AMELIA, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Modern Insurance Group ®, a leading speciality insurer, has launched an initiative to educate consumers on how they can live smarter, safer and more sustainably. As part of this project, named LivingWise, American Modern’s employees will build a two-story home that demonstrates these features inside its nearly 50,000 square foot claims training facility in Amelia, OH.
Throughout the construction process and beyond, American Modern will share educational resources, including videos, through a blog dedicated to providing tips and information on how to apply the LivingWise principles.
“One of our goals with LivingWise is to empower people with practical knowledge about home energy conservation, environmentally friendly building materials and how to make homes more resilient to severe weather,” said American Modern President and CEO Manny Rios. “The initiative also serves to enhance our hands-on training programs that engage and educate our employees to better serve our customers.”
LivingWise Home Construction
More than 300 American Modern employees will work in groups to construct the LivingWise home. Once completed, it will be used as part of the company’s ongoing claims training curriculum.
The home is being built in partnership with Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB), which is contributing and installing smart home technologies as part of the LivingWise project. American Modern and HSB are both subsidiaries of Munich Re, one of the world’s largest reinsurers, and members of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), also a partner in the LivingWise initiative. IBHS is a research and communications association solely supported by the property insurance industry that focuses on translating its building science research into real world resilience.
With support from these partners, the LivingWise home will be:
- Smart: The home will feature smart technologies in homebuilding provided by HSB, including: a smart thermostat, keyless entry doorway, water sensors and carbon dioxide/smoke detectors.
- Sustainable: Home building materials will be made of sustainable and environmentally-friendly elements, including bamboo and cork flooring as well as concrete countertops.
- Secure: With guidance from IBHS, the roof of the home and the garage are being built to meet FORTIFIED standards to make the home more resistant to high winds and hail.
For more information about the LivingWise project, visit: http://www.amig.com/livingwise/ or visit American Modern’s Facebook page.
About American Modern Insurance Group
American Modern is a widely recognized specialty insurance leader with more than 48 years of experience. The company delivers specialized products and services for residential property--like manufactured homes and specialty dwellings--and for consumers in the recreational market, including owners of boats, personal watercraft, classic cars, motorcycles, ATVs and snowmobiles. The company also provides products and services to protect financial institutions and their customers.
American is licensed in all 50 states through six property and casualty companies, which are part of an insurance group that enjoys an A+ (superior) rating by the A.M. Best Company, a leading independent insurance analyst. These companies insure more than 1.7 million policyholders countrywide and have been recognized as a Best Place to Work by the Cincinnati Business Courier and a Top Workplace by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
About HSB
Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB), a member of Munich Re’s Risk Solutions family since 2009, is a leading engineering and technical risk insurer providing equipment breakdown insurance products, other specialty coverages, and related inspection services and engineering consulting. Founded in 1866, HSB's difference is grounded in extensive technical knowledge with over 50 percent of its staff engineers, inspectors and technical personnel around the globe. We leverage our knowledge to anticipate future risks and develop a range of specialized solutions that enable our clients to build deeper and more profitable customer relationships. HSB holds A.M. Best Company’s highest financial rating, A++ (Superior). For more information, visit www.hsb.com and connect on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
About the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)
IBHS is an independent, nonprofit, scientific research and communications organization supported by the property insurance industry. The organization works to reduce the social and economic effects of natural disasters and other risks on residential and commercial property by conducting building science research and advocating improved construction, maintenance and preparedness practices.
