Data Quality is King: Key Considerations for Usage-Based Insurance Apps

Many US carriers are actively pursuing usage-based insurance (UBI), with
the aim of deriving a simple, digestible driver score that is demonstratively
related to loss propensity. UBI driving scores are particularly powerful
because they give incremental lift to traditional data sources, such as motor
vehicle records (MVRs), credit scores or demographic data. UBI also provides
continual data throughout the life of the policy, enabling carriers to monitor
the ongoing risk associated with a specific customer.
In recent years, carriers have considered different ways to collect UBI data,
many of which have proven to be very expensive.