Additionally, Smart Family now detects car crashes, notifying parents in the event of an accident.

Claims automation is an integral part of the customer lifecycle and is becoming increasingly sought after. Consumers now expect a personalized and convenient experience from their insurance providers, one with that’s digital-first with more self-service and digital claims processes.

The app is powered by Cambridge Mobile Telematics and is available for download on iOS and Android. 

Motion Intelligence provides software solutions for distracted driving prevention.

Since starting the first telematics program in 2005, Unipol has become the largest provider of telematics-based insurance policies, with more than four million UBI customers today.

Mercury's usage-based insurance app could save customers up to 40% on auto insurance and comes with a virtual driving coach.

Developed in partnership with Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), MotionSmart assesses users’ driving behaviors and provides personalized safe-driving tips, based on real-time behavior.

In a telematics program, insurers are able to update driving data over time to better match rate to risk.

The app acts as a virtual driving coach, providing skill scores that give real-time feedback about driving behavior.

The app is also available in Texas. 

This acquisition, which closed today, unites the two leading companies in the rapidly growing mobile telematics industry, CMT said in a press release.

Telematics-based solutions equip fleet managers with unbiased driving information through real-time reporting via dashboards.

Each driver with favorable scores may receive an additional discount up to 18% at annual renewal. This is on top of a 10% initial discount at sign-up - depending on the state and the driver's age.

Although the risk of texting, and more generally, hand-held phone motion while driving is well documented, recent telematics-based research indicates that both handheld and hands-free calls while driving also correlate to losses.