Insurers urged to look beyond underwriting when assessing telematics benefits
Insurers are squandering the benefits of greater data access by failing to recognise benefits beyond underwriting, according to Wunelli director Sandy Dunn.
While the initial focus on telematics has "inevitably" been on the underwriting and pricing, it "has to and will" move to the claims side, Dunn said.
The BDML founder was speaking as Wunelli and
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