Latest Telematics Headlines
All the headlines from our Telematics Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Telematics Changing Drivers’ Behavior: Insurance Research
Nov 18 2015 // Telematics devices offered by auto insurers appear to working to change the behavior of drivers. More than half (56 percent) of the 1,135 drivers participating in an Insurance Research Council (IRC) public opinion survey...
RSA Promotes Middle to Role of Global Telematics Partnering Director
Sep 16 2015 // London-based RSA announced it has promoted Paul Middle to the role of global telematics partnering director. Effective immediately, Middle will be responsible for growing RSA’s telematics portfolio globally across...
Towers Watson & Cambridge to Provide Usage-Based Auto Insurance Market Info
Sep 3 2015 // Global professional services company Towers Watson and Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), a telematics technology provider will use “advanced mobile sensing, data analytics and behavioral science,” in an...
Allstate’s Drivewise Telematics App Adds Shopping Rewards, Challenges
Aug 27 2015 // In addition to offering auto insurance savings to its insureds, the Allstate Insurance mobile telematics app known as Drivewise now allows drivers to earn safe driving points they can spend on merchandise, gift cards and...
Fiat Chrysler Recall Highlights Cyber Risks of Connected Cars, Telematics
Jul 27 2015 // Fiat Chrysler will recall 1.4 million vehicles in the United States to install software to prevent hackers from gaining remote control of the engine, steering and other systems in what federal officials said was the first...
UK’s Allianz Insurance Aims to Improve Fleet Safety With Telematics Partnership
Jun 5 2015 // Allianz Commercial has joined forces with fleet incident management provider FMG, to provide commercial fleet and motor trade customers with the capability to improve driver safety and fleet efficiency. Allianz Commercial...
Reports Show Insurers Lag Behind in Adopting Technology
Feb 17 2015 // At a time when the financial sector is racing to embrace digital technology to boost sales and drive profits, the traditionally staid insurance industry is in danger of falling behind. Some insurers are using developments...
German Insurer Uses Phone App to Help Improve Young Driver Safety
Oct 30 2014 // Signal Iduna, a German insurance provider, has launched a new car insurance policy through ‘sijox’, its young customer brand. “AppDrive powered by TomTom” uses a smartphone app to provide feedback...
Usage-Based Insurance Luncheon Series | Lessons Learned From a Telematics Launch
Sep 10 2014 // Unique luncheon series offers frank insights and experiences on developing a successful UBI program Scottsdale, AZ, September 10, 2014 – We’ve all seen the statistics. Telematics and UBI are exploding at an...
Usage-Based Insurance Overcoming Privacy Concerns, Gaining Traction
Sep 5 2014 // Consumers as well as commercial fleet managers are becoming more accepting of usage-based insurance (UBI) in which a telematics device is used to track driving behavior as safety and savings benefits appear to be trumping...
N.Y. Encourages Auto Insurers to Adopt Telematics Programs
Jun 16 2014 // New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued a bulletin on May 27 to all New York auto insurers encouraging them to adopt “usage-based insurance” (UBI) programs. Under these voluntary...
New York DFS Issues Bulletin Urging Auto Insurers to Adopt Telematics Programs
May 28 2014 // New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued a bulletin to all New York auto insurers encouraging them to adopt “usage-based insurance” (UBI) programs. Under these voluntary programs,...
Making the Economics of Telematics Work for Insurers
May 19 2014 // The crossroads of auto insurance these days is telematics, the use of an electronic device to monitor how an automobile is being driven. The device monitors where a car is and how it is being driven, and, in theory, should...
MAPFRE | Commerce Insurance Launches Telematics Program in Massachusetts
Dec 18 2013 // MAPFRE | Commerce Insurance has launched its DriveAdvisorProgram in Massachusetts. The new program will allow eligible Massachusetts drivers to receive comprehensive information on driving patterns and overall driving...
Telematics An Advantage with Driverless Cars, Says Progressive CEO
Nov 15 2013 // Progressive Corp. said its technology that tracks driver behavior to set insurance rates will help the company adapt as automated cars take the road. The auto insurer offers a device called Snapshot, which plugs into a...
Usage-Based Auto Insurance on Road to Becoming Standard Offering
Oct 29 2013 // Technology is spurring innovation and altering risk scenarios throughout the economy including in auto insurance. While advanced auto safety features, the shared economy and driverless cars promise to reshape auto...
The Future is Now for Usage-Based Auto Insurance
Oct 21 2013 // Technology is spurring innovation and altering risk scenarios throughout the economy including in auto insurance. While advanced auto safety features, the shared economy and driverless cars promise to reshape auto...
Researchers Question Privacy of Usage-Based Auto Insurance
Oct 2 2013 // A study by a handful of university professors in Colorado claims user-based insurance tracking programs installed in millions of vehicles can collect data that shows where drivers are going, unbeknownst to most users of...
Driveway Software Launches Smartphone Platform for Usage-Based Insurance Market
Sep 5 2013 // San Francisco-based , a provider of smartphone-based telematics products for the usage-based insurance market, has introduced its SmartUBI Platform, a complete insurance telematics platform which includes a smartphone...
MAPFRE Insurance Expands DriveAdvisor Telematics Program to Oregon
Aug 7 2013 // MAPFRE Insurance has expanded its DriveAdvisor Program to the state of Oregon. DriveAdvisor is a voluntary program that provides an auto insurance discount for customers who elect to use telematics technology to monitor...
