Usage based insurance patent granted to Progressive for sixth time

usage based insurance measure

The Snapshot program has now received another level of protection for its mobile device technology. Progressive has just received yet another patent in connection to its usage based insurance program, which covers the specific mobile device that is used by the insurers to obtain driver data. The insurer was awarded U.S. Patent Number 8,311,858 for its mobile device. The wireless device is installed into the vehicle of the usage based insurance policyholder in order to provide data to the insurer that can be used in order to determine that motorist’s…

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