Global insurance trends

Former Uber VP Makes $50m Investment In Metromile

Metromile, Inc. today announced Ryan Graves, Uber’s former senior vice president of global operations, intends to make a $50 million investment in the company personally and through his investment firm, Saltwater. Graves’ investment includes secondary […]

Motor Insurance

Is The Company Car Heading Down a Dead End Street?

Is the day of the company car over? Could be. Maybe fleet insurance is all van delivery, PAYG ridesharing and Zoom meetings now? Here’s some thoughts from the BVRLA; As another lockdown leaves company car […]

Motor Insurance

Tracker Blends Smartphone Telematics With PAYG Cover

Insurance telematics expert, Tracker, today announced a new usage-based insurance (UBI) solution that overcomes the ‘price’ versus ‘service and data quality’ dilemma to offer greater value to insurance companies’ policyholders. Tracker’s solution is a competitively […]

Opinion

Car Insurers Need to Recognise Lower Risks During Lockdowns

James Blackham, CEO of UK’s only pay-by-mile car insurance provider By Miles, renews refunds call as insurers’ profits rise “At the start of the first national lockdown, we predicted that insurers would enjoy increased profits as […]

Motor Insurance

US Market: Loop Secures $3.2m In Latest Fundraising Round

Loop, a B-Corp auto insurance MGA that leverages AI, big data, and telematics to create more fairly priced insurance products, announced today it has closed a $3.25M seed round led by Freestyle VC, with participation […]

motorcycle insurance

The Future For City Commuters? It’s The Sound of Silence

Urban mobility is changing fast and politicians look set to encourage the rush towards electric vehicle usage by banning petrol and diesel engined cars and motorcycles from town and city centres. What does that mean […]