Insurance


Finance

Decentralized Insurance Alternative Nexus Mutual Provides Cover to UK Shopkeepers

A partnership with InShare sees Nexus adding some of its $274 million on-chain capacity to The Retail Mutual insurer comprising over 5,000 shopkeepers and small retail businesses.

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Finance

Crypto Insurer Evertas Buys Bitcoin Mining Cover Specialist Bitsure

Evertas has snagged the authority to offer mining policy limits of up to $200 million per location.

Bitmain Antminer mining rigs (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Finance

Startup Arbol Unveils AI and Blockchain-Powered Climate Insurance Platform

The market for climate insurance is estimated to triple in the next decade.

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Finance

Bitcoin-Denominated Life Insurance Provider Sets Up Shop With $19M Funding

Meanwhile's target audience is U.S. citizens with large BTC holdings, an audience from which it has "seen a lot of early demand."

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Finance

Crypto Insurer Evertas’ Coverage Limit Increased to $420M: Reuters

London-based Arch Insurance International, a syndicate member of Lloyd's of London, has authorized Evertas to increase its coverage limit for a single policy for crypto custodians and exchanges

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Finance

LI.FI and InsurAce Pitch Protection for Moving Crypto Between Blockchains

LI.FI partnered with risk cover protocol InsurAce to provide protection for users who are bridging their cryptoassets from one blockchain to another.

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Finance

DeFi Insurer Nexus Mutual Demands $2M Refund From Euler Hack Claimants. One User Traded it Anyway

Euler's hacker returned most of the money, putting the insurer that already paid claims in a pickle. Members of Nexus Mutual could get lawyers involved if the $2 million they’re owed isn’t returned.

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Finance

Crypto Protection Firm Coincover Raises $30M

Silicon Valley investment firm Foundation Capital led the funding round.

Coincover co-founders CEO David Janczewski (left) and CTO Adam Smith (Coincover)

Opinion

FTX's Failure Highlights Need for Federally Mandated Insurance, Not More Regulation

There is extensive precedent for requiring companies providing critical infrastructure to get special insurance. Why not require crypto companies to back themselves with a market-based product, say the founders of Evertas, a crypto insurance provider.

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Videos

Crypto Insurance Firm Raises $14M Despite Bear Market

Evertas, the cryptocurrency insurance firm that received a nod from Lloyd’s of London earlier this year, has raised $14 million in a Series A funding round led by Polychain Capital. "The Hash" hosts discuss what this means for the crypto insurance sector and the broader industry.

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