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Can Satellite Data Lower Your Insurance Premium?


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Today's journey on the good ship SS Tomorrow we explore spacefaring technology.

First, we travel to the year 2171, a quick tour of our cosmic neighbourhood sees a hive of mining activity throughout the solar system.

Landing back in the present day, what practical uses can spacefaring technology be applied to? Finding lost tombs in Egypt, giving people in remote areas superfast internet. And even saving folks money on home and contents insurance?

Today's main guest is Richard Joffe, CEO and founder of Honey Insurance in Sydney. When Richard emigrated from the US to Australia he found our insurance sector antiquated. Coming from a tech background, Richard sought to disrupt a decades-old business model with big data and high tech.

To find out more visit https://www.honeyinsurance.com/

Or to follow Richard on LinkedIn Click Here

As mentioned - we have a huge friends & family deal that allows new customers of Honey to get up to $500 gift certificates (plus $250 of free sensors). It takes 3 minutes to sign up, and the code is here - Family & friends offer | Honey Insurance

Another big special thanks to our other guest Ira Hughes. Have a listen out for our episode on Drones and Drone Racing later in Season 4. To find out more about Ira visit https://www.facebook.com/ira.hughes.1

To find out more about Starlink visit https://www.starlink.com/

Here is a great article about satellite archaeology from the Smithsonian dated 2016 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/space-archaeologist-sarah-parcak-winner-smithsonians-history-ingenuity-award-180961120/ If you would love us to cover this in a future episode, please let us know, we love to hear from you!

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