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Report: Usage-Based Insurance Can Be Applied to the Smart Home

Thirty-eight percent of broadband households in the United States have “very strong intentions” to buy a smart home device in 2016, according to a new report by research firm Parks Associates, based here.

The report, titled “IoT: Smart Home Business Models,” finds that 51% of broadband households in the U.S. consider an IoT device that alerts them to smoke and fire as highly appealing, and 41% said a device that alerts them to a water leak is also highly appealing.

From the article "Report: Usage-Based Insurance Can Be Applied to the Smart Home" by www.securitysales.com

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