Insurance

ideas, startups
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.
ideas, startups

ideas, startups
Blockchain Startup Joins Allianz Backed FinTech Accelerator
Blockchain startup Everledger has joined a financial tech accelerator owned by insurance and financial services company Allianz.
ideas, startups

Lloyds of London Image Portfolio Feb2011
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.
Lloyds of London Image Portfolio Feb2011

law, court, gavel
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.
law, court, gavel

gavel, court
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.
gavel, court

AXA building
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.
AXA building

private property
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.
private property

mind the gap
How Can Bitcoin Businesses Bridge the Gap With Insurers?
Drinker Biddle & Reath's Charles Cowan looks at why insurance companies have so far hesitated to work with bitcoin companies.
mind the gap

lloyd's of london
Lloyd's Report: Bitcoin Will Always Be Risky
Bitcoin's security risk will "never be reduced to zero", according to a report released by insurance provider Lloyd’s today.
lloyd's of london

Insurance
Cyberinsurance Veteran Teams With BitGo on ‘Watershed’ Insurance Policy
BitGo has announced a new partnership with Innovation Insurance Group and XL Group that will enable it to offer $250,000 in insurance to customers.
Insurance