Are You Ready For The Next Cold Snap?

Only too often, severe winter weather wreaks havoc and creates challenging conditions for businesses. Extreme cold leads to wide-spread power outages, freezing pipes, water damage and high dollar claims. 

 

Statistical Source: 2021 Insurance Fact Book, Winter Storms 

During the February 2021 polar vortex, our LoRaWAN cellular IoT technology was able to keep running through power outages and other utility interruptions. In the worst week of the storm, we experienced 10 times more power failure alerts and 5 times more frozen pipe alerts than average.

One of those actionable alerts helped a Texas hospital prevent a major loss during the storm, when an open roof hatch triggered a water leak and put an electrical panel at risk. Read more about the event. 

Our system leverages hardware that is cellular with battery backup, so HSB’s sensors operated even when power was out (or Wi-Fi would be down). Our solution is commercial grade and optimized for long range and low power consumption, which is especially important during high severity conditions.

When situations are at their worst, we help your policyholders gain peace of mind. Our proprietary mobile app allows policyholders to monitor their location, even when they can't be on-site due to safety considerations. Our actionable alerts are designed with HSB-engineered algorithms to boost predictive accuracy and minimize false alerts. And in loss situations, our 24/7 professional monitoring reaches out to your customers—and follows their call tree—until someone is taking action.