There's no need to be insulting. If you disagree with another post just make your point and move on. When you start resorting to personal insults you lose credibility.
For those who have mandatory driver facing cameras?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by BeHereNow97, Apr 12, 2021.
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In my life as well as my posting history on these boards and others like them I have tried to avoid self-aggrandizing comments. However, when I was an active driver I considered myself a professional and acted accordingly in regard to my job. I will say this in regard to any driver monitoring equipment. I learned my lesson with that dang hard stop device on my QC. I swore I would NEVER drive monitored like that again. If I was still active the day I discovered a camera of ANY KIND onboard my truck that is the day I clean it out and go home. I rather flip burgers than put up with safety calling me every time I pass gas!
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We, as an insurance company decided that cameras, and other telemetrics provide value, and in an effort to attract those insured's who utilize these devices REWARD them with lower premiums than those that choose not to try to mitigate driver issues.
Of course insurance carriers are trying to "make money"......the shareholders require it, but when did profit for a corporation become a bad thing?
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It really depends on the company. I worked for one for 6 months that had driver cams. They did not care if you used your phone while driving, I used to use mine to switch music playlists/changing podcasts. The boss told me as long as I'm not using it all the time it's not a problem. Even when I saw my boss driving the trucks he was also using his phone.
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In the insurance industry, Risk Pools are typically state mandated Assigned Risk operations, which in turn have a regular insurance company as the "issuing carrier", yet they retain none of the risk. Insurance companies are NOT risk pools.
The part you seem to want to miss is that we, and other carriers, are willing to write SOME insureds at a reduced premium level, because they are using various telemetrics, which based on our actual results, show a decrease in FREQUENCY of loss, so they deserve a lower premium.
We, as an insurance carrier would rather have risk management involved insured's in lieu of ones that pay their premium, and don't feel they need to "manage" their risk.MadScientist and tarmadilo Thank this.
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