Technology Firm Ctrack partners with Discovery to target car insurance market

June 14, 2011  Written by Admin  

Discovery recently entered the short-term insurance market with Discovery Insure. Through their VitalityDrive™program they use the DQ-Track™ telematics system, developed in collaboration with Ctrack.

The advanced Ctrack™ telematics technology enables Discovery to achieve its objectives of measuring and rewarding good driving and reducing the cost of insurance through positive change in driver behaviour. All drivers have the opportunity to review and improve their driving habits based on actual driver behaviour reports produced as a result of Ctrack’s Intelligent telematics technology and Discovery’s proprietary algorithms to develop a scientific measure of driver behaviour.

“Discovery started a process to identify a technology and business partner and ultimately selected Ctrack. Our technol

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Repair Monitoring Gets Social

June 12, 2011  Written by Admin  

At Esurance, we’re always looking for new ways to push car insurance forward and make the experience easier for everyone. We were one of the first insurance companies to offer a car repair monitoring service, and now we’re proud to say that we’re the first insurer to integrate this cutting-edge technology into Facebook.

Esurance introduced RepairView™ in 2006 to enhance and expedite the claims experience for its customers. In the early days, if you had a car insurance claim with Esurance and chose to use one of the 1,000+ Esurance-approved E-star facilities, you could log into RepairView to keep track of your repairs online, contact the repair shop directly, find out when the vehicle will be ready for pickup, and more.

Since then, technology has evolved, and so has RepairView. Today,

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Things To Know About Online Car Insurance

June 09, 2011  Written by Admin  

When it comes to buying car insurance online one of the things that you need to understand is that the process and what you should look for is a lot different than when buying car insurance locally. What you need to understand about car insurance online is that there are not really agents that are going to take care of you, there are insurance specialist that help you get in touch with a local agent that writes policies for them.

Something that a lot of people don’t know about some online car insurance companies is they actually go through some of the bigger companies in order to write your policy. The reason why some online companies do this is because they are not really an insurance company, all they are is the middleman between the main insurance company and the insured. T Read full article…

African Americans Have a Harder Time Finding Cheap Car Insurance

June 09, 2011  Written by Admin  

A recent study by an online auto insurance quote company found that African Americans pay more for their car insurance than other races.  The Yahoo! Read full article…

High performance shock absorber could reduce accident risk for 4×4 vehicles

June 01, 2011  Written by Admin  

New HDP shock from Gabriel

Control Instruments Automotive Ltd have launched the widely-anticipated Gabriel Safari HDP shock absorber for SUV’s and 44 vehicles.

The HDP range, as with other Gabriel shock absorbers, is locally designed and manufactured for local off-road conditions and will be available at all major fitment centres and retail outlets during June 2011

“The Safari HDP is a robust big-bore shock absorber specifically designed for extreme South African off-road conditions and comes with a three-year unlimited kilometer warranty, the first in SA for a 44 shock absorber,” said Sean Staley, executive manager – marketing, at Control Instruments Automotive.

“The HDP is a clear indication of Gabriel’s market leadership in product design, development and expertise in local manufacture.”

The HDP addresses the 44 enthusiast and 44 work-horse markets. It is specifi

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