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Article: YOUNG DRIVERS: Double jeopardy
- Article from:
- Insurance Brokers' Monthly
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
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There may once have been a time when 'out of sight, out of mind' closed the corporate mindset to the prospect of liability arising from the driving behaviour of any of its employees while driving a vehicle on the employer's business.
The insurance policy may have covered traditional claims from third parties, but the likelihood of a claim from the dependants of a deceased employee arising out of the employer's failure under current legislation means that all firms must now take these responsibilities very seriously, particularly for young drivers. Norwich Union's Mike Smith considers the additional measures firms must now take - a message that falls to brokers to reinforce
There are many ...