Confessions of a Diehard Fan of Insurance Data: Part 1 November 24, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson If Bill Pieroni were a Major League Baseball executive, he would be one of those sabermetric types like Oakland’s Billy...
Electronic Marketplace AkinovA Donates Data Assets to ACORD for Industry Standards September 16, 2019 AkinovA, the independent electronic marketplace for the transfer and trading of re/insurance risk, has donated key insurance linked security (ILS)...
ACORD InsurTech Innovation Challenge’s European Winner Is Riskbook June 17, 2019 ACORD, the global standards body for the insurance industry, has announced that Riskbook was the winner of the London semi-final...
Industry Blockchain Initiative B3i Gets Ready to Go Live for January Renewals September 12, 2018 By L.S. Howard The industry’s Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative (B3i) announced a year ago it had developed a reinsurance blockchain prototype for a...
ACORD Launches Data Toolkit for London Market Reinsurance, Big Commercial Risks August 17, 2018 ACORD, the global standards body for the insurance industry, has launched an Adoption Toolkit to support the application of data...
First Blockchain for Marine Insurance Now Running May 25, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson A blockchain that is said to be the first for $30 billion marine insurance is now in commercial use, according...
Marsh Develops Commercial Blockchain Solution for Proof of Insurance April 16, 2018 Marsh announced it is collaborating with IBM, ACORD and its client, ISN, to develop a commercial blockchain solution for proof...
ACORD Names Maine’s The MEMIC Group Top Workers’ Comp Company in U.S. January 25, 2018 The MEMIC Group, a Portland, Maine-headquartered workers’ compensation carrier, has been ranked the top workers’ compensation company in the U.S....
EY, Maersk and Microsoft Create Blockchain-Based Marine Insurance Platform September 6, 2017 By Jemima Kelly Consultancy EY, data security firm Guardtime, Microsoft and ship operator Maersk have joined to build a blockchain-based marine insurance platform...
Beazley Joins EbixExchange Accounting Platform April 11, 2017 Ebix Europe, the electronic messaging communications specialists for the global re/insurance market, announced that insurer Beazley is the latest carrier...