System and Method for Providing a User Interface for Vehicle Monitoring System Users and Insurers

A method for evaluating drivers for insurance coverage, comprising:

• providing a user interface for communicating data between a user and one or more insurers;
• creating a driver account using driver profile information received from the user via the user interface;
• associating driver performance data with a driver account;
• providing driver account data to the one or more insurers via the user interface;
• and
• providing one or more insurance offers to the user via the user interface.

A system for Internet on-line communicating between an insurer and insured, of detected operating characteristics of a unit of risk for a selected period, and a cost of insuring the unit for the selected period, as decided by the insurer in consideration of the detected operating characteristics, the system comprising:

• a Web site system for selectively communicating the operating characteristics and the cost between the insurer and the insured;
• a vehicle monitoring system for monitoring the operating characteristics and for providing mentoring feedback to a driver;
• a storage system for storing the operating characteristics, the storage system being accessible to the Web site system;
• and
• a processing system for deciding the cost of insuring the unit for the period based upon the monitored operating characteristics, the processing system being accessible to the Web site system.

A method for updating data in a street map database, comprising:

• receiving street information data from a vehicle monitoring system;
• activating a user interface on the vehicle monitoring system;
• and
• sending vehicle location information to identify a location in which the street information data may be incorrect.