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Usage based insurance may exchange discounts for privacy risks

October 1, 2013September 28, 2013 G. Turner

Although the programs are offering cheaper premiums to good drivers, it may come at a cost. Pay as you drive programs, also known as usage based insurance plans, are rapidly increasing in their popularity and use a wireless device installed in the car to allow the insurer to track the actual driving behaviors of the individual so that he or she can receive discounts based on safe habits. However, a recent study is indicating that in exchange for lower premiums, the driver’s privacy may be at risk. The usage based…

Usage based insurance from Allstate Drivewise reaches a million miles driven

September 18, 2013September 16, 2013 G. Turner

The auto policies that use telematics technology through this insurer are expanding at an increasing rate. Allstate is celebrating a considerable usage based insurance milestone – so to speak – as the insurer has now passed one billion customer miles driven in the Drivewise program over the course of data spanning 38 million driving hours. This represents the equivalent of driving around the globe 40,000 times. As this news was released, Drivewise was also launched by Allstate into two more states – Kentucky and Montana – bringing that insurer’s usage…

The Most Comprehensive Insurance Telematics Conference & Exhibition

August 16, 2013April 19, 2014 Guest Author

Telematics Update: 60+ Insurers including Progressive, Allstate, USAA and Liberty Mutual Already Confirmed to Attend Insurance Telematics USA 2013 Telematics Update has announced that with a month until the Insurance Telematics USA 2013 Conference (4-5 Sept, Chicago), 67 underwriters, pricing, marketing and product directors from leading insurance companies such as American Family, Farmers, State Farm and USAA have already signed-up to attend. Over the past 13 years, Telematics Update has built an in-depth knowledge on all things telematics, focusing on how these technologies can be utilized by the insurance space.…

Usage based insurance is causing a growing privacy concern

March 28, 2013March 26, 2013 H. Cutner

Though consumers are keen to save money on their policies, they wonder if they might be sharing too much. With the increasing popularity of usage based insurance programs, individuals and organizations are starting to look beyond the potential for saving money and are discovering that a large amount of information is being shared with the insurers. This is causing them to question exactly what and how much data is being collected. A vehicle is already naturally collecting a great deal of information about the way that a driver uses it.…

2012 will be the year of usage based insurance

June 17, 2012June 17, 2012 Marc

This year, auto coverage using telematics devices will finally get its real start before taking off. Usage based insurance is a type of auto coverage where the actual driving data of the motorist is collected through telematics devices in order to provide insurers with the ability to calculate premiums based on the individual’s actual behaviors and uses of the vehicle. Some companies have already introduced programs and it is expected that they will explode very soon. There are a number of reasons that the technology, which has had an off…