Telematics

To help insurers better understand COVID-19’s impacts, TransUnion recently conducted a survey of U.S. consumers with active auto, homeowners, renters and/or life insurance policies.

The appeal of telematics to insurers lies in its potential to improve loss ratios through active engagement with policyholders.

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.

Metromile will combine with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, called Insu Acquisition Corp II.

The telematics insurtech is launching during COVID, but that doesn't deter chief underwriting officer's enthusiasm for its potential.

The carrier has made aggressive moves to partner and enroll more customers in usage-based insurance.

The Columbus, Ohio-based company sold 24.2 million shares, together with investors selling 2.6 million shares of their own, at $27 each.

Consumer adoption is steady but still modest, Novarica finds.

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Those who choose to sign on get full access to Metromile's suite of products.

The Federal Highway Administration recently published success stories, one of which included the use of telematics technology in action.

Progressive and others see opportunities to increase adoption as technology base grows.

Insurtech says it hopes to get credit scores out of the underwriting process by 2025.

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

Samsara provides inward- and outward-facing dash cams that provide truck drivers with in-cab feedback on their driving.

Company also is expanding reach beyond best drivers in order to draw more into UBI.

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

J.D. Power's Tom Super joins the show to talk about where gains are going in auto insurance while COVID-19 rages.