What is the definition
of a high risk driver?
The short explanation
of a high risk driver is one who poses a high financial risk to the auto insurance company.
All is not lost if you happen to fall into the category
of high risk driver.
Some of the effects
of a high risk driver on a policy have to do with the way your state does business.
So for example, if Farmers Auto Insurance has 14 % of the total auto insurance market in Oklahoma, then Farmers must cover 14 %
of the high risk drivers assigned through the OK AIP.
Indeed an auto insurer in Idaho can't write ANY auto insurance in Idaho unless it agrees to cover a portion
of the high risk drivers too.
The program is an agreement among all the licenced auto insurance companies in Indiana to accept a share
of high risk drivers that matches their share of the total auto insurance market in the state.
So for example, if GEICO has 12 % of South Dakota's total auto insurance market, then GIECO will be assigned 12 %
of the high risk drivers by the South Dakota AIP.
This is because they belong to the group
of high risk drivers.
Indeed, if a company wants to do ANY auto insurance business in the state, it must agree to cover a share
of the high risk drivers.
People under the age of 17 are considered
some of the highest risk drivers in America.
Drivers between the ages of 18 and 24 are
some of the highest risk drivers, according to the opinions of insurance underwriters, whose opinions are based on actual traffic accident statistics.
This, combined with an exceedingly low population density and a median age of 46.1 years, is an indication that there are not a lot
of high risk drivers in this neighborhood.
The most common type
of high risk drivers are younger, inexperienced drivers.
The second group
of high risk drivers consists of DUI offenders, those with multiple speeding tickets, and accident prone drivers.
So, for example, if Farmers Union has 10 % of the total auto insurance market in Montana, then Farmers Union will be assigned to cover 10 %
of the high risk drivers in Montana.
There are typically two different classifications
of high risk drivers.
So if for example, GIECO covers 5 % of all Vermont drivers, then GEICO will be assigned 5 %
of the high risk drivers in the state.
The deal is that if an insurer wants to do ANY auto insurance business in Vermont, then that insurer must agree to cover a share
of high risk drivers when they are assigned.
So for example, if Nationwide Insurance has 9 % of the overall auto insurance market in South Carolina, then it must cover 9 %
of the high risk drivers in the state.
It is mandated by law in Roseville that auto insurance companies, whether they specialize or not, must provide coverage to a certain number
of high risk drivers.
Every insurance company authorized to sell auto insurance in Illinois must accept an annual quota
of high risk drivers from the ILAIP based on their market share.
The Rhode Island AIP calculates each insurer's market share in Rhode Island, and assigns an equivalent share
of high risk drivers to respective insurers.
However, each insurance company has a maximum number
of high risk drivers it must cover.
Not exact matches
High -
risk occupations included retail sales people (with a 92 % chance
of automation), administrative assistants (96 %), food counter attendants (91.5 %), cashiers (97 %) and transport truck
drivers (79 %).
Median Salary: $ 22,440 Taxi
driver made the list mostly because
of the
high risk for crime.
Because credit and default
risk are the dominant
drivers of valuations
of high yield bonds, changes in market interest rates are relatively less important.
Risk managers in the financial services industry are skittish about what they perceive as a heightened chance for high - impact event hitting the global financial system hard and they're naming potential cyber attacks as one of the biggest drivers for that increased r
Risk managers in the financial services industry are skittish about what they perceive as a heightened chance for
high - impact event hitting the global financial system hard and they're naming potential cyber attacks as one
of the biggest
drivers for that increased
riskrisk.
Companies with strong gender diversity criteria may be better positioned across all performance
drivers, while companies with relatively poor gender diversity criteria may be exposed to
higher levels
of risk as a result
of discrimination lawsuits, exploitation issues and poor talent retention.
We also found evidence that the
high - skilled, low -
risk jobs will become major
drivers of employment growth in Canada.
