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Adler: Hippo Insurance actively seeks residential water usage and leak data

Eric Adler · FlumeWater Sells 10k Units at $200 With SaaS Upsell · Dec 10, 2020 · at 5:25

Flume Water CEO Eric Adler explains to Nathan Latka why home insurance carriers like Hippo Insurance are interested in Flume's water data streams.

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“They are looking for data on water usage and leaks.”

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The claim, plainly

Hippo Insurance is actively looking for data on residential water usage and leaks.

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Assessment

Public statements and corporate programs confirm that Hippo Insurance actively seeks and integrates residential water leak and usage data/hardware. Hippo established formal partnerships with IoT and smart-device makers including Roost (May 2017), Notion (September 2018), SimpliSafe (March 2020), and Ring (June 2022) to deploy smart water leak and freeze detection sensors to policyholders in exchange for policy discounts. Furthermore, then-CEO Assaf Wand confirmed in September 2018 and April 2019 that proactive leak detection was a central part of Hippo's risk-mitigation strategy after water damage accounted for 37% of Hippo's 2018 claims.

March 31, 2020: Hippo announced a partnership with SimpliSafe providing water sensors and reported distributing over 200,000 smart sensor kits to mitigate water, fire, and theft risks.
September 20, 2018: Hippo partnered with Notion to distribute IoT sensors for water leak and temperature detection in exchange for insurance premium discounts.
April 3, 2019: Then-CEO Assaf Wand stated water claims comprised 37% of Hippo's 2018 claims, motivating smart sensor deployment to detect leaks early.
June 15, 2022: Hippo expanded its proactive leak mitigation offerings via a partnership with Ring that included flood and freeze sensors.

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[1] asmag.com [2] prnewswire.com [3] carriermanagement.com [4] businesswire.com [5] randrmagonline.com [6] forbes.com [7] businesswire.com [8] datainsightsreports.com

Hippo Insurance Assaf Wand smart home water leak data Hippo Insurance water leak detection partnership OR smart home "Assaf Wand" "Rick McCathron" Hippo CEO date

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