Bob Violino

Some states have begun using the technology or are considering it to find uninsured drivers.

Signs point to 2022 being another strong year for deals.

Gild Insurance is on a mission to shake up the small business insurance industry with its constantly available online quote-to-bind services.

The company announced the launch of its first offering in February, a telematics-based platform that is designed to modernize commercial fleet insurance by using vast amounts of driving data gathered from sensors on trucks.

Super’s mission is to make caring for a home 100% carefree. In August, the company launched In the Clear, a program designed to help real estate agents and homebuyers during the homebuying process. In the Clear leverages a pre-sale inspection report to ensure that breakdown claims filed with Super will not be denied due to unknown pre-existing conditions.

SynchronoSure has three insurance products available in 48 states, and will be adding new products over the next 60 days. GigBOP, a low-end property/casualty product for the gig economy and small business accounts; a trucking general liability product designed to protect the office and garage operations for small trucking companies; and a recently announced excess liability product.

The company discovered three main problems in the insurance market in Mexico. One was that people, in general, lacked information about insurance plans, the potential benefits, and how they could save money in terms of healthcare, legal services, and other areas.

The insurer, part of Munich Re, says agents can now upload ACORD data directly from their management systems and the information interacts with HSB to provide an instant rate and quote.

Joe Wodark was recently named VP and GM of Verisk’s Internet of Things (IoT) and telematics business.

Company provides embedded insurance platform for in-purchase insurance sales.

A new online assessment platform aims to help insurance firms assess their performance.

The Simplisafe system, including HD camera, water and motion sensors, will be provided with eligible policies at no extra charge.

General Motors, Ford, and Honda are already members of the exchange, which connects multiple automakers and other data partners with insurers.

Auto insurance company brands new telematics program for commercial under personal lines program umbrella.

More auto insurance customers are ready to try telematics, giving insurance agents an opportunity to grow their business and enhance relationships, according to a new report from insurer Nationwide.

Policyholders’ willingness to buy insurance from technology companies has increased from 2016 to 2020.

While technology brings its share of distractions, it also enables tools that can be used to help reduce distracted driving and facilitate good driving rewards through telematics and UBI, says Lexis-Nexis

Consumers are becoming more focused on how much value they're getting from their insurance policy, says survey from Cambridge Mobile Telematics.

The data types that firms perceive as adding the most value to the business include pre-fill data from third-party vendors, images from cameras and smartphones, PDFs of all sorts of data, and customer segmentation.

The sharing economy and pandemic-reduced driving volume are raising consumer interest in UBI.