Russians get acquainted with car insurance
Spent: 1 July 2003 20.28 MOSCOWS - Vadertje stand no
longer looks in Russia after the motorist. Since Tuesday have
had the Russians have obliged their car insure, a complete step for a
population who has not got used to insurance. ' concluding a
car insurance is for a lot of Russians the first insurance contract
which they conclude ', thus an insurance specialist of the investment
society UFG. A Russian gives now average 55.90 euro per year to
insurance from, a schijntje compared at the average of 333 euro in the
rest of the world. The majority of the Russians not even knows a
liability insurance or a inboedelverzekering, a inheritance from
Sovjet-verleden, in which the communist regime ensured everywhere for.
Only 15 per cent of the motorists have been now insured.
As a result, it at ongelukken frequently the question is who
damage will compensate for. A motorist must only ring the police
force at a collision, whereupon a judge stipulates the responsibility
for damage. Mostly a gedupeerde lags behind however with empty
hands. Or damage is regulated by means of hand slap. These
wildwest wildwest-taferelen are if it is well soon beyond. As
from 1 July a private insurance must be concluded for minimum 1980
rouble (53.70 euro) per year, depending on of the type car, the age of
the motorist and the region where the insured person lives. On
average Moskoviet approximately 3800 roubles (105 euro) per year will
be lost. This is a relatively small amount compared to the
insurance costs for a westerling, but it up to damage amount to pay
also no longer than 10,320 euro per year will be. The insurance
sector has been delighted concerning the new obligations for the
Russian, because a large increase has been foreseen.
Nevertheless its ventures also sceptical. Thus still but
the question is how it will be guaranteed the compliance with the new
legislation. In neighbouring country oekraïne is already a car
insurance obliges, but only 30 per cent of the car owners have there.
Nevertheless insurers anticipate on the expected question.
Rosgosstrakh, the largest insurance company of Russia, will open
the coming months 10,000 new offices. (c) DUTCH PRESS AGENCY
Source "Russians gets acquainted with car insurance": nu.nl
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