Years of relentless pursuit of technology to develop advanced driver assistance systems in commercial vehicles have led to countless lives saved on American roads. Yet, trucking insurance is largely still underwritten based on static, historical data like Motor Vehicle Records and safe drivers pay similar premiums as drivers exhibiting risky behavior. 

According to the ATRI, Insurance is the #4 biggest cost driver in operating cost for truckers. What if there was a way to promote adaptation of advanced driving assistance systems in new truck builds and use streamed telematics data to monitor driving behavior and safety incidents like hard brakes or lane departures while offering discounts to operators for safe driving? 

GEICO, already a household name as a tech-forward leader in the personal insurance space has developed a cutting-edge approach to underwriting commercial insurance based on data collected from on-board telematics. Their product is aimed at the 1–10-unit segment of the commercial vehicle market. 
 
This educational session aims to deepen the audience's understanding of the importance of safety systems and giving the insurer access to telematics data to reduce the fleet's cost of insurance. 

Moderator

  • Tobias Waldeck (VP Sales, Marketing & Insurance North America, Daimler Truck Financial Services)

Panel

  • Sanjiv Khurana (General Manager, Connectivity Services Group, Daimler Truck North America)
  • Steve Collins (Director Detroit Field Sales Engineering, Daimler Truck North America)
  • Rishi Arora (Head of Product & Pricing for Commercial Auto, GEICO)
  • Chris Sions (Senior Director of Business Development, GEICO)
  • Brad Pinchuk (Executive Chairman & Veteran Owner, Hirschbach Motor Lines)

Speakers

Tobias Waldeck
Tobias Waldeck
Vice President Sales, Marketing & Insurance North America, Daimler Truck Financial Services
Tobias Waldeck has been the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Daimler Truck Financial Services North America since August 2016 along with the CRO position and member of the Management Board for Daimler Truck Insurance Agency since January 2024.
Sanjiv Khurana
Sanjiv Khurana
General Manager, Connectivity Services Group, Daimler Truck

Sanjiv Khurana leads the Connectivity Services Group for Daimler Truck. The group develops and delivers a portfolio of vehicle connectivity services, digital products and fleet management solutions for Daimler Truck’s customers across its markets around the world.

Chris Sions
Chris Sions
Senior Director of Business Development, GEICO

Chris Sions leads Business Development for GEICO as the Senior Director of Business Development.

Rishi Arora
Rishi Arora
Head of Product & Pricing for Commercial Auto, GEICO

Rishi Arora is currently the Head of Product and Pricing for Commercial Auto at GEICO.

Steve Collins
Steve Collins
Director Detroit Field Sales Engineering, Daimler Truck North America

Steve Collins is the Director of Detroit Field Sales Engineering at DTNA. He leads a team of technical sales professionals that help customers adopt and utilize Detroit’s industry leading powertrain, safety, and connectivity products.

Brad Pinchuk
Brad Pinchuk
Executive Chairman & Veteran Owner, Hirschbach Motor Lines

Brad Pinchuk is the Executive Chairman and Veteran Owner of Hirschbach Motor Lines, one of the largest and most successful trucking companies in the U.S. After graduating with a business degree from Gustavus Adolphus College and serving as an officer in the U.S.

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