1 Jack Brownhill Chairman – Prevention and Road Safety Comité Européen des Assurances (CEA) Brussels – 21/22 February 2006 ETSC Best in Europe 2006
2 Role of Motor Insurance Motor Insurance, Risk & Road Safety Implications for the future New Technologies Old Technologies Motor Insurance – The Driver Motor Insurance – Other Road Users
3 ETSC Best in Europe 2006 Role of Motor Insurance Unique position Compulsory requirement Collective fund Financial protection Individual road users Road user community Social and economic importance
4 ETSC Best in Europe 2006 Motor Insurance, Risk & Road Safety Transfer Understanding risk Individual road users Road user community Risk/Premium relationship Regulatory climate Accident prevention Severity reduction
5 ETSC Best in Europe 2006 Implications for the future New technologies Telematics Vehicle data Driver data Insurance pricing Who pays? Old technologies
6 ETSC Best in Europe 2006 Motor Insurance – The Driver Risk assessment New and inexperienced drivers Older drivers Changes in vehicle use Occupational drivers
7 ETSC Best in Europe 2006 MMotor Insurance – Other Road Users CClash of technologies HHigh tech vehicles MMixed vehicle community LLow tech road users –P–Pedestrians –P–Pedal cyclists MMotor cyclists PPassengers IIllegal road users
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