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

The company’s business name

A company operates and participates in legal transactions under a business name, which it had registered in accordance with the registration act. By the provisions of Articles 22 to 30 of the Companies Act are regulated elements of the business name (mandatory, optional and prohibited), the language and alphabet of the business name, as well as rules for its usage and protection.

Mandatory Elements of the Business Name

A business name shall contain the company name, legal form and place of the company seat.

The company name is a characteristic part of the business name which differentiates that company from other companies. Continue reading The company’s business name

Definition and characteristics of annuity

In obligation law the annuity is understood as a form of compensation for damages whose total amount is not known at the time of making the request and it shall be paid periodically in predetermined amounts. Typically material damage that will be realized in the future is compensated by annuity.

The basis for the establishment of annuity claims is contained in the realization of the objective circumstances of unexpected adverse event.

The annuity has the following main features: