Description: Learn the fundamentals, promises and myths of blockchain technology; why it's important and relevant today, and how it's evolving our relationships with data, analytics and the science of product development and maintenance. Discuss examples and details with Susan Joseph, and Truman Esmond, VP Solutions and Partnerships for AAIS and Technical Lead for openIDL, AAIS's blockchain network for regulatory reporting.

Description: Peer-to-peer (P2P) insurance is one such business model where individuals or economic agents join together and pool their resources for mutual aid. The aim of this project is to showcase the development of a P2P insurance model and analyze it from both technological and product perspectives.

Description: On January 12, 2023, the Arizona Blockchain Applied Research Center (AZ BARC) and the SOA Research Institute jointly ran a workshop on the use of blockchain technology in insurance and financial industries. The workshop included presentations focused on academic research in the blockchain space by Arizona State University, AZ BARC and an industry expert panel assembled by the SOA Research Institute. This document summarizes the research highlights and the discussions that occurred during the two-hour workshop.

Description: This article explores the disruptive applications of blockchain, an emerging technology, and its impact on the pharmacy benefit space, and pharmacy benefit managers (PBM).

Description: This article, directed at actuaries, will explain the basics of blockchain in very simple terms and we will then examine some UK/European-based use cases where blockchain is already being used or developed.

Description: The barrier between humans and machines continues to blur, but curiously, this may have been prediction thousands of years ago in ancient myths. This article looks to how some of the early legends are becoming manifest in modern technology, particularly in the area of elder care. From automation, to humanoid assistants, to mind clones will the age of technology bring a new utopia?