Telematics
Your Say: Driving ‘fingerprint’ to deliver data confidence to underwriters
The recent article Get Smart, Get Appy made some valid points about the adoption of apps by insurers.
Your Say: Will Citroen be the first of many?
Car manufacturer, Citroën, has recently announced its plans to fit a telematics device as standard in its C1 Connexion special edition model.
Telematics and insurance: What opportunities exist in a burgeoning market?
The telematics market of 2013 looks vastly different to that of years gone by.
Cheap pet insurance under threat by EU Gender Ban after Austrian test case
Four months after gender was banned as a factor in setting premiums for motor insurance, Post understands its remit could soon be extended to impact pet owners.
Technology: Get smart, get appy
Insurers are widely considered to be slow adopters of new technology, but how do they fare in the world of mobile apps?
Your say: Insurers must keep telematics pace
Following the implementation of the European Court of Justice ruling in December preventing insurers from using gender as a proxy on which to price insurance premiums, it comes as no surprise that the number of telematics based policies available is on…
Truell among bidders linked to Co-op sale
Mark Summerfield, managing director of The Co-operative Insurance, has said the planned sale of the general insurance business is “entirely in line with the group’s strategy” to build a “compelling competitor in high street banking that customers will…
Improving Underwriting: The bigger the better
How is the move towards ‘big data’ from external sources helping insurers price risk in the post-Gender Directive environment?
Improving Underwriting: Driving Profits
Can a more sophisticated approach to underwriting help motor insurers finally turn a profit?
Improving Underwriting: The extra mile
The use of geographic intelligence can improve the understanding of risk in the motor insurance space.
RAC launches telematics box
RAC has launched RAC Advance, a low-cost telematics box featuring crash detection technology.
Expertise in Action: Pricing: Looking for support
With brokers calling on insurers to share more information and provide greater practical assistance, how can both parties – and their clients – benefit from better collaboration?
Citroen becomes first car manufacturer to fit 'black box' technology as standard
Citroen has become the first car manufacturer to fit telematics technology as standard in a bid to make new car ownership “more affordable” for young drivers.
Wunelli and EE join forces to deliver driving scores to insurers
Telematics provider Wunelli has joined forces with communication giant EE to develop mobile-to-mobile network communications to deliver vehicle driving and usage patterns to insurers.
Carrot targets young drivers with cash reward telematics plan
Insurance provider Carrot is to launch a plan that will see young drivers offered cash rewards for driving safely, with premiums adjusted at the end of each policy year.
The Co-operative and Wunelli unveil young driver app
The Co-operative Insurance has teamed up with telematics solutions provider Wunelli to launch a young driver app.
Sheilas’ Wheels Broker enters telematics market
Sheilas’ Wheels Broker has launched Sheilas’ Wheels Model Driver, a telematics product which aims to offer female drivers with a way to save money on their insurance.
Gender Directive: The Sex Factor
As consumers come to terms with gender-neutral pricing, motor insurers continue to sweat over alternative rating factors and rebalanced underwriting models.
Spotlight On: Telematics: Map Reading
In the flourishing world of telematics-based car insurance, the concept of a vehicle score to evaluate individual risk has become ubiquitous. But are all scores equal?
Spotlight On: Telematics: On the road to a new era
Has the EU Gender Ruling finally brought telematics to the fore to drive new growth in the motor sector?
Post magazine - 31 January 2013
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Insure The Box cuts third party providers from telematics
Insure The Box has become the first UK insurer to create its own in-house telematics platform in a bid to reduce costs and improve customer service.
Insure The Box launches "girlish" brand
Telematics specialist Insure The Box has launched a new brand, Drive Like a Girl, that it claims can help "young female drivers beat the EU price hike in car insurance" by rewarding young drivers, regardless of gender, who can "prove" they drive safely…
AA launches 'try before you buy' telematics app
The AA has launched an app that enables motorists to see how their driving behaviour would score before committing to the insurer's telematics policy.