is scheduled to start ... Read the full article
B3i launches market testing programme for re/insurance blockchain prototype
11th September 2017
B3i, the blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative, launched a market beta-testing programme for its newly developed blockchain driven platform for reinsurance transactions at the Monte Carlo RVS conference. All insurance industry participants have been invited to join in B3i's market beta-testing programme for the prototype which is set to begin from October. The ... Read the full article
Gen Re partners with iXledger on blockchain for life & health insurance
29th August 2017
iXledger and Gen Re have announced a partnership to use blockchain and other technologies to develop life and health insurance cover products. Ross Campbell, Chief Underwriter, Life/Health Research & Development, Gen Re, said; "We are very pleased to have established this strategic collaboration with iXledger to create transformative solutions that better ... Read the full article
B3i to launch blockchain reinsurance platform at Monte Carlo RVS 2017
20th July 2017
The Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative, better known as B3i, is going to launch and present its blockchain reinsurance platform, showing a prototype smart contract management system at the 2017 Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous. B3i is an initiative with 15 members that are all leading firms in the insurance and reinsurance industry. ... Read the full article
TigerRisk becomes first broker to join blockchain research centre
10th July 2017
TigerRisk Partners has become the first insurance broker to join R3 and ACORD's, Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development, insurance industry Centre of Excellence for Distributed Ledger Technology/blockchain. The Centre of Excellence was launched to provide a dedicated environment for both R3 and ACORD members to research and experiment with ... Read the full article
InsurTech recognised as threat to re/insurance revenues by 86% in survey
29th June 2017
Of respondents to a new survey on attitudes to the adoption of technology in financial services, a huge 86% of insurance and reinsurance company executives questioned said that believe InsurTech threatens at least 20% of their revenues. PwC’s 2017 Global FinTech survey found that the insurance and reinsurance sector ... Read the full article
AIG utilises blockchain for “smart” insurance solution pilot
16th June 2017
Global insurer American International Group (AIG) and Standard Chartered have partnered with International Business Machines Corp (IBM) to create a "smart" insurance solution that utilises blockchain technology to make complicated insurance policies much simpler. AIG and UK-based international bank Standard Chartered have now completed a blockchain pilot, using the open-source Hyperledger Fabric protocol, which was built ... Read the full article
R3 and ACORD launch centre of excellence for distributed ledger tech
12th April 2017
R3, the financial technology, distributed ledger and blockchain consortium, have joined forces with ACORD (Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development) to launch a Centre of Excellence for distributed ledger technology (DLT) for the global insurance industry. R3 has major insurers including MetLife, AIA and Suncorp Group, as well as other ... Read the full article
Blockchain: Why re/insurers need to take control of their future
14th March 2017
In this contributed article, Tom Johansmeyer, assistant vice president, PCS Strategy and Development, at ISO Claims Analytics, a division of Verisk Insurance Solutions, discusses the need for insurance and reinsurance market participants to engage with the global blockchain community. Blockchain: Why re/insurers need to take control of their future Waiting for a ... Read the full article
Blockchain prototype improves efficiency and reduces costs for insurers, says PwC
3rd March 2017
PwC has announced that its blockchain division in Belfast has created a working blockchain prototype for the London Market Target Operating Model (TOM) Innovation Exchange, which it says reduces costs for London insurance market claims. PwC's blockchain team in Belfast is made up of 25 specialist blockchain engineers, and the new proof ... Read the full article
Generali joins Blockchain Insurance Initiative
6th February 2017
Insurance giant Generali announced plans to join the Blockchain Insurance Initiative (B3i) this morning. The B3i is a global consortium of leading insurance and reinsurance companies collaborating on testing blockchain powered solutions. Steve Hales, Head of Connected Insurance at Generali Group, said; "We are excited to join this new initiative and ... Read the full article
SCOR joins string of re/insurers to embrace blockchain initiative
6th February 2017
SCOR has become one of the latest in a string of insurers and reinsurers to join the Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative (B3i), after successful testing of the concept has proven its potential value. Since the blockchain initiative was launched in October 2016, it’s attracted 15 of the largest players across the globe, including; ... Read the full article
B3i blockchain re/insurance consortium seeks expanded role
25th January 2017
The Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative (B3i), a consortium of leading insurance and reinsurance companies seeking to collaborate on blockchain powered solutions for the industry, is seeking more members and to expand its remit. According to Reuters, the B3i initiative is looking to add more members, with reinsurance firm Swiss Re (a founding ... Read the full article
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