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Insurance

Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent or uncertain loss.

Bitcoin Daily: Elon Musk’s Favorite Crypto; Liquid.com Secures $1B Valuation
Bitcoin Daily: Elon Musk’s Favorite Crypto; Liquid.com Secures $1B Valuation
April 03, 2019  |  Bitcoin

It looks like Elon Musk has a favorite cryptocurrency. “Dogecoin might be my fav cryptocurrency. It’s pretty cool,” Musk tweeted on Tuesday (April 2). Dogecoin then...

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Case Study: Getaround Gets Around Vehicle Owners’ Trepidation
Case Study: Getaround Gets Around Vehicle Owners’ Trepidation
April 01, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Carsharing digital marketplaces also enable owners to rent out their vehicles to customers. But how can owners trust their automobiles to strangers? The following case...

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Fitness Trackers Could Mean Insurance Savings For Pet Owners
Fitness Trackers Could Mean Insurance Savings For Pet Owners
March 28, 2019  |  Wearables

MoreThan has partnered with PitPat — which offers a FitBit type device for dogs — and will offer up to £100 in cash rewards for...

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Insurance Brokerage Launches Cybersecurity Assessment Service
Insurance Brokerage Launches Cybersecurity Assessment Service
March 26, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

An insurance brokerage has launched an initiative to bring together some of the world’s biggest insurers for a collaboration on a cybersecurity product ratings service,...

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Grab Financial Gets In SME Lending, Insurance
Grab Financial Gets In SME Lending, Insurance
March 19, 2019  |  Fintech Investments

Grab Financial Group, the Southeast Asia FinTech company, announced Tuesday (March 19) the rollout of SME lending and micro-insurance for drivers in Singapore as part...

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Amazon’s Healthcare Plans Include Insurance, AI Utility
Amazon’s Healthcare Plans Include Insurance, AI Utility
February 21, 2019  |  Amazon

Ever since Amazon turned its gaze to healthcare, questions about the eCommerce operator’s plans and intentions have outnumbered answers. That’s still true, and may remain...

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Thumbtack, Alia Pair On Worker Benefits
Thumbtack, Alia Pair On Worker Benefits
February 20, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Thumbtack and Alia have announced they are partnering on a pilot program that will bring portable benefits to independent workers on Thumbtack. The program will...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Price Passes $4K Post-JPM Coin; Bitmain Loses $500M In Q3 2018
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Price Passes $4K Post-JPM Coin; Bitmain Loses $500M In Q3 2018
February 20, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Coinbase announced that it has acquired Neutrino, a blockchain intelligence platform. “Blockchain intelligence is increasingly important in the crypto ecosystem and is necessary to achieve...

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Japan’s Banking, Insurance Markets Link SMBs To US Trade Via Amazon
Japan’s Banking, Insurance Markets Link SMBs To US Trade Via Amazon
February 19, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Members of Japan’s insurance and financial services sectors are teaming up in an effort to remove barriers for small businesses (SMBs) to conduct trade with...

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