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Improve driver safety practices to cut insurance costs, says Arval

Date: 12 May 2017   |   Author: Daniel Puddicombe

Fleets have been urged to improve their driver safety records in order to combat rising insurance costs.

According to leasing company Arval, reducing the number of insurance claims is the most effective way of battling higher cover costs.

The leasing giant cited figures from the Association of British Insurers which claimed that the cost of cover has shot up by 8% this year.

Arval said that companies should "embed road safety into the culture of the business" by developing - or in the case of fleets which do not currently have one - risk management programmes.

Points to cover in the road safety framework includes raising awareness of good driving practices, reviewing claims and incident data and making line managers accountable for the driving behaviour of staff, Arval said.

"A significant proportion, certainly more than half, of the typical fleet insurance premium is based on previous claims history, usually across the previous three years," said David Watts, fleet consultant at Arval. "The line manager is often the best person to influence behavioural change in drivers in accordance with company objectives."

He added: "Of course, those managers need to be effectively supported with an engaging programme of driver communications on a variety of road safety issues, spelling out its impact on the business through mediums such as information documents, workshops, seminars, training and social media."



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