This coverage will be available for owners of any of eight models of mobile devices. AT&T has announced that it will be selling smartphone insurance to cover a limited number of device models. This policy is designed to be somewhat different than the standard cell phone coverage. The broken phone screen insurance from AT&T will let customers obtain same day repairs. Overall, the smartphone insurance from AT&T sounds like the traditional form of coverage. Should the mobile device screen break, the company – and its insurance provider, Asurion – will…
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Smartphones insurance trends are spreading across the country
New Jersey has just become the latest among many states to approve electronic proof of coverage. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has recently signed A-3905/S-2680 into law, allowing the state to join into one of the fastest growing insurance trends in which consumers will be allowed to display a proof of their coverage over a mobile device screen in addition to the traditional paper format. This provides only one more reason that the smartphone has become a more central part of the lives of the average American. It will now…
Read MoreBitcoin insurance is now available
Insurance coverage for digital currency comes to the UK Digital currency has been making slow progress with consumers and businesses alike for several years. The idea of digital currency is quite attractive, especially as mobile technology becomes more important in daily life. The idea, however, is also problematic in that digital currency is susceptible to a wide range of problems as well as being very attractive to hackers. Bitcoin could be considered the premier digital currency and its history has been marked by volatility, theft, and exploitation. Now, however, Bitcoin…
Read MoreMobile insurance is facing challenges in Asia
Mobile insurance gains attention as more consumers get smartphones and tablets Mobile technology is beginning to play a major role in the lives of people all around the world. In Asia, smartphones and tablets are becoming exceedingly valuable, partly due to the services they provide to consumers as well as the type of information these devices are beginning to store. Several Asian markets have begun showing strong favor for high-end mobile devices, especially those designed to participate in mobile commerce. These devices are not only attractive to the average consumer, of course,…
Read MoreCell phone insurance products launched by Nokia
Smartphone coverage is now available through the manufacturer due to a new partnership. Nokia customers in India now have a new protection available for their smartphones as the manufacturer has partnered with New India Assurance in order to offer consumers cell phone insurance to cover their devices against theft or accidental damage. They aim is to help to assuage one of the leading concerns of device buyers in the country. According to Kannan Gopalakrishnan, the director of retail at Nokia India, “Through this initiative, our effort is to address one…
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