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on peer-to-peer dynamics in politics, the economy and organizations
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Who’s Who in Online Peer-to-Peer Insurance: From Lemonade To Guevara

Who’s Who in Online Peer-to-Peer Insurance: From Lemonade To Guevara | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Investor-backed online P2P insurance startups help online insurance buyers pool into groups for eventual discounts on their policies.
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Forget premiums: A peer-to-peer network will cover you - tech - 22 September 2013 - New Scientist

Forget premiums: A peer-to-peer network will cover you - tech - 22 September 2013 - New Scientist | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
People can now insure one another in peer-to-peer networks and do away with big insurance companies and premiums
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Forget premiums: A peer-to-peer network will cover you - tech - 22 September 2013 - New Scientist

Forget premiums: A peer-to-peer network will cover you - tech - 22 September 2013 - New Scientist | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

People can now insure one another in peer-to-peer networks and do away with big insurance companies and premiums

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Guild.is Wants To Prevent The Next Sharing Economy Insurance Debacle - Co.Exist

Guild.is Wants To Prevent The Next Sharing Economy Insurance Debacle - Co.Exist | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

What happens when an Uber driver gets in an accident? Or an Airbnb renter trashes a home? A new company is helping link startups and insurance companies to tackle the thorny issues that arise when the sharing economy goes wrong.

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Forget premiums: A peer-to-peer network will cover you - tech - 22 September 2013 - New Scientist

Forget premiums: A peer-to-peer network will cover you - tech - 22 September 2013 - New Scientist | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

INSURANCE is an unfortunate fact of life. We pay large premiums to cover ourselves for bad events that often never happen. But there is another way. An online insurance firm called Peercover lets groups of people insure each other on their own terms and at a fraction of the cost.

 
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Forget premiums: A peer-to-peer network will cover you - New Scientist

Forget premiums: A peer-to-peer network will cover you - New Scientist | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it


Insurance is the latest financial service to get a shake-up from peer-to-peer (P2P) dynamics. Already, individuals can lend money for a return with interest.

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