Blog | Behavior Change

Eliminating Distraction will Require Both State and Individual Approaches

In previous installments in this blog series, CMT highlighted how society has been slow to respond to the phone-based distraction problem. Most people misunderstand just how dangerous phone use behind...
January 11, 2021
Blog | Behavior Change

Distracted Driving Laws Alone Aren't Enough to Combat Phone-Based Distraction

As of February 2020, 21 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have total handheld phone use bans in effect. A “total handheld phone use ban”...
December 4, 2020
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Motor Insurance: Catalysts of Market Change

By Ryan McMahon Originally published in Insurance Edge, 12/1/2020 It’s always fascinating to look at how technology has shaped business models. In “That Will Never Work” Marc Randolph, Netflix co-founder...
December 2, 2020
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Phone Distraction Occurred in 41% of Daytime Drives in 2019

Phone distraction while driving is an understudied, underreported, and misunderstood disaster occurring right now. It costs hundreds of lives and millions of dollars each year, and it’s getting worse.  States...
November 12, 2020
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The Benefits of “Letting your Insurer Ride Shotgun”

Recently, CMT’s partners State Farm, Liberty Mutual, and Nationwide were featured in The New York Times, testifying how their smartphone telematics programs are saving their policyholders money. We are thrilled...
July 17, 2020