Telematics

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.

KPMG research provides a glimpse into what insurance companies expect will happen to the risk sector as driverless cars move into the mainstream.

With Volvo’s announcement that they would accept all liability for the car in autonomous mode we see the first of three steps towards the end of auto insurance.

As telematics-powered usage-based insurance gains steam, underwriters are learning a lot about their customer base with new data that wasn’t previously available.

The telematics-only insurer has added former Dish Network exec James Moorhead.

Chris Gerdes is raising questions about ethical choices that must inevitably be programmed into the robotic minds expected one day soon to be driving along the nation’s highways.

We spotlight some insurers that took a big leap forward this year in terms of technological innovation.

An increasingly connected world of increasingly intelligent machines provides opportunities and challenges for insurance companies, industry experts say.

Telematics, data, insurance

GM is the inaugural member of Verisk Analytics' Telematics Data Exchange. OnStar leader Tyson Becker talks about how the connected car and auto insurance spaces are converging.

Insurers must recognize that for some consumers, offering value in exchange for their data is a key attraction.

IoT in insurance will allow the industry to move toward “casual analysis”: what are the true causes of loss and in what interventions can be undertaken to avoid them?”

Fitness device maker Fitbit now will enter into HIPAA business associate agreements with corporations, health plans and self-insured employers that want to offer its wellness platform to employees.