U.S. insurance group State Farm is testing blockchain tech as part of a new platform for insurance subrogation.
State Farm announced Monday that it was trialing a blockchain solution to streamline the manual process of subrogation.
Subrogation is the legal right for companies to pursue damages from a third-party responsible for causing a loss to the insured party.
The trial is currently aimed at determining whether a blockchain platform is a "Viable product for insurance industry adoption," according to a press statement.
State Farm is a notable entry on the list of firms testing blockchain, having ranked 36 on the Fortune 500 list for 2018.
State Farm explained that during an auto claim, two insurance firms would determine the claim amount.
Some $11 billion in claims were transferred due to subrogation in 2017, a spokesperson for State Farm explained in an email, with $750 million dealing with private-passenger insurance claims.
"Today, subrogation is a relatively manual, time-consuming process often requiring physical checks to be mailed on a claim-by-claim basis between insurers," State Farm innovation executive Mike Fields explained in a statement.
In an email, the State Farm spokesperson added that the blockchain solution may reduce the risk of an error in processing a claim due to the way the platform's validation process.
Innovation manager Dustin Helland added that the team was looking at the immutability of a blockchain as another benefit from the technology.
State Farm Trials Blockchain Tool for Streamlining Insurance Claims
gepubliceerd op Dec 10, 2018
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