06 - Benefits Payout Protocol

In the conventional insurance world, claims management is an area that is vulnerable to abuse and breeds consumer distrust. Claims management is opaque and processes are not subject to policyholder review. An express goal of Takadao is to create fair and transparent processes that underpin mutual protection tDAOs. In addition to underwriting, Benefits Payout management is another key area that the Takadao technology addresses.

The objectives of the Takadao Benefits Payout management process are:

• Fairness, transparency, traceability and accountability

• Decentralization and no control by a single entity or individual

• Speed and accuracy while maintaining low fraud rates

• Privacy for individual Members, Beneficiaries and Verifiers

The Decentralized Benefit Payout Management (DBPM) process is a multi-stage, double-blind process where Verifiers independently verify pieces of information that add up to the full picture. Verifiers are currently active members of the same mutual protection tDAO to which the Benefit Payout request is made. Members opt in through the Verifier Incentive Program (VIP) and undergo an onboarding and vetting process to ensure that the goals of the VIP are met.

Combined the DBPM and VIP create an open and transparent alternative to insurance claims management processes. The processes are recorded on-chain and publicly verifiable while maintaining individual privacy for both the member and beneficiaries, as well as the Verifiers themselves.