Thought leader Matteo Carbone doesn’t subscribe to the view that the model will have “low or negligible distribution costs”…

Is there a role for a telematics telematics exchange, focussing exclusively on data management, data normalization and standardization? A well-managed exchange could help provide insurers

Allianz X, the digital investment arm of insurance giant Allianz, is to acquire embedded insurance pioneer simplesurance GmbH.

Like most industries, technology is dramatically impacting car insurance - with those impacts being felt across the entire value chain…

At its launch event a few days ago, Apple announced a new feature: Crash Detection. Apple's latest Apple Watches and iPhones can detect if you are in a severe car crash thanks to Crash Detection. It is reported that it will automatically…

Really interesting product recently launched by Cambridge Mobile Telematics - DriveWell Crash & Claims. The telematics solution for auto insurance claims. The CMT’s AI-driven DriveWell® platform can detect car crashes from sensor data, auto insurers can proactively help customers with…

Some good data here on how telematics insights can support claims savings - and no doubt personal injury.

Fleets of delivery drivers participating in Zego’s Risk Management Academy have seen a fall of

State Farm has announced a $1.2 billion equity investment in ADT This gives State Farm 15% share of ADT. The partnership provides State Farm with a platform to apply Smart Home technology to home insurance…

Insurers in Australia and New Zealand, like insurers across the world, continue to invest heavily in data and analytics to drive business outcomes. Risk selection - pricing and underwriting - has attracted a lot of attention. But this energy also goes into everything from marketing to claims - eg fraud. This drive to find more ways "to make money" and "serve customers" has sometimes lead to…

Commercial motor insurer, Zego, has partnered with QBE Insurance. The partnership is looking to deliver tech-enabled, behaviour-led fleet insurance products. QBE will initially underwrite Zego’s behaviour-led fleet product which makes use of…

EV Charging stations - very likely the petrol stations of the future. Surprises me that there is not a bit more of a battle on to own this space. Noteworthy that Australia’s largest motoring groups have…

If you are a car insurer, and you are not taking note of what some of the auto-manufacturers are up to - you should be. Tesla's, Ford Motor Company and are all active…

The 11eight team had some fun working with the Jill Berry and the Adatree team on some of the exciting opportunities to better service insurance customers by leveraging CDR data. We are doing a lot of work in this space - including with non-insurers. There are many more opportunities…

The latest findings on #insurtech investment activity from Gallagher Re. InsurTech is showing signs of a small recovery, with Q2 funding up 8% on the prior quarter as total disclosed global InsurTech funding for the quarter reached an impressive…

A cautionary tale about a traditional, large corporate making the shift to “agile”. The tale is not unique to ANZ. Well worth a read - including the discussion it generated on linkedin!

Super interesting report by Cambridge Mobile Telematics highlighting some stark divergences in risk profiles for EV drivers. According to the report drivers of EVs are more likely to…

Some useful insight's here around customers satisfaction and expectations of insurance claims handling. 70% of insurance policyholders said they were either satisfied or very satisfied with…