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Speeding Is Riskiest of all Bad Driving Behaviors: Research
Speeding is the riskiest kind of aggressive driving, according to an analysis of data from on-board telematics devices in vehicles. Researchers at Canada's University of Waterloo examined data from ...
Root Reportedly Nears Finish of $350 Million Financing Round: WSJ Report
Root Insurance is reportedly nearly finished raising $350 million in new financing, The Wall Street Journal is reporting. Roots' latest funding round is expected to be completed sometime this month, ...
Root Insurance Enters California Market, Where Telematics Underwriting Tool Doesn’t Apply
Root Insurance, an auto insurance startup that does business via smartphone, has entered the California market. But there's a catch. Root's app uses smartphone technology, telematics and data science ...
State Farm Boosts Its Use of ‘Real Time’ Telematics
The nation's largest insurer has stepped up its investment in telematics, announcing this week an upgrade to its usage-based insurance program that allows policyholders to check on their driving ...
Munich Re, Telematics Company The Floow Will Partner Globally
Munich Re disclosed it will partner globally with telematics provider The Floow. The deal will help strengthen Munich Re's telematics consulting offering but also allow The Floow's products and ...
Consumers Excited to Exchange Personal Data for Cheaper Financial Products; Privacy Remains a Concern
Carriers focusing on telematics and other tools that measure customer behavior in exchange for lower prices may be onto something. A new Accenture report has found that insurance or banking products ...
Data Sources of the Future Tie Carriers Closer to Customers
Insurance spans multiple generations of consumers, from tech-savvy millennials to Gen X to retiring baby boomers. The traditionalist may still prefer visiting an agent and writing paper checks for ...
Cambridge Mobile Telematics Attracts $500M SoftBank Investment
Cambridge Mobile Telematics, whose technology is used globally by insurers and others, attracted a $500 million investment from the SoftBank Vision Fund designed to fuel global growth. "This ...