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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>💳 '''Pay-as-you-go insurance''' is a premium structure in which [[Definition:Policyholder | policyholders]] pay for coverage based on actual, real-time or near-real-time measurements of exposure — such as miles driven, hours worked, or revenue earned — rather than fixed estimates established at [[Definition:Policy inception | policy inception]]. This approach has gained significant traction across multiple lines, most visibly in [[Definition:Usage-based insurance (UBI) | usage-based auto insurance]] and [[Definition:Workers' compensation insurance | workers' compensation]], where payroll fluctuations can make traditional annual premiums a poor match for actual risk. [[Definition:Insurtech | Insurtech]] firms have been instrumental in popularizing the model, leveraging [[Definition:Telematics | telematics]] devices, mobile apps, [[Definition:Application programming interface (API) | API]] integrations with payroll and accounting platforms, and [[Definition:Internet of Things (IoT) | IoT]] sensors to capture the granular data that makes consumption-based billing feasible.<br />
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🔄 The operational mechanics vary by line of business. In workers' compensation, a pay-as-you-go program typically integrates with the insured employer's payroll system, pulling actual payroll data each pay cycle and calculating the corresponding [[Definition:Premium | premium]] due — eliminating the large upfront deposit and the year-end [[Definition:Premium audit | audit]] adjustment that characterize conventional policies. In personal auto, carriers like [[Definition:Metromile | Metromile]] (now part of [[Definition:Lemonade | Lemonade]]) pioneered per-mile pricing, where a base rate covers the vehicle when parked and a per-mile charge applies when it is driven, tracked through an [[Definition:On-board diagnostics (OBD) | OBD]] device or smartphone. The insurer's systems must handle high-frequency data ingestion, dynamic [[Definition:Rating | rating]] calculations, and flexible billing cycles — capabilities that favor cloud-native [[Definition:Policy administration system | policy administration platforms]] over legacy infrastructure.<br />
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📊 For policyholders, the appeal is straightforward: they pay for what they actually use, improving cash flow and aligning cost with risk exposure. For insurers, pay-as-you-go models can reduce [[Definition:Premium leakage | premium leakage]] caused by inaccurate exposure estimates, decrease audit disputes, and attract price-sensitive customer segments that might otherwise go [[Definition:Uninsured | uninsured]]. The model also generates a continuous stream of behavioral and operational data that enhances [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriting]] precision over time. However, challenges remain — including the technology investment required to process real-time data at scale, the regulatory treatment of variable premium structures in jurisdictions with strict rate-filing requirements, and the need to ensure that low-usage policyholders still generate sufficient [[Definition:Premium volume | premium volume]] to cover fixed [[Definition:Expense ratio | acquisition and servicing costs]].<br />
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'''Related concepts'''<br />
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* [[Definition:Usage-based insurance (UBI)]]<br />
* [[Definition:Telematics]]<br />
* [[Definition:Premium audit]]<br />
* [[Definition:Workers' compensation insurance]]<br />
* [[Definition:Insurtech]]<br />
* [[Definition:Embedded insurance]]<br />
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