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Global Car Insurers Offer Discounts – If They Can Monitor Driving Data

Insurance companies around the world are promising lower rates on car coverage. The catch is they want to install the equivalent of an airplane’s black box to track how and where you drive. Smartphone applications and devices that record trip …

German Insurer Uses Phone App to Help Improve Young Driver Safety

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 on driving performance, to help increase road safety awareness for …

Arc Legal Questions CMA Finding on Motor Policy Add-Ons

Arc Legal Assistance has questioned whether the publication of claims ratios at the point of sale would provide an accurate measure of the benefits and value of a motor legal expenses insurance policy. Arc Legal, a London-based provider of legal …