American Family Insurance to Launch Safety Program Using OBD-II Port Adapter

Telematics company Automatic is providing OBD-II adapters and mobile apps to new American Family Insurance policyholders who enroll in the company’s KnowYourDrive program, it said in a Monday news release. Through the adapter, policyholders will have the ability to identify risky driving behaviors they can correct, said Automatic. The adapter is plugged into the on-board diagnostics port, with the collected data shared with the driver through the app. Program participants receive an introductory 5 percent discount on their insurance that can grow to as much as 40 percent based on the policyholder’s driving data, it said. The program launches this month in Arizona and Indiana and will roll out to other states during the year, said the insurer.