Tuesday, September 29, 2026

We're really good at TPRM. But don't take our word for it...

The evidence is in.

Upguard named a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Third-Party Risk Management Software 2026 Vendor Assessment.*

"UpGuard’s TPRM AI differentiation centers on the company’s AI Global Risk Inference Domains (GRID) engine, which fuses billions of external signals with AI analysts and agents to produce a live, continuously updated security posture view across vendor ecosystems and attack surfaces simultaneously."

- IDC MarketScape Worldwide Third-Party Risk Management Software 2026 Vendor Assessment

Read the IDC MarketScape excerpt

Evidence First. Intelligence Always.

Most TPRM platforms wait for a vendor to answer. UpGuard doesn’t. Continuous risk intelligence and full lifecycle workflows live in one system, so your program becomes less manual and delivers better risk outcomes.

Full Lifecycle TPRM

“UpGuard delivers full life-cycle TPRM management, from discovery through reassessment and remediation.”

Risk Intelligence

“UpGuard offers strong risk intelligence foundation that enables scalable, evidence-based third-party cyber-risk management.”

High customer satisfaction

“Competitive pricing and modern UX make continuous monitoring–led TPRM accessible to midmarket organizations without enterprise-scale implementation complexity.”

Read the IDC MarketScape excerpt

*SOURCE: “IDC MarketScape Worldwide Third-Party Risk Management Software 2026 Vendor Assessment”, September 2026, IDC #US53007725. IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and service suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market. The Capabilities score measures vendor product, go-to-market and business execution in the short-term. The Strategy score measures alignment of vendor strategies with customer requirements in a 3-5-year timeframe. Vendor market share is represented by the size of the circles. Vendor year-over-year growth rate relative to the given market is indicated by a plus, neutral or minus next to the vendor name.

Ran the Numbers on This — They Surprised Me

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Ran the Numbers on This — They Surprised Me

It's not the number you'd expect.

Hi—Kwame here

I teach finance, so when something gets pitched to me as "worth it," I don't take that on faith. I run the math. That's exactly what I did before I agreed to partner with MobileHelp — and the math is the reason I'm sharing this with you today.

Here’s the Comparison Nobody Puts in Front of You

A single fall requiring a hospital visit costs an average of several thousand dollars out of pocket even with Medicare — and that's before you count rehab, home health aides, or the fact that many older adults never fully return to independent living after a serious fall. The CDC tracks this closely: falls are the leading cause of injury and injury-related death for adults 65+, and the numbers have only gotten worse — the fall death rate is up 21% since 2018.

Now put that next to this: a MobileHelp in-home system starts at $25.95 a month — that's about $1 a day. No landline needed. No long-term contract.

That's not a close call. That's the kind of asymmetric bet I'd tell any of my finance students to take — small, known, recurring cost vs. a rare but catastrophic one.

What You’re Actually Paying For

A button you wear — necklace, wristband, or clip
A trained, U.S.-based operator who answers in as little as 10 seconds and already knows your name, address, and who to call
If you can't speak when you press it, they send help anyway — no exceptions
An on-the-go version with GPS for when you're out running errands, not just sitting at home

Here's the full picture, because I'd want to know this before spending anything: it's a subscription, automatic fall detection is a paid add-on, and none of this works unless you actually wear the device. The math only holds if you use the product.

The Offer That Makes the Math Even Better

Right now, Benefits Insider readers get:

✅ A free month of service
✅ A free lock box so responders can get in fast
✅ Free ground shipping
✅ Protection for as low as $1/day

Getting a quote is free and takes about two minutes — no commitment required just to see the numbers for your situation.

Get Your FREE Quote →

or Call 800-806-2035 — mention Benefits Insider for the current offer

I don't put my name behind partnerships lightly. This one passed the math test — I think it'll pass yours too.

—Kwame

^{Benefits Insider has partnered with MobileHelp because we believe in the product — this is a sponsored partnership. Offer valid with annual plan purchase; new customers only. Automatic fall detection is a paid add-on and does not detect 100% of falls.}

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Polo makes landfall. No threat to Mexico cat bond

Hurricane Polo made landfall on the west coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico with sustained winds of 110 mph and a minimum central pressure of 965mb, at which level there is no threat to the parametric trigger of the Mexican governments cat bond ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Polo makes landfall. No threat to Mexico cat bond

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Hurricane Polo makes landfall in Baja California Sur, Mexico. No threat to IBRD cat bond

Hurricane Polo has now made landfall on the west coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico with sustained winds of 110 mph and a minimum central pressure of 965mb, at which level there is no threat to the parametric trigger of the Mexican governments $175 million IBRD CAR Mexico 2024 (Pacific) catastrophe bond.

While the cat bond has not been triggered it has acted as designed in this case, being structured to respond to much more intense storms. Mexico also has a parametric catastrophe insurance arrangement that provides around US $575 million of protection for 2026 into 2027. At this stage it's not clear if that insurance layer of protection could be activated.

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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

We're really good at TPRM. But don't take our word for it...

The evidence is in.

Evidence First. Intelligence Always.

Most TPRM platforms wait for a vendor to answer. UpGuard doesn’t. Continuous risk intelligence and full lifecycle workflows live in one system, so your program becomes less manual and delivers better risk outcomes.

Ran the Numbers on This — They Surprised Me

Ran the Numbers on This — They Surprised Me

Here’s the Comparison Nobody Puts in Front of You

What You’re Actually Paying For

The Offer That Makes the Math Even Better

Polo makes landfall. No threat to Mexico cat bond

We're really good at TPRM. But don't take our word for it...

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