​​​​​​A closer look at burgeoning blockchain technologies, such as openIDL at The Linux Foundation and Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI) the global nonprofit smart mobility consortium, and how they are bringing together data from varying sources in ways that support insurance operations and decision-making. The discussion will help insurance professionals understand how blockchain can improve intelligence gathering and data mining while still protecting data integrity and ownership, and steps they can start leveraging blockchain technologies NOW.