According to Baleka, the average life expectancy for a long - haul truck
driver in the U.S. is 61 to 64 years (10 to 15 years less than the average American male); truck
drivers have the
highest rate
of obesity
of any occupation in the U.S. (86 % are overweight, 69 % are obese); they have one
of the
highest rates
of metabolic syndrome, a group
of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes; in some years they have had the
highest number
of fatalities
of any occupation, making trucking one
of the most dangerous and unhealthy occupations in the U.S.
Instead, they'll focus on «other
high risk groups such as sex workers, truck
drivers, remote fishing communities and members
of the armed forces.»
The
risk of riding with an impaired
driver was much
higher for peer
drivers than for older adult
drivers (21 percent vs. 2.4 percent for marijuana, 17 percent vs. 4 percent for alcohol, and 5.4 percent vs. less than 1 percent for illicit drugs).
Among
drivers younger than 21 years
of age, the
risk was 38 per cent
higher than on control days.
To determine the prevalence
of texting while driving among youths, Bailin and her colleagues analyzed data from the 2011 Youth
Risk Behavior Survey
of 7,833
high school students who were old enough to get a
driver's license in their state.
The same database has also revealed that
drivers who wear a shoulder strap but neglect to wear a lap belt are at much
higher risk of suffering a fatal liver injury.
First Major Gene Mutation for Hereditary Prostate Cancer Found After a 20 - year quest to find a genetic
driver for prostate cancer that strikes men at younger ages and runs in families, researchers have identified a rare, inherited mutation linked to a significantly
higher risk of the disease.
The
risk of developing coronary artery disease and heart attacks, angina or stroke was much
higher among
drivers who just sat at their jobs, than among conductors who climbed up and down the steps each day.
«Today, curiosity, creativity, and ultimately genuine learning are at
risk anywhere
high - stakes testing, Big Data, and punitive accountability are the dominant
drivers of what teachers and students do in schools.
The Problem: The
driver - side floormat anchor may break allowing the mat to move and become trapped between the accelerator pedal and the vehicle carpet, resulting in very
high vehicle speeds and increasing the
risk of a crash.
«In addition to taking critical steps to improve the structural design
of buses, we are committed to further increasing motorcoach safety through stricter oversight, in - depth investigations into
high -
risk companies, and by ensuring that
drivers are properly licensed and medically fit for the job.»
If the
driver does not brake in a set time and the system determines that the
risk of collision with a pedestrian is extremely
high, the system may automatically apply the brakes, reducing speed in order to help the
driver avoid the collision or reducing the impact (Refer to the Owner's Manual for additional information).
The
driver was effectively unrestrained and the dummy's head hit the centre
of the steering wheel with sufficient force for a
high risk of fatal injury.
The Exora result — with testing carried out in July 2013 — reflected its performance in the 40 % frontal offset test, where the
risk of serious injury to the
driver's legs was
high.
If the
driver does not brake in a set time and the system determines that the
risk of collision with a pedestrian is extremely
high, the system may automatically apply the brakes, reducing speed in order to help the
driver reduce the impact and in certain cases avoid the collision.
In both tests, intrusion into the
driver footwell was extensive and contributed to a
high risk of injury to the left lower leg and at least a significant
risk to the right lower leg.
Activities
of the Administration contribute to ensuring safety in motor carrier operations through strong enforcement
of safety regulations; targeting
high -
risk carriers and commercial motor vehicle
drivers; improving safety information systems and commercial motor vehicle technologies; strengthening commercial motor vehicle equipment and operating standards; and increasing safety awareness.
Such restraints should reduce the
risk of whiplash injury by meeting positioning requirements in relation to
drivers» heads — that is, the restraints would be positioned
high enough and close enough to the backs
of occupants» heads in a rear - end crash to mitigate neck injury.
Injury measures taken from
driver dummies in both tests indicate
high risk of life - threatening injuries.
Teens»
high risk of crashing is amplified by certain vehicles, and teens are more likely than other
drivers to have the least safe types
of cars, new studies show.