Google predicts it can eliminate 90% of auto accidents. While this number is hard to believe today, even if the drop is only 25% of today’s level, a $1,000 car insurance policy would drop to $750. What happens to industry revenue including insurance agents’ commissions? This advance will disrupt other industries. If there are fewer accidents, we will need fewer emergency rooms, hospitals, doctors, prescriptions, tow trucks, collision repair shops, and replacement automobiles. How will each of these industries respond? And the need for insurance for each of these industries will be reduced further, affecting insurance agents and carriers.
Saturday, March 8, 2014
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Google predicts it can eliminate 90% of auto accidents. While this number is hard to believe today, even if the drop is only 25% of today’s level, a $1,000 car insurance policy would drop to $750. What happens to industry revenue including insurance agents’ commissions? This advance will disrupt other industries. If there are fewer accidents, we will need fewer emergency rooms, hospitals, doctors, prescriptions, tow trucks, collision repair shops, and replacement automobiles. How will each of these industries respond? And the need for insurance for each of these industries will be reduced further, affecting insurance agents and carriers.
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