News

Could New Google Smart Footwear Track Lifestyle & Fall Risks for Insurers?

Google is reportedly taking another step in the Wearables market, via its health division Verily. According to tech media sources Google is designing footwear embedded with sensors that can tell how much the user weighs […]

Motor Insurance

Lojack Celebrates 10 Years of Fighting Car Theft & Vehicle Recovery in USA

The latest from Lojack USA, who are specialists in telematics and vehicle tracking via smartphone app; Today, we are happy to announce our 10thĀ installment of the Vehicle Theft Recovery Report, detailing stolen vehicle recoveries in […]

UK Insurance Trends

ALPS Launches New Smartphone Breakdown Assistance Product

It includes market-leading technologies such as recovery operator tracking and state of the art recovery vehicles that will enable brokers to completely differentiate their motor breakdown offering. […]

Technology

ERM Telematics Aims for Latin American Market Expansion

International automotive technology provider ERM Advanced Telematics (https://ermtelematics.com/), whose products have been installed in more than 5 million vehicles worldwide, is accelerating its penetration into the Latin American market with its offering for fleet management […]

Fraud

Thieves Getting Wise to Conventional Tracking Devices

The emergence of more sophisticated criminals may be rendering many conventional trackers ineffective, with the caravan and motorhome industry particularly vulnerable, according to telematics expertĀ In-car Cleverness. The increasing prevalence of advanced equipment, including scanners able […]

Opinion

AI Can Solve Driver History Problem for Ireland’s Returning Emigrants

The Irish Times has a story today about the incredibly high premiums being quoted for emigrants returning to Ireland after working and living abroad for some years. Despite having a trackable driver history in modern […]

Motor Insurance

Over 50s Switching to Telematics for Cheaper Car Insurance

Every driver wants to save on their car insurance these days, but older drivers have discovered that the black box – traditionally favoured by younger drivers – is a great way to cut costs as […]