Telematics
Telematics M&As tipped to hit peak as Admiral mulls Insure the Box purchase
Rumoured deal follows those involving Wunelli and Ingenie in recent months.
Post Blog: Five reasons why Admiral and Insure the Box make good bed fellows
Earlier this week Postonline revealed Admiral was weighing up a bid for the UK’s leading telematics player Insure the Box.
Blog: Telematics update
How does the UK telematics market compare with markets in other parts of the globe? Sarah Wenham explains
Admiral weighing up bid for UK's leading telematics player Insure the Box
Admiral is evaluating a bid for telematics firm Insure The Box just months after announcing a £200m cash raise, Post understands.
Arag to provide legal expenses cover for Insure the Box policyholders
Legal expenses insurer Arag has formed a partnership with telematics specialist Insure the Box that will see it provide legal cover for around 250 000 of the insurer’s policyholders.
Quindell update fails to halt tumbling share price
Quindell's share price has fallen by almost 25% over four days of trading, in spite of optimistic trading updates issued by the firm.
Interview: Christian Hinsch and Richard Taylor: a winning strategy
HDI Gerling’s chairman Christian Hinsch and UK managing director Richard Taylor tell Post their firm is entering a new phase in its evolution – and reveal what they’ve learnt from the German World Cup-winning football team
East England drivers UK’s worst says Aviva
Drivers in Aviva’s home territory of the East of England are among the UK’s worst according to figures produced by the insurer’s Drive smartphone app.
Quindell denies RAC fall-out
Quindell has dismissed claims it has fallen-out with the RAC amid reports the roll-out of the companies' telematics joint venture has stalled.
Sale of DLG's international units not set in stone, claims Geddes
Direct Line Group chief executive Paul Geddes has denied the sale of the insurer's Italian and German operations is a foregone conclusion, despite talks on offloading the international divisions gathering momentum.
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