Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Book Chapter Book Chapter Faculty Publications- Book Chapter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Blockchain application with specific reference to smart contracts in the insurance sector Description An account of the resource The term blockchain was coined in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto. Initially, it was used for carrying out decentralised transactions to solve the problem of fake transactions. In the past few years, this was explored extensively for cryptocurrency only, but, over some time, its potential has been explored in many areas. The major reason for the growing interest in this particular technology is that it provides a secure, reliable, and trusted platform to perform digital activities. This is executed without the involvement of any third party. Once the data is entered into the nodes, it is impossible to tamper it. Though blockchain is costly, it provides better solutions to many research problems in real time. In recent times, researchers have explored blockchain in deep and used it in many applications such as building smart contracts, supply chain management, digital identity providers, voting systems, banking, and finance applications, P2P learning, and insurance sectors. Through this chapter, the readers will get a systematic and detailed study of blockchain in the insurance sector and smart contracts and its current applications in the insurance sector. This chapter will also provide a fair idea of blockchain technology in the insurance sector and additionally its usage in specific applications. In the end, a relevant set of further reading references will be provided. 2023 River Publishers. All rights reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sharma V.; Ajmani P.; Iwendi C. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Application of Emerging Technology and Blockchain in the Insurance Industry, pp. 179-208. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available River Publishers Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85175665645&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=78256cd502aaa5a6dc98ae383940d761" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85175665645&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=78256cd502aaa5a6dc98ae383940d761</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISBN: 978-877004005-1; 978-877004006-8 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Book chapter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Sharma V., CHRIST, Delhi-NCR, India; Ajmani P., Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies-TC, GGSIP University, India; Iwendi C., School of Creative Technologies, University of Bolton, United Kingdom