telematics

Telematics enables UK insurers to capture real‑time or near‑real‑time data on driving behaviour—such as speed, braking, cornering, and time of use—to support more accurate pricing, risk selection, and feedback to policyholders. Motor insurers, MGAs, and brokers are using black‑box, plug‑in, and app‑based solutions for young drivers and fleets, but must manage data privacy, system integration with policy and claims platforms, and customer communication to ensure that telematics‑based propositions are trusted and understood.

Read the latest telematics news stories below!

Panorama's ghost plate findings expose a hidden layer of uninsured driving risk
As the DfT moves to treat stealth plates like driving without insurance, cloned registrations are already landing on fleet clients' policies
Panorama's ghost plate findings expose a hidden layer of uninsured driving risk
Vehicle technology is moving faster than the broker conversation about it
As claims costs climb and vehicles grow more complex, the conversation a broker has with a client before a loss is doing more of the work than it used to
Vehicle technology is moving faster than the broker conversation about it
Admiral to cut 500 UK jobs in £100m cost drive
The Cardiff-based insurer says the cuts are about efficiency, not AI. It is the latest in a run of UK insurers shrinking headcount as motor margins tighten
Admiral to cut 500 UK jobs in £100m cost drive
Acorn Group's policy count jumps 20% as it posts record £803m GWP
The non-standard specialist's capital position strengthened even as it grew policy count by a fifth
Acorn Group's policy count jumps 20% as it posts record £803m GWP
Zurich says self-driving cars are safer
So why can't UK insurers offer discounts yet?
Zurich says self-driving cars are safer
Acorn Group doubles profits to £60.5 million while the wider motor market bleeds red
Most of the UK motor insurance sector spent 2025 nursing underwriting losses. One Merseyside-based non-standard specialist spent it doubling its profits and handing shareholders a dividend running into the tens of millions
Acorn Group doubles profits to £60.5 million while the wider motor market bleeds red
Behavioural data now decides which fleets get cover
DCL research quantifies the placement squeeze hitting specialist commercial motor fleets
Behavioural data now decides which fleets get cover
Commercial insurance can't wait until renewal anymore
Electric vehicles, cyber threats and underinsurance are forcing brokers to advise clients long after renewal
Commercial insurance can't wait until renewal anymore
Admiral's profit falls 18% as UK motor cycle turns
A £429m first-half result looks weak against the exceptional H1 2025 comparison, but customer numbers are growing, rates are rising ahead of the market, and Flock signals where Admiral's ambitions are pointing
Admiral's profit falls 18% as UK motor cycle turns
Verisk posts steady Q2 growth, acquires McKenzie Intelligence Services
Rising subscription revenue and a new catastrophe intelligence deal come alongside legal cost pressure and a softening property market
Verisk posts steady Q2 growth, acquires McKenzie Intelligence Services
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