Traditional car insurance base driver’s rates on a number of factors. There is usually a very long and detailed questionnaire, that ask questions like number of eligible drivers in the house, how long have you been driving, your current zip code, your age, the number of accidents, number of any moving violations, do you rent or own your home, job title, highest level of education, the number of miles driven etc. Now you may ask yourself, what do all these questions have to with getting my car insured? Traditional care insurance companies take the answers to all these questions and load them into an algorithm to determine the risk factor of you having an accident. Based on those answers, or the results the algorithm uncovers, traditional car insurance companies will decide to insure you or not insure you, or give you a higher rate. The bottom line is traditional car insurance is based a combination of many factors, but the most important factor is demographics and driver’s history.
Today there are new insurance companies, or startup insurance companies, that are trying to redefine the way car insurance coverage is determined. These new insurance companies are scrapping those long-drawn-out questionnaires, and they are attempting to take a different, fairer approach in determining car insurance coverage. These new companies are implementing usage based insurance (UBI) or sometime referred to pay how you drive (PHYD) and pay how you drive (PHYD) plus mile based auto insurance. These new methods are based on vehicle type, the time you actually drive, the distance traveled, and where you travel.
Overall these new startup insurance companies are classified as disruptive insurance companies. They are using technology in order to find ways to save the consumer money. These insurtech companies are helping customers create a personalized, a la carte experience to insurance. Most of them create one platform and acts as an insurance broker. Some of these start up insurance companies offer policies that are low premiums each month, for pretty good service. Try Clearcover Insurance.
