Data calls and stat reporting continue to remain a slow, tedious, and error-prone overhead to most carriers. Recent advances in technology have demonstrated that streamlining and automating this can provide benefits beyond meeting regulatory requirements. Join us in building a community that puts data to work beyond staying in compliance.
Personal Auto
Data Calls and Stat Reporting: Outdated Methods Causing Issues for Auto Insurance Carriers
Jun 1, 2023 / by Ash Naik posted in openIDL, Auto, Personal Auto, auto insurance, AAIS Auto Program
2023 DriverScape Summary: Auto Consumer Attitude Towards UBI
May 4, 2023 / by Ash Naik posted in Issues & Trends, Telematics, Auto, Commercial Auto, Personal Auto, AAIS Views, auto insurance, UBI, Usage Based Insurance
Personal Auto Insurance is experiencing an unprecedented transformation driven by increasing improvements in telematics. One area leading the transformation is Usage-based Insurance (UBI). While this technology has existed for more than 10 years, it is finally being accepted and adopted by insurance carriers and drivers alike in significant numbers. Fueled by the evolution of telematics, risk models, and pricing; UBI is experiencing quicker-than-anticipated growth. Carriers are presented with new opportunities and challenges unlike any ever before in this new world of technology-driven innovation.
Premium Leakage Problem
Jan 24, 2023 / by Ash Naik posted in Insights, Issues & Trends, Data & Technology, New/Emerging Risks, Auto, AAIS News & Views, AAIS Insights, Personal Auto
Premium leakage is a critical issue for carriers writing personal auto insurance, particularly with the rising severity of claims. However, by utilizing data and building partnerships with auto manufacturers, data providers and new insurtech vendors; carriers can take steps to limit exposures due to incorrect mileage and garaged locations. Join us in building a community to solve this problem.
Fuel For Electric Vehicles: EV Needs & Efficiencies in California
Oct 13, 2022 / by Ash Naik posted in Insights, Issues & Trends, Data & Technology, New/Emerging Risks, Auto, AAIS News & Views, AAIS Insights, Personal Auto
Recent discouragement of charging electric vehicles (EVs) by officials in California in the wake of a severe heatwave prompted further research into power generation, EV charging needs and efficiencies as we move towards an “all-electric” future.
Is UBI Moving Full Speed Ahead? AAIS Report Snapshots Consumer Attitudes
May 20, 2022 / by Ash Naik posted in Issues & Trends, Telematics, Auto, Commercial Auto, Personal Auto, AAIS Views, auto insurance, UBI, Usage Based Insurance
While the telematics capabilities that enable auto insurers to track mileage and driving behaviors continue to advance, Usage-Based Insurance (UBI) has potentially been slow to gain traction among consumers. In keeping with our mission of working with Members to design the best possible insurance products, AAIS recently went direct to consumers to understand the reservations that may be stalling adoption of UBI products and strategies to overcome these obstacles.
How Regulation is Impacting Auto Insurance
Feb 16, 2022 / by Lori Dreaver Munn posted in Community, Issues & Trends, Insurance News/Current Events, Regulatory/Compliance, P&C Insurers, Auto, Commercial Auto, Legislation & Regulation, AAIS News & Views, AAIS Insights, Personal Auto, Regulation, Insurance Line of Business, auto insurance, GLC
Regulation plays an outsized role in the development of the auto insurance sector. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have seen an even higher than usual impact from wild fluctuations in rates, claims, premiums, and consumer reimbursements, to activities impacting the industry itself.
COVID-19 Continues to Impact Auto Insurance Market
Dec 17, 2021 / by Meg Lech posted in Technology, Data & Technology, COVID-19, Tech News, IoT, P&C Insurers, Auto, Commercial Auto, AAIS Insights, Personal Auto, Data/Tech, Compliance, Insurance Line of Business
As the pandemic rolls on, with the omicron variant providing the latest wrinkle, the auto market continues to be reshaped by COVID-19. Aside from the overall financial impact, now increasing claims, severity of claims and higher losses, and worsening consumer behavior are all leaving a mark. Here is the latest from around the industry:
Keeping Pace with the Evolving Auto Industry
Nov 2, 2021 / by Ash Naik posted in Community, Technology, Issues & Trends, Data & Technology, Tech News, Telematics, P&C Insurers, Auto, Commercial Auto, AAIS News & Views, AAIS Insights, Personal Auto, Data/Tech, Insurance Line of Business
A Fast-Moving Auto Industry Presents Challenges and Opportunities
The automotive industry transformation continues to have significant repercussions in the insurance industry. With improving sophistication in car technology, telematics, and consumer behaviors, insurance carriers face new and unprecedented challenges spanning the entire lifecycle of the policy from research to claims. Still, personal and commercial auto insurance remain the industry bellwether as the largest product lines accounting for more than $300 billion in annual premiums.
Disruption in the Personal Auto Market
Oct 11, 2017 / by Casey Brewer posted in Technology, Issues & Trends, Data & Technology, Insurtech, Telematics, Auto, Personal Auto
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus is credited with coining the phrase "the only constant is change". Odds are he wasn’t predicting the current state of auto insurance, but those words ring true today as we look at this ever-changing marketplace. Lately there has been a lot of discussion about auto insurance, and varied opinions around the future of the largest line of P&C business. Nobody knows exactly what the auto insurance market will look like in 20 to 30 years, but it will be vastly different than it is today. AAIS Auto Product Manager Casey Brewer outlines the forces currently reshaping the market. Following are excerpts that summarize "The Trifecta of Disruptive Trends" affecting the Personal Auto Insurance market.