Howden Driving Data inks 5-year deal with Dutch insurance provider

Howden Driving Data, a telematics provider and part of global insurance group  Howden, has signed a five-year contract extension with Dutch insurance provider Unigarant.

In the next five years, Howden Driving Data and Unigarant, the insurance company belonging to the Dutch roadside recovery brand, The Royal Dutch Touring Club (ANWB), plan to build on their partnership on product, delivering improved loss ratios and fairer pricing for policyholders, increasing automation to improve efficiency, and investing in additional features and benefits to enhance customer service.

The partnership between Unigarant and Howden Driving Data began in 2016 with the introduction of Drive Safe, the Netherlands’ first-ever telematics insurance product, aimed at improving road safety, sustainable development, and rewarding safer drivers through driver safety measures, premium discounts, feedback, coaching, and intervention.

Marin Roos, director of IT and innovation, Unigarant said: “Moving towards safer drivers, safer roads, and focusing on fewer traffic casualties - since embarking on our journey in 2016, we have demonstrated that assisting customers to become better drivers not only enhances road safety but also leads to fewer claims and more affordable insurance. Additionally, we have extended our support for local governments and road management organisations in the Netherlands through our partnership with ANWB, aiding the improvement and safety of traffic infrastructure. This has been made possible by leveraging the wealth of non-personalised driving events data we have collected with Howden Driving Data, and our partnership provides ample opportunity for further development and advancement in this field.”

Jon Law, managing director, Howden Driving Data, said: “We are delighted to have extended our partnership with Unigarant for a further 5 years. Shared beliefs in innovation, road safety and making insurance more affordable for all have been at the core of our relationship this past 7 years, and we look forward to evolving the Unigarant Drive Safe product and witnessing its continued growth.”

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