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Re:To Save Money on Insurance, Drivers Agree to Intrusive Mo... by SavageBeast on Thursday June 29, 2023 @08:45AM (#36519644)
It's what they insinuated might be possible. You COULD save $X with this shiny new surveillance device! Im sure the executive who proposed this scheme didn't pitch it to the rest of the staff as "Ive found a way we can cut our revenues by 30%".
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Re:To Save Money on Insurance, Drivers Agree to Intrusive Mo... by jasonjayr on Thursday June 29, 2023 @08:49AM (#36519682)
"I've found a way to reduce payouts with data collected by this device that our payers don't get to directly see except through our filtered interface"
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Re:To Save Money on Insurance, Drivers Agree to Intrusive Mo... by bryanrasmussen on Thursday June 29, 2023 @09:42AM (#36520265)
"that if it ever got out we were doing that would turn out to be majorly illegal and also would probably cause us to bleed customers fairly quick!"
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Re:To Save Money on Insurance, Drivers Agree to Intrusive Mo... by hgsgm on Thursday June 29, 2023 @09:01AM (#36519807)
"I've found a way to reduce payouts and reducing adjuster staffing, by helping drivers avoid crashes"
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Re:To Save Money on Insurance, Drivers Agree to Intrusive Mo... by seanmcdirmid on Thursday June 29, 2023 @09:05AM (#36519840)
I’ve got the phone driving app from Allstate that monitors my driving via an iPhone app. I’ve seen my insurance go down as a result.
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