IOT/Telematics

The "device mesh?" "Adaptive security architecture?" We introduce insurers to 10 advancements shaking up the I.T. world

Research from The Insurance Research Council finds customers skeptical of insurers' ability to safeguard their personal information if they use telematics devices for usage-based insurance.

American Modern Insurance takes INN through the building process on its two-story sample home outfitted with smart technology.

The analyst firm says that usage-based insurance is an elegant solution to ensure accurate cover in the ride-sharing economy.

It’s not just a question of connecting up a lot of devices. They have to be implemented to improve operations currently in use.

In 2016, 5.5 million new things will get connected every day, and total connected things will reach 20.8 billion by 2020, the report says.

The insurer is supporting Augury, which uses sensors to predict HVAC equipment breakdown.

The companies will form a group of strategic partners to work together on areas conducive to promoting connected electric cars.

Fitbit’s biggest Chinese rival plans to introduce the line of more sophisticated fitness trackers over the coming year -- at one tenth the price of the U.S. company’s gadgets.

The telematics provider is now incorporating IBM and Weather Company data in its mobile usage-based insurance algorithm in Europe.