The ability to bring internet connection to nearly every type of consumer device will have huge implications for the insurance industry over the next five years. Insurers looking to cut costs, improve business practices, and better assess clients' risk levels, will increasingly invest in the Internet of Things (IoT).
Some auto and health insurers are already offering a new type of insurance — usage-based insurance (UBI) that uses IoT devices to track clients' activity and offer discounts or rewards for healthy and safe behavior. We expect 17 million people will have tried UBI auto insurance by the end of this year.
The usage based insurance market more closely aligns driving behaviors with premium rates for auto insurance. The UBI program mainly includes On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) to monitor the driving habits, pay as you drive (PAYD), and pay how you drive (PHYD).
At present, usage based insurance market has been popularized in Europe and the United States, where the insurers like Allianz, Insure The Box, Progressive, Allstate, and Desjardins Insurance have developed UBI business and made some profits. Meanwhile, the telematics providers in different countries including Baseline Telematics, Masternaut, MyDrive Solutions Limited, Octo Telematics, and TomTom Telematics have continuously optimized OBD devices to assist insurers with accurate usage based insurance market pricing.
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Some auto and health insurers are already offering a new type of insurance — usage-based insurance (UBI) that uses IoT devices to track clients' activity and offer discounts or rewards for healthy and safe behavior. We expect 17 million people will have tried UBI auto insurance by the end of this year.
The usage based insurance market more closely aligns driving behaviors with premium rates for auto insurance. The UBI program mainly includes On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) to monitor the driving habits, pay as you drive (PAYD), and pay how you drive (PHYD).
At present, usage based insurance market has been popularized in Europe and the United States, where the insurers like Allianz, Insure The Box, Progressive, Allstate, and Desjardins Insurance have developed UBI business and made some profits. Meanwhile, the telematics providers in different countries including Baseline Telematics, Masternaut, MyDrive Solutions Limited, Octo Telematics, and TomTom Telematics have continuously optimized OBD devices to assist insurers with accurate usage based insurance market pricing.
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