Bitcoin Expertise ‘Exploding’ Among Insurance Professionals in 2019: Study

Bitcoin and blockchain expertise in the insurance industry has “exploded” over the past two years, and insurers who ignore blockchain technology do so at their own peril, according to a new report from Aite Group, a global research and advisory firm. Insurance Professionals are Boning up on Bitcoin Individuals with technical expertise in both Bitcoin and insurance (based on LinkedIn profiles) soared from 102 in April 2017 to 5,418 in January 2019 (see Figure 1 below). Those with expertise in both blockchain and insurance rose even more dramatically: from 96 to 29,355. Blockchain technology, while not completely immature within the The post Bitcoin Expertise ‘Exploding’ Among Insurance Professionals in 2019: Study appeared first on CCN