The Institutes RiskStream Collaborative Membership

Principal Members

(Members)

Associate Members

(Providers)

Associate Members

(Collaborators)

Associate Members

(Non-Profits)

Associate Members

(Civics)

Members are participants that interact/transact on the Network. For enterprise blockchain apps, members may choose to host their own Canopy node or interact with a node hosted and maintained in a shared service network managed by a RiskStream Network Services Provider partner. Regardless of how the ledger nodes or other platform elements are managed, the Member maintains ownership of their private data.

Members include:

  • Carriers

  • Brokers

  • Reinsurers

Providers are participants that support the Network services in some way, either interacting directly with RiskStream as a contractor for services on behalf of all Members, or by interacting with a selection of members directly.

Examples of Providers include:

  • Core Systems Providers

  • Software Developers

  • Platform Providers

  • Third Party Administrations

  • Analytics

  • Provider Startups

Collaborators are entities that are connected to the Network to provide or consume information necessary to support/advise Members or provide services to Members in the normal course of services they provide to customers. Collaborators are often impacted by the interactions as their customers are Network Participants.

Examples of Collaborators include:

  • Legal Entities

  • Banks

  • Rental Car Companies

  • Auto Collision Centers

  • Medical Services Entities

  • Energy Companies

  • Others

Non-Profits comprise a variety of organizations such as research and educational, data standards, technology, or insurance industry organizations that support the Network and partner or cooperate with RiskStream.

Examples of Non-Profits include:

  • Associations (e.g., LIMRA, APCIA, ICISA, SFAA, NASBP)

  • Academia (Villanova University)

  • Consortia (MOBI)

Civics are entities that provide oversight/governance and regualtory management to the insurance industry at the state or federal level. RiskStream works with these entities to ensure that its product/services meet the necessary regulatory, statutory, and legal requirements of conducting business within a jurisdiction and at times may also create applications to improve Member interaction with them.

Examples of Civics include:

  • Regulators (e.g., NAIC)

  • Governments

  • Departments (e.g., Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), Department of Health)

  • ***Surety Obligees are often governmental entities