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Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance UK has selected SMARTDRIVE™ and Driving Services UK Limited to offer cutting edge road-related risk management technology to fleet clients in the UK.
London, United Kingdom---SmartDriveSystems™, a leader in driver risk management systems and services, is announcing today it has deployed its in-vehicle, video-based driver safety service to a UK-based client of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance.
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance has funded a deployment of SmartDrive’sleading edge, video-capture hardware, professional incident review, and associated web-based service for a London based distributor of fruits and vegetables. Driving Services UKLimited will provide UK-based incident and road-related risk management consulting as part of the agreement. This project is the first of its kind to be funded and supported by a Motor Fleet Underwriter in the UK. The SmartDrive System can reduce collision frequency in commercial fleets by more than 30% when properly installed and managed.
“This project demonstrates Mitsui Sumitomo’s commitment to provide market driven, comprehensive and effective risk management solutions to our UK motor vehicle clients”, according to Marc Wanless, Underwriter-Motor at Mitsui Sumitomo in the UK. He continues, “We believe that the combination of SmartDrive’scompelling technology and Driving Services’ proven consulting will provide our client with a solution that will dramatically reduce collision frequency and translate into substantial cost savings, not only from an underwriting perspective, but operationally as well.”
“SmartDrive is pleased to provide Mitsui Sumitomo and their clients with our behavior changing technology which has the potential to dramatically reduce the number of erratic driving events and collisions that take place in commercial vehicles. In addition, our cooperation with Driving Services UK will enable Mitsui Sumitomo and its clients to benefit from a comprehensive and proven approach to road risk management”, says Scott Raske, Managing Director of SmartDrive Systems, Inc. in Europe.
The SmartDrive service captures video events of erratic driving & speeding and then professionally reviews and rates these events for subsequent driver counseling. All video and diagnostic data can be viewed by fleet/risk/safety managers by simply logging on to the SmartDrive secure website.
The SmartDrive in-vehicle unit is mounted behind the rearview mirror and consists of two, tiny cameras: one camera pointing forward, one pointing at the driver. SmartDrive is continuously recording, so “events”---such as a tailgating, swerving, speeding, or a collision---are recorded and saved 15 seconds before the event and 15 seconds after it. The SmartDrive system also features multiple panic buttons, which allow the driver to record and document the behaviors or incidents of other drivers or passengers.
For more information on Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance UK, please visit the MSI website: www.msilm.com or call or email Marc Wanless at + +44 (20) 7702 6263 or mwanless@msilm.com.
For more information on SmartDrive, please visit the SmartDrive website: www.SmartDrive.net or call or email Scott Raske at +44 7983 708 543 or scott.raske@smartdrive.net.
For more information on Driving Services UK Limited, please visit the Driving Services website: www.drivingservices.com or call +44 151 347 4500 or email Doug Jenkins doug.jenkins@drivingservices.com.
