Insurance

AI-enabled dashcams can help fleets reduce insurance costs
AI cameras go beyond exoneration in the event of an accident to help fleets improve driver safety scores and in effect lower insurance premiums, which are heavy hitters to a fleet’s bottom line.
April 4, 2023
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Idelic launches Idelic Insurance Agency to offer coverage for commercial fleets
The company provides customizable insurance for commercial fleets based on their adoption and results from using the Idelic Program, which includes Safety Suite and Driver Safety Playbook that provides proactive risk insights.
January 23, 2023
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Insurance experts offer insights on how to lower carriers' rates
Investments in safety technology play an important role in illustrating a carrier's desire to decrease loss frequency, but experts say it's useless if fleets don't analyze that data to find insights on areas that need improvement.
September 26, 2022
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New insurtech company offers instant access to all-risk cargo insurance
It’s estimated that over 60% of cargo on the road goes uninsured daily, racking up $15+ billion worth of damages that cannot be recouped.
July 28, 2022
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Key personnel insurance is a business safety net for unexpected life events
A Key Person policy pools risk with other policy owners, allowing fleets to cover risk of losing an essential employee for pennies on the dollar.
March 30, 2022
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How fleets are working to mitigate rising insurance costs
On this week's 10-44 webisode, ATRI's Dan Murray talks about the findings of the group's latest study looking at rising insurance costs and what fleets are doing to combat those costs.
March 4, 2022
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Mack rolls out new program to help with EV adoption
To help ease the transition to EVs, Mack Trucks and Mack Financial Services developed their Vehicle-as-a-Service (Vaas) program to get a better handle on EV acquisition expenses and supporting services including insurance.
February 8, 2022
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Tell your story first: Using driver data to lower insurance costs
Something as simple as failure to wear a seatbelt sets off red flags for insurance underwriters.
December 6, 2021
Driver buckling seatbelt
Trucking industry imperiled by spike in nuclear verdicts
Large court-ordered verdicts are fueling higher prices for Truckers Auto Liability Insurance and reducing access to Excess Liability Insurance – two critical types of coverage because of the severity of many trucking accidents.
November 11, 2021
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Biden announces plans for port, border-crossing improvements to help supply chain
Using funding from the recently passed infrastructure bill, Biden outlined ways the administration plans to clear bottlenecks at ports and update State Freight Plans to ensure best practices across the board.
November 11, 2021
NFI truck at Southern California port
Secret to lower insurance costs is in driver data
The biggest hurdle when approaching a renewal is showing an underwriter that the fleet is utilizing (not just gathering) data to prevent and document incidents.
October 26, 2021
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Driver shortage trucking's top concern for fifth straight year
Labor shortages, not just drivers, are a prominent theme in ATRI's annual Top Industry Issues list.
October 24, 2021
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8 tips to save on fleet costs
Keeping track of costs can be harrowing, especially the incidental ones.
October 4, 2021
Semi truck on highway
Misleading legal ads contribute to nuclear verdicts
A lack of policy and enforcement of existing regulations is allowing some attorneys to manipulate advertising in ways that usurps and trivializes the justice system.
June 29, 2021
Attorney advertisements were first legalized in 1977 in the U.S. Supreme Court case Bates v. the State Bar of Arizona.
How do safety execs combat 'Reptile' litigation?
Executives from Payne Trucking, Boyle Transportation and Smith Transport share the approaches they use to combat legal risks in trucking.
June 23, 2021
truck leaning on side at wreck site
Texas fleet uses tech to prove safety record to insurers
REC was able to demonstrate, over a data collection period of three months, the ability to use information to make an impact on safety.
June 1, 2021
Despite zero at-fault accidents the year before, Regional Express Carriers (REC) was looking at a 60% insurance rate spike.
Experts say fleets should prioritize camera evidence for safety
Telematics, ELDs and event recorders help safety conscious Stewart Transport prioritize driver performance and safety.
April 18, 2021
Stewart Transport
Flatbedder gets creative to prevent workplace falls
The system meets DOT requirements for a fixed feature. It can be left up when traveling down the road but not for cargo securement.
April 3, 2021
NoFalls safety feature for prevention falls and slips
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