According to data released by NTT Data, which is a top 10 global business and IT service provider, roughly 2 out of 3 homeowners insurance customers in the United States would be willing to change insurance companies if they could get a discount on their policy for using smart home devices. Smart home devices, which […]
The Travelers Companies Inc. (Travelers Insurance) are now going to provide a discount on homeowners insurance to eligible customers that have installed qualifying smart home devices, according to a recent press release. The new discount is called Protective Device and smart smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and security systems that alert homeowners via their cell […]
Insurance companies have been offering discounts to drivers who install monitoring devices in their cars for a number of years (think Progressive Snapshot) and now they are starting to offer discounts to homeowners who install smart home products like Nest Protect. A smart home device is a heating, lighting or other electronic device that can […]