Pepper IoT, a company that provides applications and back-end services for other businesses to build IoT platforms or devices, has acquired Notion, a company that provides insurance companies services and sensors designed to mitigate claims. … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for March 18, 2022
Georgia-Pacific chooses MachineQ's LoRaWAN network to connect public bathrooms: Georgia-Pacific, which makes paper towel dispensers, soap dispensers and other hygiene products, has signed a deal with Comcast's MachineQ network to connect its KOLO … [Read more...]
Are smart home devices from your insurance company a Trojan horse?
On our most recent IoT Podcast, Neil called in to our voicemail hotline with a question about a free smart home device and service offered by his home insurance company. The device is called Ting and it monitors your home's electricity to warn you of … [Read more...]
Why insurance firms are stalling on IoT
The news this week that Amazon is looking into some form of home insurance product seems fairly speculative, but it's not an insane idea. The Information reported the story, with a lot of disclaimers, and quoted one anonymous source at Amazon who … [Read more...]
An old insurance firm bets on data with new startup
The dream of charging insurance based on the mile has been a reality for a while. The thinking behind this is that the more miles you drive, the more chance there is that you will be involved in a collision and have to pay for things like part … [Read more...]