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Kasko2go Catapults Insurance Forward with Big Data
2021-04-08 / 09:30
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Kasko2go Catapults Insurance Forward with Big Data
ZUG, SWITZERLAND / ACCESSWIRE / April 8, 2021 / Kasko2go is dedicated to building the first risk assessment solution
for the car insurance industry based purely on irrefutable data. Over the last four years, the company has invested
significant time and resources into developing the infrastructure for providing reliable probability assessments of
driver accidents via its Normal Sigma solution and performed extensive due diligence on over 130 potential data
providers. Due to the complexity of kasko2go's Big Data requirements, it has been challenging to find a provider that
can deliver complete and accurate data in sufficiently high volumes necessary to generate the accident probabilities
for drivers.
Therefore, it is with great pleasure that the company announces a partnership with HERE Technologies.
REALLY BIG DATA
Reflecting road conditions in real time
HERE, a global location data and technology platform, is a leading provider of traffic information. The company
aggregates, anonymizes, and analyzes traffic data from an advanced mix of sources. These include sensors from connected
vehicles, connected devices like smartphones, fixed road sensors, and governmental authorities. Alongside real-time
traffic information, HERE also offers access to an extensive database of trillions of historical traffic records,
providing insights into road conditions and analyzing and predicting traffic.
Data from over 3 million kilometres of road
Kasko2go now receives high-quality and accurate traffic data from over three million kilometres of road in the DACH
region, updated every five minutes. This data shows the volume of cars passing through a specific road segment at any
time of the day. Combined with existing data sources, including accident data, HERE's traffic feed now forms the
cornerstone of kasko2go's entire system.
With this final piece of the puzzle in place, kasko2go now has all the necessary data for Normal Sigma to deliver
accurate accident probabilities for drivers to the motor vehicle insurance industry.
So big that it takes three months to download
Kasko2go has already begun downloading over 27TB (27000GB) of historical traffic data from HERE, a process that is
likely to take three months due to the sheer quantity of data. To manage this process and volume of data requires an
experienced team of data scientists in which the company takes great pride.
Oleg Korol, Chief Technology Officer at kasko2go, states of the partnership with HERE: "This quantity and quality of
data is required for our advanced AI models, and ensures that we provide a trustworthy risk assessment solution to the
car insurance industry at a time when the sector is evolving."
BETTER DATA FOR BETTER PRICING
The main reason for a high loss ratio in the car insurance business is price competition on premiums. In the case of
high market elasticity, insurers can only compete where their prices are lower than their competitors, resulting in
many policies being underpriced.
This situation results in a higher actual loss ratio, also known as a "winner's curse." The wider the spread of
estimated rates from the correct ones, the stronger the winner's curse becomes. In an ideal world, if all premium rates
were set correctly, there would be no winner's curse, and the loss ratio would be precisely as expected.
Better pricing can be achieved in two ways. The first is to use a better model for pricing, which is generally a core
part of the insurance industry business model. The second way is to use better, more accurate data regarding the
probability of any individual driver having an accident. However, acquiring additional data is often not part of the
insurance process.
Therefore, kasko2go offers the insurance industry an opportunity to take advantage of additional and more elaborate
data regarding the probability of motor vehicle accidents. However, kasko2go also processes and models vast amounts of
raw data to provide insurers only with the information directly relevant to better risk categorization and supports
their pricing modeling processes. Ultimately, kasko2go aims to make the whole motor vehicle industry more profitable by
using a more successful data approach.
Genadi Man, CEO of kasko2go, believes that the current industry challenge has arisen due to the pace of technological
change in terms of big data and analytics. Ultimately, with the entry of firms that can support the changing digital
landscape, the motor vehicle insurance industry will see more sustainable improvements in this regard. Price will
continue to play a key role, but data will become the main component of decision-making, leading to a competitive edge
due to lower loss risk.
Conclusively, it is the power of insights that guides business leaders to make smarter decisions and generate greater
profit. "I am therefore very pleased to welcome HERE as a new partner, as they provide us with an extremely valuable
data service" says Genadi Man.
Dieter Lange, Head of Partner Sales EMEAR at HERE Technologies, adds: "We are excited to collaborate with a partner
like kasko2go, bringing data-driven innovation to the insurance industry. It is great to see our comprehensive traffic
data applied in a way that supports kasko2go's vision to increase the profitability in the motor insurance process
through mobile technology and big data. That's why we are happy to also provide additional sales support to kasko2go
within the framework of our HERE partner program."
ABOUT KASKO2GO
Kasko2go is a company that develops technologically advanced solutions for the car insurance industry. Through the use
of big data, smartphone apps and integration systems, unique algorithms are being developed to dramatically improve
insurance processes and profitability. The company's mission is to create value for all market participants, from
insurers to motorists to private users, using state-of-the-art technology.
The latest business solution enables car insurance companies to identify the accident probability of their insurance
customers and thus to structure their portfolio profitably. In this way, drivers can also benefit from more attractive
premiums and, in general, this solution contributes to safer roads. Unlike conventional telematics solutions, Normal
Sigma uses only proven factors that influence the probability of an accident for calculation purposes.
In addition to this solution, kasko2go offers the first absolutely free CAR UBI as an open source. The simple
integration via SDK or a white label solution is our investment in the future. With this, we are opening up easy access
to usage-based insurance for the world market. The Zug-based company was founded in 2017. www.kasko2go.com.
ABOUT HERE Technologies
HERE, a location data and technology platform, moves people, businesses and cities forward by harnessing the power of
location. By leveraging our open platform, we empower our customers to achieve better outcomes - from helping a city
manage its infrastructure or a business optimize its assets to guiding drivers to their destination safely. To learn
more about HERE, please visit www.here.com and http://360.here.com.
More information:
kasko2go AG
Genadi Man, CEO
T: +41 (0)79 852 12 30
E-Mail: g.man@kasko2go.com
SOURCE: Kasko2go
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