Argo Insurance, an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, has launched ART-iTherma, a new, state-of-the-art thermo probe and infrared thermometer.

The device is part of the Argo Risk Tech automated temperature compliance risk management solution, ART-iTemp, which caters to the food industry, which is subject to rigorous standards of temperature and food quality.

“ART-iTherma was created to meet the exceptionally difficult operating environments that our food industry clients contend with, while exceeding their software performance expectations for a simple and effective user experience,” said Rooney Gleason, president, Argo Insurance. “Our mission is to bring cutting-edge, technology-based risk management solutions to our insured clients through our brokers and partners to rapidly and permanently reduce our clients’ total cost of risk.”  

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Argo Insurance’s retail and restaurant clients provided input on the design of the device, which is exclusively available through Argo’s technology partner Gleason Technology Inc. The ART-iTherma is an internet-of-things (IoT) device used for various compliance activities to satisfy regulatory conditions issued by the FDA, USDA, and various state and local health authorities.

“As a specialty insurer of supermarkets, restaurants, and c-stores, we are fully committed to bringing specialized solutions that improve our customers’ operations, reduce losses and provide a documented defence when necessary,” Gleason added. “For our broker partners, Argo provides what other generalist carriers cannot – true expertise to significantly reduce losses in the retail sector.”


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