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5 tips for car tourists (Green Card)

5 Tips for Car Tourists (“Green Card”) To ensure that your car trip abroad goes smoothly, consider these 5 tips from MTIBU Director General Volodymyr Shevchenko on how the international system of motor third party liability insurance “Green Card” works. Tip #1. Preparation is half the battle When you plan to travel abroad by car, take care not only of preparing your own documents, but also check in advance whether you will be able to cross the border. One of the prerequisites for crossing the border for a car owner is a valid Green Card certificate. It is better to buy it at the offices of full MTIBU member insurers that have the appropriate license, rather than relying on the possibility of concluding a contract directly at the border. Today, 10 insurers have the right to conclude such contracts. Important: the Green Card policy is concluded in paper form; there is no electronic version of the policy yet. Tip #2. It is better to overpay than to get a fine There are two categori...

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4 cases when the insurance payment is not enough for repairs

4 cases when the insurance payment is not enough for repairs Situations when the insurance payment is not enough for repairs are not uncommon. Why does this happen? Is it fair for an insurer to pay less than the cost of repairs? Volodymyr Shevchenko, Director General of MTIBU, spoke about how to avoid such situations and receive the missing funds. Starting from September 21, 2019, the maximum amounts of payments under the contracts of compulsory insurance of civil liability of vehicle owners (CTPCI) have increased by one third and now amount to UAH 130,000 - for damage to "hardware" (car and other property) UAH 260,000 - for damage to life and health. According to MTIBU estimates, only in 1-2% of accidents did property damage exceed the previous limits (UAH 100,000). But in the total amount of payments, such insured events accounted for about 6-7% of the money paid by insurers under the "motor citizen". In other words, we had few victims who were involved ...

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Complaints of car owners against insurers and what MTIBU does

Why car owners complain about insurers and what MTIBU does How well do MTPL insurers fulfill their obligations, to whom can you complain about them, and will these complaints make a difference? These are the questions that car owners face when choosing an insurer and in case of problems with payments. Volodymyr Shevchenko, Director General of MTIBU, helped us to understand these topics. How to assess the quality of work and reliability of the insurer The MTIBU website publishes a quarterly traffic light graphic. Using a simple color display, it shows an integrated assessment of each insurer based on three main indicators: "overall performance assessment", "quality of settlement", and "level of complaints". The MTIBU also prepares detailed information on the performance of each MTPL insurer on a quarterly basis (number of contracts, amount of premiums, number and amount of claims, average payment period, number and level of complaints, etc.) This data...

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9 Essentials for Your Car Emergency Kit

9 Essentials for Your Car Emergency Kit Build your own emergency kit from 9 things you (probably) already have at home. Overcoming tough situations on the road is equal parts preparation and action. Build this DIY car emergency kit and keep it in your vehicle so you can worry less about the unexpected and be more ready to handle it. Best of all, you might have the following items around the house already. 1. First Aid Kit: Whether it's a bandage or a packet of pain relievers, a first-aid kit is a must-have in any road emergency kit. Pro Tip: If anyone in your family has specific medication needs, add them to your car's emergency first-aid kit. 2. Food & Water: It's always good to have some non-perishable food items, such as energy bars and bottled water, just in case. 3. Gloves: Whether you just need them for warmth when stranded on the side of the road, or use them for protection when changing a tire, gloves are an important multi-use item for your car emerg...

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Liability insurance of car owners

Civil liability insurance for owners of land transport (including carrier's liability) Motor vehicle liability insurance (including carrier liability) is a type of insurance under which the subject of the insurance contract are property interests not inconsistent with the law on compensation for damage caused by the Insured or another person whose civil liability is insured to life, health, working capacity, property of third parties, including owners of cargo and baggage (cargo), during operation of a motor vehicle and transportation or forwarding. This type of insurance provides for the Insurer's obligation to pay indemnification in accordance with the insurance policy for the amount (premium, insurance payment, insurance premium) established by the insurance policy for damage caused to life, health, working capacity and/or property of third parties by a person whose civil liability is insured while operating the land vehicle specified in the insurance policy and performi...

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Insurance forms. What are these and what are they?

Insurance forms In insurance, two forms of realization of insurance relations are known: compulsory and voluntary. The criterion for such a division is the will of the parties. The will of the state through a special law stipulates the obligatory form of insurance, and the will of the policyholders through an application for insurance – voluntary. Consider these two forms in more detail. The initiator of compulsory insurance is the state. The state establishes a mandatory form of insurance, as a rule, in cases where: insurance protection of certain subjects is connected with the interests of not only individual policyholders, but also society as a whole; a certain group of risks is not accepted by insurers for insurance within its voluntary form due to the unprofitability of their insurance; the cost of voluntary insurance is too high for the policyholder; the policyholder underestimates the degree of danger and possible consequences of the insured event, and the publi...

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5 tips for car tourists (Green Card)

5 Tips for Car Tourists (“Green Card”) To ensure that your car trip abroad goes smoothly, consider these 5 tips from MTIBU Director General Volodymyr Shevchenko on how the international system of motor third party liability insurance “Green Card” works. Tip #1. Preparation is half the battle When you plan to travel abroad by car, take care not only of preparing your own documents, but also check in advance whether you will be able to cross the border. One of the prerequisites for crossing the border for a car owner is a valid Green Card certificate. It is better to buy it at the offices of full MTIBU member insurers that have the appropriate license, rather than relying on the possibility of concluding a contract directly at the border. Today, 10 insurers have the right to conclude such contracts. Important: the Green Card policy is concluded in paper form; there is no electronic version of the policy yet. Tip #2. It is better to overpay than to get a fine There are two categori...

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Land transport insurance

Land transport insurance (except railway) Land transport insurance (except railway) - a type of insurance, according to which the subject of the insurance contract is property interests that do not contradict the law, related to the ownership, use and disposal of a land vehicle, including its trailer, and all types of vehicles special purpose. This type of insurance provides for the insurer's obligation to pay the insurance indemnity in accordance with the terms of the insurance contract for the fee established by the insurance contract (insurance premium, insurance payment, insurance premium) by indemnifying the insured or another person specified by the insured in the insurance contract (beneficiary) for loss, incurred by them in connection with damage, destruction or loss of the insured ground vehicle, including its trailer, and all types of special purpose vehicles, as well as, if provided for by the rules and the insurance contract, additional equipment to them. The condi...

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