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Cold-chain startup Figorr raises $1.5M, backs the roll out of data-driven perishables insurance

TechCrunch

Figorr (previously Gricd ) runs IoT-powered solutions that provide businesses, especially those in healthcare and agriculture, with key data such as location, humidity, and temperature of highly-perishable products, helping entrepreneurs to cut the losses that emerge from lack of such visibility.

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6 VCs explain why embedded insurance isn’t the only hot opportunity in insurtech

TechCrunch

If you think embedded insurance is the only hot thing in insurtech these days, we’ve got a surprise in store for you: While it’s true that startups that help sell insurance together with other products and services are enjoying tailwinds, there are plenty of other opportunities in the space, several investors told TechCrunch+.

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IoT Adoption in Healthcare Brings Security Opportunities

CIO

At the end of the day, it’s all about patient outcomes and how to improve the delivery of care, so this kind of IoT adoption in healthcare brings opportunities that can be life-changing, as well as simply being operationally sound. Why Medical IoT Devices Are at Risk There are a number of reasons why medical IoT devices are at risk.

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Applications and innovations in the Internet of Things (IoT)

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of interrelated devices that have unique identifiers and can autonomously transfer data over a network. IoT ecosystems consist of internet-enabled smart devices that have integrated sensors, processors, and communication hardware to capture, analyze, and send data from their immediate environments.

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Revolutionizing Auto Insurance: How InsurTechs are Lowering Auto Insurance Costs with Usage-Based Policies

Trigent

Usage-based insurance, often referred to as UBI, has shot to popularity due to its immense potential for insurers when it comes to customization and cost savings. In-car technologies and the surge in connected cars significantly contribute to the growing market size of usage-based insurance. percent between 2023 and 2032.

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Customizing Personal Lines Insurance with Location Data

Cloudera

Insurers are increasingly adopting data from smart devices and related technologies to support and service their customers better. According to Statista , the projected installed base of IOT devices is expected to increase to 30.9 Much of the evidence required in the past is already available from the IOT sensors.

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The Medical IoT Security To Depend on When Lives Depend on You

Palo Alto Networks

Protect every connected device with Zero Trust IoT security, tailor-made for medicine. Connected clinical and operational IoT devices are used for everything, from patient monitoring to office systems. Actionable Guidelines Provided with Medical IoT Security.

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