TY - JOUR A1 - Hans, Ronny A1 - Zuber, Hendrik A1 - Rizk, Amr A1 - Steinmetz, Ralf T1 - Smart contracts for the insurance market T2 - EFL quarterly : an E-Finance Lab publication N2 - THE RECENT EVOLUTION OF SMART CONTRACTS AND THEIR FAST ADOPTION ALLOW TO RETHINK PROCESSES AND TO CHALLENGE TRADITIONAL STRUCTURES. THEREFORE, WE INTRODUCE THE UNDERLYING TECHNOLOGY AND RECENT IMPROVEMENTS. FURTHER, WE PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF HOW THE INSURANCE SECTOR MAY BE AFFECTED BY BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY AND SMART CONTRACTS. WE SHOW AN EXEMPLARY USE CASE AND EMPHASIZE CURRENT CHALLENGES AND LIMITATIONS IN THIS AREA. Y1 - 2017 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/58017 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-580173 SN - 1866-1238 VL - 2017 IS - 4 SP - 6 EP - 8 PB - E-Finance Lab e.V. CY - Frankfurt am Main ER -