Consumer Interest in IoT Fire Detectors an Opportunity for Insurance Firms, Says Parks

Half of U.S. broadband households find an IoT device that alerts them to smoke and fire highly appealing and 41 percent have the same view of a water leak detector, said Parks Associates Tuesday in a notice of an upcoming webinar. The webinar on opportunities for insurance companies in the IoT, will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. EDT. Speakers include Christoph Döbrich, innovation manager, Allianz Worldwide Partners; Kevin Meagher, senior vice president, business development, ROC-Connect; and Curt Schacker, senior vice president, connected products, Evrythng.