Tag: telematics
Insurance: With ‘connected policies’, who owns IoT data?
IoB Insiders Andy Yeoman, CEO at Concirrus, discusses why the current insurance business model is under threat, why 'connected policies' are the future, and why data...
O2 drives down motor insurance premiums with latest IoT offering
Mobile network operator (MNO) O2 claims to be the first mobile company in the UK to offer car insurance with the launch of its IoT-based...
MongoDB powers VisionTrack platform to improve driver safety
Automotive telematics provider VisionTrack has created an IoT video telemetry platform using a MongoDB non-relational (NoSQL) database.
The company's cloud-based, device-agnostic solution, known as VT2000, is designed...
Orange boosts Viasat’s telematics offering with IoT connectivity
Orange Business Services has signed a three-year deal with Viasat Group to improve fleet driver safety and lower insurance premiums through IoT.
As part of...
Why Hartford Steam Boiler is investing in IoT start-ups
Greg Barats, CEO of insurance company Hartford Steam and Boiler (HSB), said that insurers must be ready to embrace the disruption through IoT –...
Utilities and manufacturing lead IoT adoption
A new study from 451 Research reveals that two in three enterprises are already using IoT technologies, with utilities and manufacturing companies leading the way....
10 real-life examples of IoT in insurance
Insurance may traditionally be seen as a laggard as far as new technology is concerned, but that perception is quickly changing thanks to the...
How data is revolutionising car insurance
Octo Telematics’ Jonathan Hewett argues that IoT apps and algorithms are leading to real-time data which will change insurance going forward.
We don’t drive cars anymore....
UK to spend £20 million researching driverless cars
The UK government is investing £20 million into researching and developing driverless cars, with eight pilot projects taking place around the country.
The funding, the first...
How IoT and Big Data is driving intelligent insurance
Verizon’s Tony Judd says that the insurance industry has reached a critical turning point created by the convergence of new technologies, including IoT. He...
UK drivers want more control over connected car data
Connected car data should be under owner control according to the AA
Drivers are concerned about who has access to data generated by connected car...
Will insurers embrace the Internet of Things?
The insurance industry has suffered continual disruption from new entrants powered by innovative technology and this is set to continue with the advent of...