Newswise — Insurance companies have encouraged consumers to reduce their premiums by using monitoring technology for 25 years now, but consumers have been slow to embrace the idea. First introduced in 1998, the technologies monitor various aspects of the customers’ …
Usage-based personal auto insurance may be drawing ever-increasing attention. Its wider adoption is stymied, however, by customer age and demographics, privacy concerns, misunderstanding about the technology, and even contentment with existing coverage. That’s according to a survey from Standard & …
British drone insurer Flock has raised $17 million from investors in early-stage funding led by venture investor Chamath Palihapitiya’s Social Capital, Flock said on Thursday. Flock started out insuring commercial drones, and added car and van fleets last year. It …
Cambridge Mobile Telematics has acquired rival TrueMotion for an undisclosed price in a deal that give it an expanded presence and capabilities in the global auto insurance market. The cash and stock transaction closed on June 17. CMT declined to …
Octo Telematics, the Rome-based provider of telematics and data analytics solutions for the auto insurance industry, has partnered with Qualitas, Mexico’s largest auto insurer with operations throughout Mexico, Latin America and the United States. Qualitas, which has more than 4 …
Octo Telematics, the the London-based provider of telematics for the auto insurance industry, announced it has completed its acquisition of the usage-based insurance (UBI) assets of Willis Towers Watson, which was announced on Oct. 11, 2017. The financial details of …
Octo Telematics, the London-based provider of telematics for the auto insurance industry, announced it will acquire the usage-based insurance (UBI) assets of Willis Towers Watson and will create a partnership with the broker to develop insurance products. These UBI assets …
Octo Telematics is making available a distracted driving scoring and analysis feature within its suite of telematics products used by its more than 60 auto insurer customers. The scoring feature is available for both in-vehicle and mobile solutions that include …
Drivers’ private information can be compromised when stored in the cloud for usage-based insurance (UBI) programs, according to researchers. Using connected-device, or telematics, functions in vehicles, UBI programs determine a consumer’s or fleet’s insurance premium rate by considering several driving …
While Chinese companies have been increasing their overseas merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in recent years, there are signs that growth could slow in the coming year, as a result of uncertain economic outlook and evolving government policies in China …
