Blog: How brokers can help insurers embrace digital assets
Ben Davis, of Superscript, explains why the industry needs to get to grips with tech currencies such as Bitcoin.
Blockchain and digital assets have an image problem. A spate of ransomware attacks recently have inevitably been linked to Bitcoin - making some question Bitcoin’s role in facilitating illicit payments.
Despite the recent news, the perception of Bitcoin’s role in illicit activities is usually false, outdated and damaging. Unfortunately, these attitudes have percolated into the insurance industry, with underwriters reluctant to provide much needed capacity for this technology. They are missing a
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