Thatcham

Thatcham Research is the independent voice of automotive safety & repair, advising motorists, insurers and vehicle manufacturers to help reduce accident frequency, severity and costs and to realise the vision of ‘Safer cars, fewer crashes’.

The pace of technological change in the insurance industry is at an unprecedented level, with an increasing number of complex and connected vehicles being launched into the UK market.
Thatcham Research’s role, in this rapidly changing market, is to ensure that new technology is fully researched and understood by evaluating its potential impact for its Insurer Members.

This talk will cover vehicle technologies that enable or are considered todays Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, how these are evolving into the Automated Driving space & the potential implications these may have on vehicle repair, vehicle security and for motor insurance.

Learning objectives
By the end of this session delegates will be able to:
- What Thatcham Research do on behalf of its members
- How vehicle technology is rapidly changing
- How the group rating system works
- The potential benefits of ADAS systems
- What new risks vehicle technology brings
- What makes vehicle tracking systems Thatcham approved
- The impact of technology on vehicle repair
- How Automated Driving may change the insurance industry

Speakers biography
As Insurance Services Development Manager, the key aspect of Roy’s role involves and engagement with member insurers and building on existing relationships as well as establishing new relationships with non-insurer members. Alongside this Roy is responsible for ensuring that Thatcham delivers value to its members through new and innovative products and services.

Roy a background in financial services with over a decade of experience in the insurance industry having spent many of those years as a motor claims manager at a leading UK insurer.