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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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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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Vdoo raises $25M more to develop its AI-based security for IoT and connected devices

TechCrunch

Today, Israeli startup Vdoo — which has been developing AI-based services to detect and fix those kinds of vulnerabilities in IoT devices — is announcing $25 million in funding, money that it plans to use to help it better address the wider issue as it applies to all connected objects. billion by 2025 from $12.5 billion in 2020.

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AI in the Enterprise: 5 key findings of AI usage and threat trends

CIO

Finance & Insurance and Manufacturing dominate AI adoption: The Finance & Insurance (28.4%) and Manufacturing (21.6%) sectors generated the most AI/ML traffic. Zscalers zero trust architecture delivers Zero Trust Everywheresecuring user, workload, and IoT/OT communicationsinfused with comprehensive AI capabilities.

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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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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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Insurance Technologies: 13 Disruptive Ideas to Change Insurance Companies with Telematics, Blockchain, Machine Learning, and APIs

Altexsoft

Have you ever tried to check your insurance claim status? While some insurance carriers have made significant modifications courtesy of disruptive digitalization (we’ve already discussed this topic in our whitepaper), most companies trail behind. Insurants are not satisfied with their service providers.

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