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What carriers are offering auto customers seeking lower premiums

September 1, 2023 Philip Porado

Car thefts are way up in Canada and that’s got the attention of property and casualty (P&C) insurers. Thefts have risen particularly fast in the greater Toronto area, Montreal and some other parts of Quebec, noted Paul Gilbody, SVP operations

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How telematics may help Alberta truckers’ rates

February 9, 2023 Philip Porado

With an eye toward improving driving habits, Facility Association (FA) announced the launch of a telematics program for truck drivers in Alberta, effective May 1, 2023. It said the program’s objective is to help drivers and operators correct poor driving

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Insurers urge trucking fleets to use telematics data more proactively

November 17, 2022 by David Gambrill

Insurance companies are looking for truck fleets to manage their telematics data more proactively through the development of individual driver scorecard programs. “Insurance companies expect that [trucking fleets] don’t just have the [telematics] technology, but they’re doing something with the

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How telematics is a game-changer for claims

May 2, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatino

Telematics, which allows insurance companies to measure client driving behaviour, has largely been used by carriers in the underwriting process, but it may prove to be equally as useful for claims, says one telematics provider. Claims telematics can be used

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Where Aviva Canada CEO sees commercial and auto lines heading

March 2, 2022 by Jason Contant

Pressures on commercial insurance rates will continue for the near future, but there will still be opportunities to write new business, says Jason Storah, CEO of Aviva Canada. As for auto lines, it remains to be seen how driving levels

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Why UBI will survive the pandemic

January 19, 2022 Canadian Underwriter Staff

It’s been a hit and miss for Usage-Based Insurance (UBI) in Canada since it was first introduced about a decade ago, but brokers believe it will survive well past the pandemic-induced uptake of the past two years. “It’s going to

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How far telematics can reach in assessing risk

April 26, 2021 by Jason Contant

The use of telematics is expanding beyond traditional vehicles and tracking methods to increasingly focus on contextual risk, a speaker said Friday at the InsurTech North virtual conference. Traditional telematics devices measure driving behaviours such as speed, time of day

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Video-based telematics? Car subscription services? The future of auto insurance is already here

April 23, 2021 by Jason Contant

Increased use of video-based telematics in the commercial fleet space, as well as the evolution of car subscription services, are just two ways in which the Canadian insurance market could change over the next few years. Panellists discussed their predictions

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Why more auto insurers may opt for UBI

March 30, 2021 by Greg Meckbach

Ontario motorists can expect to see more insurers offering telematics now that the province is allowing carriers to impose surcharges on risky drivers. “The bottom line is that insurance companies always want to find the right price for a risk

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How COVID has influenced usage-based auto insurance adoption

March 19, 2021 by Greg Meckbach

Motorists who are driving fewer kilometres than they were before the pandemic are more likely to select usage-based auto insurance, Intact Financial Corp. observes. “COVID has pushed consumers to recognize that maybe UBI would be a tool that will immediately

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Telematics surcharges arrive for Ontario auto

February 5, 2021 by Greg Meckbach

Ontario motorists who choose usage-based insurance could now be hit with surcharges if telematics data shows they have risky driving behaviour. The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) removed its UBI Guidance this past November, a FRSA spokesperson told Canadian Underwriter

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Telematics: Who’s jumping into the pool and who’s watching from the deck

January 28, 2021 by Greg Meckbach

Auto insurers are taking a variety of approaches to telematics: Some are observing from the sidelines, while others report growing interest from consumers. The Travelers Companies Inc. introduced IntelliDrive in Canada last week, as Michael Klein, president of personal insurance