Telematics
AA launches joint venture in connected car software
The AA has announced an international partnership to develop connected-car technology.
Trak Global hires CIS engineering boss Street
Telematics specialist Trak Global has hired The Cooperative Insurance Service’s former national engineering and technical manager Nick Street to the new position of insurer solutions and claims manager.
King back in the hot-seat at Ingenie as CEO McKee steps down
Ingenie co-founder Richard King has returned to lead the telematics business just six months after stepping down from the position of CEO.
C-Suite - Insurer: Foresight is a wonderful thing
It is vital that insurers look ahead to try and offer products to customers before they demand them.
Europe: What's driving telematics growth
Alongside North America, Europe so far represents the vast majority of all insurance telematics policies, with Italy and the UK leading the pack.
More data needed to assess impact of telematics on young driver collisions, DfT finds
A Department for Transport report has concluded insurance data alone is not sufficient to assess the impact of telematics-based insurance on young driver accident rates.
C-Suite: Tracking driving behaviour on the smartphone
Smartphone telematics apps are providing valuable data for insurers writes Paul Stacy.
Digital development key for insurers in keeping up with customer demand
Insurance companies have been urged to prioritise harnessing digital technology to meet consumers’ lifestyle demands if they are to thrive in the modern business landscape where frequent customer interaction is crucial.
Smartphones equal to black boxes if data quality is high, Wunelli says
Smartphone telematics data can be of an equal quality to black box data so long as companies are aware which data is not good enough to be used, according to telematics provider Wunelli.
Europe: Motor is a disparate market, with a future
It might surprise people in richer European countries, but an important part of claim payments on compulsory motor third-party liability policies in Latvia is used to pay for funerals.
Self-Driving Vehicles: Key to success
It is only a matter of time before fully automated vehicles start appearing on our streets. How can insurers help manage the transition with liability products?
Roundtable: Technology: Are insurers ready for the next technology revolution?
What are the forthcoming trends insurers are likely to face?
RAC to launch mass-market telematics product in Q1 2016
RAC is to unveil a mass-market telematics product that includes a vehicle diagnostics feature in the first quarter of 2016.
Rival propositions expected as mass-market telematics app goes live
Telematics providers and insurers are backing a mass-market motor offering fronted by black box company Carrot amid suggestions other companies - including mobile phone networks - could follow suit.
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Mass-market telematics app-based solution gains Zurich backing
The UK’s first mass-market and full underwriting-based motor insurance is to be launched by telematics company Carrot on aggregator websites this week.
Blog: Advanced analytics - music to insurers' ears
Fraud is costing European insurance companies billions of pounds every year. But by using big data and advanced analytics, the industry can make fraudsters face the music.
Telematics evidence leads to conviction
The growing acceptance of telematics within the legal system has been further demonstrated after evidence provided by a device resulted in a suspended prison sentence for a motorist.
British Money exits PPI, moves to motor
Payment protection insurance seller British Money has announced it is leaving the scandal-hit sector and moving into the motor insurance market.
The Floow signs agreement with Chinese company
Telematics provider The Floow today (19 October) partnered with a Chinese car service organisation with the aim of bringing safer and cheaper mobility to the Chinese market.
Ford teams up with Marmalade for young driver insurance
Ford and Marmalade have joined forces to offer young drivers cheaper insurance on new Fiesta or Ka vehicles.
RAC unveils telematics policy for young drivers
The RAC has launched a new telematics product aimed at younger drivers who are looking to reduce the cost of their insurance premiums.
Telematics data proves collusion in crash-for-cash case
A judge in Doncaster has thrown out a motor claim after GPS from a telematics device supplied by the insurer showed the motorists involved had staged the accident.
Insure the Box partners with AA Driving School on telematics policy
The AA Driving School has teamed up with Insure the Box to launch AA Get Driving, a telematics motor insurance policy for pupils who have just passed their test and are buying their first car.