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Insurers see smart home tech as an opportunity to deepen their relationships with customers, while improving coverage options and underwriting.

The retail behemoth's new line of products includes several items of interest to insurers.

One in five home insurance customers do not bundle their auto policy, representing a growth opportunity for carriers.

The number of installed connected devices attributable to commercial insurance is rising quickly, but more traditional mobility items are also part of the strategy.

Traditional carriers can benefit from Amazon's entry in helping them compete with digitally native startups.

insurers are investing significant efforts into understanding how AI, computer vision, IoT and more apply to their businesses

Healthcare companies take steps to safeguard against backdoor risks.

The new devices use LoRaWAN low-power wide-area networks wireless technology, with extended range thanks to cellular technology.

Japanese carrier joins Manulife, John Hancock in leveraging the holistic initiative to encourage less risky behavior.

The technology provides a valuable tool to help the business line adapt to varying consumer expectations.

While the Internet of Things will improve industrial efficiencies, organizations also expect it to increase cyber threats.

The company's heavily tested item insurance platform will finally be debuted stateside after a long, winding journey.

To make the most of what can be empowering technology, a device must be simultaneously optimized to do its job while also not exposing personal data, as they do generate a generous amount of it.

Survey finds 62% of those ages 18 to 34 would let carriers use third-party data from social, fitness apps and smart-home devices to lower prices

The company partners with National Guardian Life to sell insurance coupled with connected toothbrushes in 16 states.

Bryce Austin, who was Target’s CISO during the retailer’s infamous data breach, says carriers need to be sure their partners are just as secure as they are.

It's likely that drivers will use autonomous features part of the time, creating a space for insurers to cover both the individual owner and the car itself.

Companies that produce hardware designed to detect and mitigate water damage see insurers as natural partners.

Insurer and its Arity and Answer Financial subsidiaries will leverage data collected through Life360 for driver feedback and insurance options.

The insurer explored how homeowners customers could get the most value from water sensors through hands-on experiments.