Amid the corona virus outbreak, when the whole world is shifting towards work-from-home culture and avoiding unnecessary travels, the Tata AIG General insurance has recently launched an innovative "pay as you drive" insurance policy.
The insurance company unveiled GPS-enabled device 'Auto Safe' which is linked
to a mobile app that records distance traveled by the vehicle, live speed and
other driving pattern parameters. Auto Safe will be available on all policies
offering personal accidental cover of Rs. 15 lakh for the owner and driver.
Unlike traditional auto insurance policy, the policyholders will be able to
customise their premiums. In a regular motor insurance policy, customer need to
pay premium based on the car model.
Here,
they will have an option to choose premiums according to their driving habits.
It means, buyers have to pay premium as much as they drive their cars.
How does it work?
The
Auto Safe device is linked to the car as the motor insurance policy becomes
active and must be kept throughout the policy period. The device records all
information, tracks the distance traveled and generates reports about vehicle
health or driving patterns of the policyholder.
The
information collected is evaluated over time and each driver cum policyholder
is allocated points based on performance. The device also contains motion
sensor support and generates fuel-saving reports apart from monitoring aspects
like hard braking, nighttime driving and acceleration.
Savings
on premiums: Compared to the conventional policies, buyers will benefit from
the Tata AIG's flexible kilometer-based package.
Customers
will have an option to choose between 2,500 kilometers, 5,000 kilometers, 7500
kilometers, 10,000 kilometers, 15,000 kilometers and 20,000 kilometers.
If
they exhaust all the kilometers within the policy period, they can buy
additional kilometers by opting for the top-up kilometers option.
The available top-up options are 500 kilometers, 1000 kilometers and 1500
kilometers, thus, helping savings on cost based on usage, the insurer said.
To
promote safe driving, this policy offers bonus kilometers for good driving
behavior at the time of the renewal. So lesser you drive, the lower premium you
have to pay.
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