Auto Accidents Cost Employers $56.7 Billion Last Year, Finds New Motus Trend Report
Work-Related Crashes Make up 40 Percent of Vehicle Accidents, but Employers Can Reduce These by Nearly One-Third with Expanded Risk Management
“Between medical expenses for their employees and others involved in an accident, insurance increases, leave wage replacement and property damage costs, we’re now able to see the true financial impact of accidents on businesses – and it’s shocking,” said
Fortunately, the report also finds that employers have opportunities to reduce the number of accidents among their mobile employees dramatically by expanding their driver risk management approach beyond basic Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) checks. Instituting solutions such as proactive, individualized training and insurance verification can reduce collision rates by as much as 35 percent.
“While our research paints a startling picture of rising accident frequency and increasing costs, employers should feel empowered knowing they have the ability to sway the trend and quite literally save lives,” said
Additional findings in the 2018 Driver Safety Risk Report include:
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U.S. collision insurance claims remain at the highest levels of the past 10 years and have steadily increased over the past five years. - 53 percent of vehicle crash injuries cause employees to miss work.
- When an employee has an accident that includes damage to both a person and a vehicle, their annual insurance rates typically increase by about 33 percent. Accidents without any injuries increase insurance annual rates by about 23 percent. That means that an accident could increase an employee’s average auto insurance costs by
$350 -$515 a year. - Only 42.6 percent of companies currently mandate driver safety programs for employees in company-owned vehicle programs. That number drops to just 19.5 percent for employees in mileage reimbursement programs.
To access the full report, please visit http://in.motus.com/driver-safety-risk-report-2018. You can also learn more about Motus Driver Safety Solutions at: https://www.motus.com/driversafety/.
About Motus
For companies with mobile workers that drive more than 5,000 business miles per year, Motus is the premier vehicle management and reimbursement platform. Through its sophisticated configuration engine that incorporates real-time data across hundreds of variables, Motus drives significant reductions in cost, ensures compliance, and reimburses employees exactly what they deserve. For more information about the company, please visit www.motus.com or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.
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