The idea of Next started from the analysis of data on mobility sectors, have changed exponentially in just a few years, Massimo Monacelli, Chief Property & Casualty Officer, said in a press conference at Generali Italia's Milan headquarters: 47% use aconnected car , 64% prefer to manage services in modality self-service, 40% prefer moving multi-media, the number of people who will use car sharing will double by 2025 and 70% aspire to an electric or hybrid vehicle.
For some time now, Generali Italia has gone beyond the scope of motor liability alone, expanding its services more generally to the movement of people. “In 5 years we have innovated mobility insurance thanks to telematics and we offer services ranging from prevention to assistance up to settlement in a few minutes. Next, born from the agreement with Telepass, is the first device that combines insurance, telematics and electronic toll collection with which we aim to reach 1 million Telepass customers with Generali services by 2022”, adds Monacelli.
It's been 5 years that Generali Italy, with over 24,6 billion in total premiums and a widespread network of 40 thousand distributors, is working to innovate by investing in new skills, IoT and Big Data and in 2020 the partnership with Telepass, the largest integrated mobility fintech, for connected and sustainable mobility, with 7 million customers and over 10 million devices in circulation, says a statement. Telepass has been examined as a case study by the Harvard Business School for its transformation from a company that has moved from electronic toll collection only to an ecosystem of integrated mobility.
The Generali Italia-Telepass partnership: around thirty services are available with the new Next device
On the one hand, thanks to Generali Jeniot technologies, roadside risk can be contained thanks to real-time interaction with the real-time coaching, be contacted automatically in case of accident o request hands-free contact with an operator in case of need, obtain certification of the state of use and mileage of your car, also as support in the event of fines or disputes, activate the "find vehicle" service or activate a "geo -fence», a virtual perimeter to set entry or exit alerts on a defined area, says a note.
On the other Next becomes an enabler of the main services offered on the move by Telepass: in addition to paying motorway tolls and parking, you can pay road tax and activate the memo notification, refuel, automatically receive a refund in the event of a delay on the motorway caused by heavy traffic, or open the house gate, activate services linked to the ski pass or car washing at home, with Wash Out, a Telepass group company.
“The Next device is there third initiative among those envisaged by the partnership signed with Generali after the application of cashback on the toll on the motorway with automatic reimbursement and motorway collision coverage" underlined Gabriele Benedetto, Chief Executive Officer of the Telepass Group, specifying that Next is the answer to the need intercepted among "our reference public"
