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Towers Watson Releases Analytical Scoring Model for Auto Insurers

Towers Watson, a global professional services company, has launched DriveAbility 2.0 Score, a new analytical scoring model designed for the automobile insurance industry. DriveAbility 2.0 Score includes a GPS version with location-specific factors in the risk model and a non-GPS …

Usage-Based Auto Insurance on Road to Becoming Standard Offering

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 insurance down the road, usage-based insurance (UBI) powered by telematics …

Allstate Says Usage-Based Insurance Delivering Savings to 7 Out of 10

Allstate reports that drivers that are signed up for its usage-based insurance program, Drivewise, will register more than one billion miles driven this month. Allstate also said that Drivewise is launching in Kentucky and Montana this week, making the usage-based …

How U.S. Consumers Feel About Usage-Based Auto Insurance

U.S. drivers are open to purchasing usage-based auto insurance (UBI) policies, or “pay as you drive” insurance, and are even more interested when told their premiums would go down, according to a survey. According Towers Watson, the results of its …

19 States Approve ISO’s Telematics-Based Auto Rating Tool

Insurance technical and policy services organization ISO said it has filed its first vehicle telematics-based rating rule with insurance regulators in 33 states and received approvals in 19 states. The GeoMetric rating rule for use by insurers writing personal and …