Insurance

Scientists globally are now innovating new technologies and drugs that can help in the fight against Covid-19 virus. Now Blockchain and decentralized ledger technology (DLT) can be used to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.

According to the official news, Soteria insurance function on PancakeSwap is officially started on January 19th and users can use SOTE tokens to purchase insurance, stake SOTE for rewards, or stake SOTE for claims evaluation.

The test of Blockchain-based insurance products within the Italian market ended successfully, and can meet the increasingly complex and varied needs of the market.

Blockchain technology and theory start from this point and aims to create an equivalent system, without the existence of a central controller, or intermediary, for example banks or insurance companies.

CeTIF Università Cattolica decided to bring blockchain into play in Italy with a significant project dubbed the "Digital sureties (Fideiussioni Digitali)" aimed at reducing fraud, increasing efficiency in information workflows and developing new forms of information sharing.

Unlike Bitcoin, Blockchain has a broader scope of application and usefulness. Businesses all over the world are exploring the specific benefits the technology can add to their existing business models. Today we explore the top ten italian companies already using blockchain to improve their business efficiency.

Italy is considering starting smart parametric policies with automatic reimbursement based on blockchain, smart contract and distributed technology (DLT). The policies will cover the risks related to bad weather, delayed flights and lost luggage. Catholic University and Reply are developing a solution for the issuance of smart blockchain-based insurance policies.

The Research Center on Technologies, Innovation and Financial Services (CeTIF) - Catholic University and Reply, together with a group of giant financial banking institutions including Banca Mediolanum, Popolare di Sondrio and Ubi, as well as the popular Italian insurance companies such as Mediolanum Assicurazioni, Cargeas Assicurazioni, Nobis Filo Diretto and Reale Mutua, have finally decided to work together on a solution for the issuance of smart insurance policies based on blockchain and smart contract technologies.

Blockchain is one of the best alternatives to databases managed by third parties. The potential of the technology for Italy’s Agrifood sector is formidable and powerful.