The importance of managing a fleet of commercial vehicles has been making headlines recently, in light of the introduction of the revised Corporate Manslaughter Act. Under the legislation, employers owe a duty of care to their workforce both on-site and while employees are travelling in company-owned vehicles.
In response to this, reinsurance intermediary and risk management firm Aon introduced a new product, Aon Smart Drive. Vehicles covered by the product are equipped with cameras which trigger should adverse gravitational forces be detected - such as those which take place during a crash. Up to a minute of video footage is recorded, along with a readout of the driver's actions during that time, to help assess what may have led to an accident and how it may have been avoided.
Scott Raske, European managing director of Smart Drive, the company behind the technology, suggests that clients see their incident rate cut by more than half within the first three to six months of using the service. As well as helping to meet with the duty of care requirements put in place by the Corporate Manslaughter Act, this may also help to keep van insurance premiums down for each organisation.
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