Westfield, a US-based property and casualty company, has announced a new program designed to help prevent home electrical fires.
The new solution, Ting, uses advanced smart plug-in sensors to monitor the electrical network of a home to help detect electrical hazards, alert homeowners, and lead them through timely repairs to avoid potential electrical fires.
In collaboration with Whisker Labs, Westfield is offering the Ting sensor and three years of fire prevention service for free to its customers.
Steve Butler, AVP, personal lines product management and underwriting at Westfield said: “Part of our mission is to enable our customers’ peace of mind and Ting does exactly that by giving homeowners advance notice to help prevent a potential home fire.”
He added: “Westfield has a long history – 176 years, in fact – of offering insurance products and solutions to protect customers and communities, and this new technology is well aligned with our mission.”
A smart home technology, Ting can help [prevent electrical fires by giving advanced warnings to mitigate fire hazards before they cause a catastrophic loss.
It can also detect electrical faults in the utility grid that could damage a home and potentially trigger wildfires in some areas prone to these types of natural catastrophes, and help predict issues that can lead to water damage inside a home.
According to the announcement,10,000 are to receive the fire hazard sensor and service at no cost this year. Westfield also plans to deploy the smart sensor and service to another 20,000+ homeowners over the next three years.
