Posted: November 2021
Staged auto accidents and “crash for cash” schemes cost the insurance industry about $20 billion a year and result in higher auto insurance rates – an average of $100 to $300 a year according to the FBI.
Insurance claims can be time consuming and costly. A lack of solid evidence can often mean companies automatically accept liability resulting in higher insurance premiums.
According to a survey of drivers, fleet managers, and other industry professionals undertaken by Brigade, cameras and recording technology significantly reduce incident reports and personal injury claims. More than half (56%) of those surveyed said the tech improved driver behavior, and 47% said incident reports had decreased after installation.
The survey also found that 29% said personal injury claims had dropped, while 32% saw a reduction in insurance costs.
Installing dash cams to your fleet can help to protect your business from crash-for-cash scams as well as having other benefits. These include:
Brigade’s range of dash cams are ideal for commercial vehicles and can be used in conjunction with its vehicle CCTV Mobile Digital Recorder (MDR) and cloud-based fleet management service, BRIDGE.
Available as a standalone camera (DC-101-000), standalone with additional rear camera (DC-101-001) and standalone with additional infrared camera (DC-102-IRC), each camera in Brigade’s range is available with four recording modes:
Other features include:
For further information about Brigade and our commercial vehicle safety systems, please get in touch.