Crypto insurer launches world-first reinsurance business

The ability of Relm II to accept both fiat and crypto for collateral is “a critical distinction” in the collateralized reinsurance space, Relm said. It will allow Relm to tap into “substantial pools” of aligned investor capital to support traditional lines of coverage  like directors and officers or professional liability, as well as the insurer’s recent product launches for smart contract failure insurance, slashing insurance and BTC-dominated crypto theft insurance.

There is a particular need for regulated coverage in the decentralized finance space, Relm said. According to theblockcrypto.com, there is currently more than $225 billion in total value locked in smart contracts across nearly 2,000 projects. Since early 2020, more than $1.8 billion of capital committed to decentralized finance has been lost via exploits. The addition of Relm II’s capacity will enable Relm to offer higher limits of coverage for smart contract failure, allowing institutional capital to move into the decentralized finance space with more appropriate levels of insurance protection.

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“I am excited to be announcing the launch of Relm II at the iconic Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami, where Relm is a sponsor for the second year running,” said Joe Ziolkowski, co-founder and CEO of Relm and Relm II. “As the world’s leading crypto insurer in our third year of operations, our mission is to energize crypto businesses, enabling them to scale and grow.

“Relm II is an extension of that mission and a further demonstration of our commitment to support emerging sectors and our ability to think creatively and utilize regulated (re)insurance infrastructure to solve capacity problems in the crypto industry. We are excited to collaborate with aligned capital partners to build meaningful insurance capacity as the crypto economy becomes mainstream.”