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Curv Partners with Munich Re to Commodify Digital Asset Insurance for Institutional Customers 

“The novel cryptographic methods deployed in Curv’s Institutional Digital Asset Wallet Service reduce the risks associated with holding digital assets.Their approach enables us to underwrite a policy that covers customer-controlled wallets in Internet-connected settings. ,” said Ali Kumcu, Head of Cyber Innovation and Services, of Munich Re.

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InsurTech investment hits records in Q1, 2019; pricing tools in the spotlight:Willis Towers Watson

85 deals with a total value of $1.42 billion were announced in Q1, 2019, marking the third-straight quarter to deliver more than $1 billion in funding. Deal count increased by 35% over Q4, 2018, although total funding decreased by 11%. Some 54% of deals were outside the US, marking a continuing trend. Deal count in the UK increased by 50%, and in the US by 44%. However, deal count in China fell by 38% this quarter

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Project Owl Wi-Fi Network for Natural Disaster Connections Wins IBM-Backed Contest

They have designed tiny electronic nodes inside baseball-sized rubber casings that create a special Wi-Fi network spanning more than 100 square miles that can be used to connect victims and first responders. It’s a simple and relatively cheap concept, but during a natural disaster when cell towers topple, technology fails and entire communities fall into darkness – communication can be the difference between life and death.

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