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Usage based insurance raises concerns over privacy

H. Cutner
usage based insurance data security

The wireless monitoring devices that can lower premiums are making people wonder about data sharing. The wireless technology that is installed in a vehicle in order to take advantage of the possible savings from usage based insurance is starting to cause some concern among consumers who are becoming increasingly aware of the risks they are taking with regards to sharing their personal information. Some wonder precisely what is being collected and how it is being used and stored by insurers. The concept behind usage based insurance is that a wireless…

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Usage based insurance licensing terms released by Progressive

Julie Campbell
Progressive usage based Insurance

With six American patents in place, the insurer has now announced the rules for the use of its intellectual property. Progressive has just announced the terms of a new licensing program that it has developed for the use of its usage based insurance programs and the various proprietary elements that are related to them. The insurer has been carefully developing and protecting the various parts of these programs over the years. This licensing option has been long awaited by the industry, as the insurer has been indicating that it would…

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Usage based insurance programs are growing

Julie Campbell
Uusage based insurance predictions

These changes may soon be altering the entire face of the auto coverage industry. A report has just been released that has indicated that approximately 75 percent of companies in the property casualty industry believe that usage based insurance (UBI) will create a significant shift in the auto coverage from the current situation through 2020. The report said that 70 percent of insurers are already involved in some level of UBI. The report was created by Strategy Meets Action (SMA), which is an insurance advisory firm. It stated that among…

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Usage based insurance patent granted to Progressive for sixth time

Julie Campbell
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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Usage based insurance may reach 50 percent in 8 years

usage based insurance dashboard

By the year 2020, over half of all auto policies may use UBI devices for premiums calculations. The results of a research study performed by Strategy Meets Action has revealed predictions that by the year 2020, one fifth of all insurers will have usage based insurance products that will cover over half of the entire personal auto coverage market. It indicated that there would be a very rapid growth in this sector of the industry. The name of the SMA study was “Telematics/Usage Based Insurance: A Catalyst for Change”. The…

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Usage based insurance concept is launched in Oregon

Julie Campbell
Usage based auto insurance

Technology will now be allowing drivers in the state to have premiums that reflect their behaviors. An auto insurer in Oregon, MetroMile, has announced that they will now be selling a usage based insurance policy that will calculate their premiums based on the number of miles that the motorist has driven. The insurer will be using a sensor installed in vehicles that records the miles driven in the vehicle. The company is taking a similar angle to a utility meter with the concept of usage based insurance, where the number…

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Usage based insurance launched by Allstate in NY

Julie Campbell
New York auto insurance

Safe drivers in New York will be able to take advantage of potential savings on their premiums. Progressive may have taken the first steps into New York with usage based insurance, but Allstate isn’t far behind, and is now offering drivers in the state the opportunity to save money on their monthly premiums based on their safe driving habits. Motorists that demonstrate a lower risk of making a claim may save money every month. The Allstate usage based insurance program is known as “Drive Wise”. Though it is only just…

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