Telematics
SSP offers telematics mobile app in Australia and New Zealand
Technology house SSP is to offer a smartphone telematics app via technology from Wunelli.
Study finds 'significant demand' for telematics among older drivers
Insurers focusing telematics products solely on young drivers are overlooking a sizeable untapped older driver market, according to software provider SSP.
BIA 2014 - Insurance Start-Up Award - Ingenie
Finalists: Bought by Many; DUAL Asset Underwriting; MySlipcase
BIA 2014 - Underwriter of the Year - Allianz Insurance
Finalists: Ageas; Hiscox; RSA
Insurers maintain opposition to young driver curfews despite public backing
Sources suggest long-delayed green paper on young driver safety could be revived
DLG agrees equity investment in telematics firm The Floow
Direct Line Group has completed a 15% equity investment in specialist UK based telematics provider The Floow.
Wunelli partners with Innovation Group on BPO deal
Innovation Group has formed a partnership with Wunelli to become the telematics firm’s recommended business process outsourcing provider.
Two thirds of public back young driver restrictions
The majority of the British public back measures to cut death and injury on the roads through restrictions on newly qualified young drivers, according to an RAC survey.
Your say: Telematics for the mass market
Post's recent roundtable on telematics made an interesting read and raised some valid points.
Partnerships predicted for home telematics offerings
Insurers are likely to enter into partnerships when considering home telematics solutions due to the cost of devices and the likely benefits from shared data, industry experts have claimed.
Automation: Rise of the machines
A recent study has placed underwriters near the top of a list of jobs most at risk of being phased out in favour of automated systems. But how real is the prospect of underwriters being replaced by machines, and should it be welcomed or feared?
ERAC Spotlight: Aiming Hire
Are technological advances and regulatory changes the answer to the insurance industry's problems with credit hire?
Roundtable: Telematics: The future of motor?
To date telematics has been used for niches such as young drivers but, with providers making further advancements all the time, will this be the case in the future?
Insurers voice concerns over prospect of mandatory telematics policies
Analysts predict opt-out system for telematics within next decade
BIA Countdown: Achievement winner reflects: Q&A with Ashton West
Since their inception, the British Insurance Awards have become the unrivalled badge of excellence for the insurance sector, raising standards across the industry through their showcasing of best of breed performance and innovation.
Roundtable: Digital: Social media: Digital debate
How has the insurance industry embraced digitalisation and social media? While some areas of technology have been embraced, can others be improved?
Vodafone to acquire Italian telematics firm Cobra
Vodafone has launched a voluntary offer to acquire Italian telematics firm Cobra Automotive Technologies at €1.49 (£1.18) per share valuing the company at €145m.
Wunelli targets US after striking deal with Chinese insurer
UK telematics provider Wunelli has signalled its intention to launch into the American and Chinese insurance markets following its takeover by US firm Lexis Nexis.
Driverless Cars: Crash of the motor insurance industry?
by Cherry Chan, partner at Barnett Waddingham
Interview: Martin Oliver: Parting words
Today Post broke the news that Allen & Allen Group UK CEO Martin Oliver is stepping down from his role after 24 months. Just weeks ago Post sat down with Oliver to get his thoughts on the business. Here is his final interview as A&A boss.
Isotrak partners with TTS360 on crash assistance
Telematics provider Isotrak has partnered with incident management company TTS360 giving its HGV fleet customers assistance after a collision.
Telematics provider targeting Russia with partnership deal
Telematics firm Risk Technology has partnered with a local insurer in a bid to crack the Russian market.
European Council agrees Ecall proposal
The European Competitiveness Council has agreed a general approach to a draft regulation aimed at introducing motor type-approval system requirements for fitting Ecall devices in new models of vehicles.
Lexis Nexis buys telematics provider Wunelli
Lexis Nexis has acquired telematics provider Wunelli, a deal that will result in one of the largest provider-held insurance telematics databases in the world.