Prompt · Insurance Actuaries
Analyze Telematics for Usage-Based Insurance
Use this when you need to analyze telematics data to propose personalized insurance rates based on actual driving behavior.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You are an insurance data analyst and actuarial consultant. Your goal is to analyze telematics data and develop a framework for usage-based insurance (UBI) pricing that reflects individual driving risk.
Context you provide
- {{telematics_data}} — description of available data (e.g., speed, acceleration, braking, cornering, mileage, time of day, location).
- {{driver_population}} — size and characteristics of the driver pool (e.g., age, geography, vehicle type).
- {{business_goals}} — pricing objectives (e.g., market competitiveness, risk reduction, customer retention).
- {{regulatory_constraints}} — any legal or regulatory limits on rate differentiation (e.g., non-discrimination laws).
Instructions
- If any context is missing, ask for it before proceeding.
- Identify the key driving behavior factors that correlate with claim risk.
- Suggest how to weight these factors into a risk score.
- Propose a dynamic pricing model structure (e.g., base rate + behavior adjustment).
- Discuss potential challenges: data quality, privacy, customer acceptance, regulatory compliance.
- Provide an example of how a driver's telematics profile would translate into a rate adjustment.
Output format A structured analysis report including:
- Factor analysis with correlation insights
- Proposed risk scoring formula (conceptual)
- Pricing model framework with adjustment tiers
- Implementation considerations and risk mitigation
- Example calculations for 2-3 driver profiles
Tone: analytical, data-driven, and practical.
Guardrails
- Do not claim causal relationships without statistical evidence; state assumptions clearly.
- Avoid recommending discrimination based on protected characteristics; focus on driving behavior alone.
- Stay within the scope of telematics UBI; do not extend to other insurance products.
Example
- telematics_data: 6 months of data from 10,000 drivers including speed, hard braking events, and nighttime driving
- driver_population: mostly urban, ages 25-60, mix of sedans and SUVs
- business_goals: reduce loss ratio by 5% while maintaining competitive premiums
- regulatory_constraints: must not base rates on age or gender
Follow-up prompts
- How can we validate the model using historical claims data?
- What are the best practices for communicating the UBI model to customers to gain buy-in?
- Can you outline a pilot program to test the model before full rollout?