Telematics data is categorically different than anything many insurers have likely dealt with before. Think about the raw telemetry that a vehicles accelerometer generates, which indicates forces acting on a car in each of three dimensions at a moment in time.
Existing operational analytics aren't enough to improve underwriting results and create new revenue streams in the face of a tough economic climate, increased competition,shifting regulations, and lagging organic growth.
With insurers and vendors working to solve high entry costs, data challenges, and intellectual property concerns, user-based insurance may finally be nearing its much-anticipated breakthrough to the mainstream.
Despite the far-reaching promise of telematics in insurance, fewer than two dozen carriers have managed to bring a telematics solution to market in North America in either personal or commercial auto.