--- title: "Profiles in Risk – E67: Patrick Schmid, VP of the RiskBlock Alliance – Developing Blockchain For The Insurance Ecosystem - InsNerds.com" description: "Subscribe at: Stitcher iTunes Google Play YouTube Buzzsprout RSS Out of all the insurtech ideas sprouting in the market, I have yet to see anything that has the potential that blockchain has. In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Patrick Schmid of The Institutes' RiskBlock Alliance. 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In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Patrick Schmid of The Institutes’ RiskBlock Alliance. Patrick is working with the insurance ecosystem to help them co-develop the blockchain platforms and technologies necessary for insurance to blossom in the next wave of innovation. **HOW TO CONNECT WITH PATRICK SCHMID:** **[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/patschmid/)** **[RiskBlock Site ](https://www.theinstitutes.org/guide/riskblock)[Email](mailto:schmid@theinstitutes.org)** **MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: [Ethereum](https://www.coindesk.com/information/what-is-ethereum/) [GDPR Regulations](https://digitalguardian.com/blog/what-gdpr-general-data-protection-regulation-understanding-and-complying-gdpr-data-protection) [HyperLedger](https://www.hyperledger.org/) [B3i](https://b3i.tech/home.html) [R3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R3_(company)) ** **PRODUCTIVITY: [Slack](https://slack.com/) [Confluence](https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence) [GitHub](https://github.com/) [Twitter](http://www.twitter.com)** **BOOKS:** [**The Rationale of Central Banking**](https://amzn.to/2GrlqDz) by [Vera Smith](https://amzn.to/2pDV2wI) [**Ishmael: A Novel**](https://amzn.to/2IUzofn) by [Daniel Quinn ](https://amzn.to/2DXd0OP)**[Man’s Search For Meaning](https://amzn.to/2ujhKPn)** by [Viktor Frankl](https://amzn.to/2GcfAGY)   ### About Nicholas Lamparelli Nick Lamparelli is a 20+ year veteran of the insurance wars. 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