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Bill would curb insurer use of telematics data; industry warns of forfeited safety gains
Summary
Sen. Alonzo Washington proposed limits on insurers' telematics programs that would require disclosure, an appeals process and bar insurers from conditioning coverage on telematics participation; the Maryland Insurance Administration supported disclosure rules while insurers warned the bill could undermine telematics' safety benefits.
Sen. Alonzo Washington presented Senate Bill 984 to require insurers that use telematics for private passenger automobile insurance (PPA) to clearly disclose the data collected, provide an accessible appeals process for policyholders to correct erroneous telematics data and restrict insurers from making telematics participation a condition of underwriting or renewal. The bill would also authorize the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) to adopt regulations limiting the types and amounts of…
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