ADAS, Level 2/3 AVs Are Hazards, Experts Warn

Driver safety experts have warned Level 2/3 autonomous vehicles and advanced driver assistance systems cause driver inattention and disengagement. A white paper on the dangers of driver distraction from...

Insurer, Telematics Company Partner for Driver Monitoring Tech

An insurance telematics maker is joining forces with an underwriter to launch a product that claims to allow fleet managers to monitor their drivers’ behavior. Niche underwriter AmeriTrust is...

UBI and driver behaviour: what really works?

Data results show driver feedback within UBI programmes do result in reductions in the behaviours used to assess risk yet there remains of plenty of room to grow, not...

Insurers and carmakers on a collision course?

As connected vehicle technology and telematics evolves in the insurance industry UBI continues to expand in the global market. Connected vehicle manufacturers, having embedded telematics systems, are now in...

ADAS already proving the UBI case

ADAS features are becoming more commonplace on new vehicles rolling off production lines and while the systems function to help drivers navigate more safely, it’s unclear just how much...

Connected Car Insurance Europe 2017 Day 1 blog

This year’s Connected Car Insurance Europe opened for the first day with topical discussions about the future of the insurance industry, the need to use telematics data as the...

Looking beyond insuring ‘normal’ auto risk

As the world is inching closer to shared and autonomous mobility day by day, a questions remain unanswered − if people stop driving and owning vehicles, what will insurers...

Challenges yet to be resolved for UBI

UBI was originally hailed by insurance marketing specialists in the United Kingdom, continental Europe and the United States from 2006 to 2008 as inevitable to take up to 30%...

How telematics mandate could whet insurers' appetites for UBI

UBI has already positively impacted road safety and influenced society but, with the passing of the law requiring all new cars in Europe to have an eCall device, opportunities...

Insurers should not fear the driverless car

With autonomous technology marching with increasingly confident strides into the auto industry’s products, insurers will have to adapt their risk models to cope. That’s the clear message from Aldo...

Connected Car Insurance Europe 2016, Day One: Data empowers Insurance products and services

The first ever Connected Car Insurance Europe 2016 opened with a reflection on the latest trends in the insurance industry. Delegates heard that telematics as a technology has the...

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