Potential for Largest Telematics Rollout Globally
Quindell Plc (AIM: QPP.L), the provider of sector leading expertise in software, consultancy and technology enabled outsourcing in its key markets, being Insurance, Telecommunications and their related sectors is pleased to announce that it has signed the world's largest telematics contract to date. The contract takes the form of a joint investment with the RAC in a new company, Connected Car Solutions Limited ("CCS") to distribute Quindell and the RAC's combined connected car capabilities.
· Initial investment for Connected Car Solutions of £30 million
o CCS is now owned 51% by Quindell and 49% by the RAC
o Further £70 million to be invested longer term subject to key milestones
o RAC brand licensed to CCS in relation to connected car solutions
o Quindell not raising capital to meet its 51% share of investment or planned organic growth
· Quindell target for paying subscribers upgraded by 20%
o Circa four million paying subscribers targeted by CCS longer term excluding RAC breakdown members
o Roll out of RAC telematics proposition to 2.1 million consumers commencing in July 2014
o Group target of 10 million paying subscribers generating high margin technology revenues increased to 12 million paying subscribers due to existing contracts and opportunities working with RAC
o Quindell target is for subscriber base to be each paying between $5 to $15 per month equating to $720 million to $2.2 billion per annum in high margin recurring technology revenues
o Joint work with major telecoms partners provides potential for further significant upgrades
o Potential use of Connected Car Big Data from Himex Digital World will enhance customer experience
· Potential cost of claims addressed over £4 billion
o The RAC and Quindell have agreed that CCS will take 100% of the benefit from addressing the cost of claims from RAC connected car consumers whilst focusing on driving down the cost of claims and improving the customer journey following an accident or breakdown related event
o Potential addressable claims costs in relation to the RAC beyond its existing revenue with Quindell is over £4 billion of UK auto claims costs in first 10 years post roll out
o Existing Quindell outsourcing remains in place for non-connected car RAC breakdown consumers
o Longer term additional big data value to be generated beyond connected car utilising Himex Digital World for initiatives including connected home and connected health subject to final agreements
· Value created for ingenie in under 25’s and over 25’s in UK with significant growth potential
o Quindell, Himex and ingenie via CCS will work with the RAC to develop a connected car RAC Driver Score, RAC
Journey Score and RAC Care Score feature within the Himex Digital World technology
o RAC members who choose to opt in to this RAC Score feature will see the savings they could generate by switching their insurance to telematics whilst maintaining the privacy of their data
o Initial providers of telematics insurance are ingenie and RAC, further providers to be invited over time
o Significant support indicated from key existing and prospective underwriters of ingenie due to the typical 49% saving for ingenie customers by renewal and improvement in underwriting result
o The success of the ingenie proposition’s influence on driver behavior was recently recognised with ingenie being awarded the prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for 2013.
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