Contract on compulsory insurance

Contract on compulsory insurance, conditions for and content were regulated by the provisions of Law on Compulsory Traffic Insurance (“Off. Herald of RS”, Nos. 51/2009, 78/2011, 101/2011, 93/2012 i 7/2013 – Constitutional Court decision).

The owners of means of transport, used for public transport, and the owners of other means of transport shall be required to sign a contract on compulsory insurance before the means of transport is used for transport and for the following types of compulsory traffic insurance:

  1. Accident insurance of passengers in public transport
  2. Third party liability insurance for owners of motor vehicles
  3. Aircraft passenger and third-party liability insurance for aircraft owners
  4. Third party boat insurance for boat owners.

In case bankruptcy proceedings are initiated against the insurance company, the concluded compulsory insurance contract shall remain valid until its expiration date.

Effects of the contract on compulsory insurance

An insurance company shall enter into a contract on compulsory insurance at policy conditions and scales of premiums applicable at the time such insurance contract is made. Continue reading Contract on compulsory insurance

Competence of the guarantee fund and indemnity procedure

The Guarantee Fund within the Association of Serbian Insurers was established in accordance with the Law on Property and Personal Insurance of 1996 and started its operations in July 1997. Pursuant to the law, operation of the Guarantee Fund is entrusted to the Association of Serbian Insurers as part of public functions.

The Guarantee Fund within the Association receives claims for compensation, assesses, liquidates and pays the sum insured i.e. compensation of damages, and settles recourse claims relating to the use of Guarantee Fund assets.

The Guarantee Fund is obliged to compensate a claim to the same extent and under the same conditions which would apply if the contract on compulsory insurance had been concluded on the date of the loss event, namely, up to the amount to which liabilities of insurance companies are limited by the law. Continue reading Competence of the guarantee fund and indemnity procedure