Essence Group
IoT-driven safety and telecare platforms for insurers and service providers
Overview
Essence Group is an IoT platform provider for carriers, communication service providers, and security companies seeking to offer connected-home safety and telecare services. The company develops hardware and software solutions that combine smart home devices, behavioral analytics, and AI-driven alerting to help insurers reduce property losses and improve policyholder retention.
The company offers two primary solution lines delivered through its subsidiary brands: Essence Security, which focuses on intruder detection and intervention for residential and commercial properties, and Essence SmartCare, which targets aging-in-place and remote patient monitoring for healthcare and insurance clients. Both lines share an underlying IoT platform that supports cloud-based monitoring, fog computing, and LTE CAT-M1 device connectivity.
Founded in 1994 and privately held, Essence Group has deployed its platforms across more than 6 million households with approximately 85 million devices installed globally. Distribution partners include security monitoring companies, communication service providers, and insurance carriers across North America, Europe, Israel, and Australia.
Products & Services
WeR@Home+
Residential security and smart home monitoring platform integrating IoT devices with central monitoring stations. Provides intruder prevention, environmental alerts (smoke, flood, water leak), and home automation capabilities.
Key Features
- Integration with third-party monitoring center software
- Smart home device ecosystem (sensors, cameras, control panels)
- Real-time alerting and intervention workflows
- Supports insurers offering value-added connected-home services
Target Users: Security service providers, insurance carriers, communication service providers
MyShield
Active intruder intervention system featuring a rapid-deploy security fog generator. Detects intrusions and deploys a thick security fog within seconds to deter theft and protect property.
Key Features
- Zero-response-time intervention without requiring human dispatch
- Fog deployment triggered by verified alarm conditions
- Integrates with existing alarm and monitoring infrastructure
- Won Security Today "New Product of the Year" (2024)
Target Users: Security service providers, commercial and residential property owners
Care@Home Communicator 2.0
AI-driven aging-in-place platform that monitors senior behavior patterns and generates real-time alerts for caregivers and healthcare providers. Earned reimbursement certification in October 2025.
Key Features
- Behavioral analytics engine that learns individual daily patterns
- Fall detection and emergency alerting
- Continuous passive monitoring without wearables required
- Reimbursement-certified for healthcare payer programs
Target Users: Healthcare providers, insurance carriers, senior care organizations
VitalOn RMP
Remote patient monitoring and chronic disease management platform combining telecare, telehealth, and wellness tracking for elderly and high-risk populations.
Key Features
- Chronic disease monitoring and management
- Integration with care coordination workflows
- Supports healthcare and insurance reimbursement models
- Extends telecare services beyond the home
Target Users: Healthcare providers, insurers serving elderly populations
Umbrella / mPERS
Mobile personal emergency response system for lone workers and mobile users. Available in personal and enterprise variants for security and telecare markets.
Key Features
- GPS location tracking and emergency dispatch
- Two-way voice communication
- Lone worker safety compliance
- Available under both security and telecare branding
Target Users: Enterprises with mobile workforces, senior care organizations
At a Glance
- Founded
- 1994
- Headquarters
- Herzliya, Israel
- Employees
- [Unknown]
- Funding
- Bootstrapped
Category & Focus
- Category
- Customer Engagement
- Subcategories
- Connected Home IoT Telecare Smart Home Safety Behavioral Analytics
- Insurance Verticals
- P&C Personal Health
- Target Customers
- Carriers, Consumers
Customers
- Securitas Alert Germany (MyShield distribution, 2025)
- Securitas Direct Switzerland (MyShield deployment, 2024)
- One Community (digital care transformation, 2026)
- ADT Security Australia (SmartCare deployment)
- Colchester City Council (senior digital telecare, 2024)
- Skyresponse (aging-in-place product expansion across Europe, 2024)
- Sirko International (MyShield distribution, 2024)
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Last updated: 2026-05-12