News

Latest Generation of Telematics Can Help Modify Driving Styles

Road safety advocate, insurethebox, has released new data that illustrates the powerful effect of proactive communication with motorists who demonstrate high risk behaviours. Over the past 3 years, the UK pioneer of telematics has seen […]

InsureTech

ThingCo Launches `Little Theo’ Telematics Gadget – With Solar Power

Mike Brockman, CEO of Insurtech 100 firm ThingCo and the pioneer of telematics insurance in the UK has launched ā€˜Little Theo’, a solar powered, self-installed telematics device. Incorporating intelligent voice, sim card and crash detection, […]

News

ThingCo Facepalms Government’s Graduated Licence Scheme

Some industry reaction to the latest government solution to the problem of young driver road accidents; THINGCO Responding to the Government’s plans to explore the introduction of graduated licensing for young drivers, Mike Brockman, the […]

InsureTech

insurethebox Data Reveals New Drivers Are Still a Big Risk for Insurers

New data from insurethebox, a pioneer of telematics based insurance, shows that new drivers are three times more likely to crash in the first three months of their policy, compared to the final three. And […]

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Insurance Brokers

insurethebox Wins FirstCar Safety Award

The ground-breaking speed reduction communications programme from insurethebox, the global pioneer of telematics-based car insurance, has won the 2019 FirstCar Young Driver Road Safety Awards. Recognising the UK’s best road safety schemes, a panel of […]

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Fraud

Fraud News: Black Box Proves Driver Was Innocent Party in Accident Claim

AĀ policyholderĀ has been spared a Ā£8000 claim against theirĀ motor insurance policyĀ by proving a case of mistaken identity with data from a black box. Following a routine day, the policyholder was shocked to receive a call from […]

Motor Insurance

InsureTheBox Backing EDWARD Day For Safer Roads, Vision Zero

19 September 2018 marks this year’s Project EDWARD (European Day Without A Road Death), which is a European awareness project introduced by TISPOL (The European Traffic Police Network that aims to deliver a day with […]

Motor Insurance

Opinion: Manufacturers Have a Huge Opportunity Within Autonomous Cars

Autonomous vehicles are set to be part of our transport future, which in theory should be good news for insurers as the human element of road accidents is gradually eradicated. But can OEMs go further […]