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   "text": "Legacy insurers will not underwrite smart contracts that sit outside the traditional legal framework, and even if they eventually enter the DApp market their actuarial risk assessment methods may be only partially compatible with rapidly evolving decentralized products.",
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   "text": "Even if legacy insurers do enter the DApp market, their products may not fit the need, because actuarial methods for risk assessment under traditional insurance metrics are only partially compatible with rapidly evolving decentralized products.",
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