Implementation of Blockchain Technology in Insurance Contracts Against Natural Hazards: A Methodological Multi-Disciplinary Approach

Pagano, Andrea Jonathan; Romagnoli, Francesco; Vannucci, Emanuele

Implementation of Blockchain Technology in Insurance Contracts Against Natural Hazards: A Methodological Multi-Disciplinary Approach

Environmental and Climate Technologies

Volume 23 (2019): Issue 3 (December 2019)

By: Andrea Jonathan Pagano, Francesco Romagnoli and Emanuele Vannucci

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|Dec 2019

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