Accident insurance for passengers in public transport

For the purposes of the Law on Compulsory Traffic Insurance (RS Official Gazette, No 51/2009, 78/2011, 101/2011, 93/2012 and 7/2013- Decision of the Constitutional Court), the types of compulsory traffic insurance shall be as follows:

  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.

The owner of the motor vehicles, aircraft and boat shall also include any user or other person registered as the owner of the means of transport in accordance with law.

Insurance against liability for damage caused to third parties concluded by the owner of the means of transport shall cover, under the conditions and in the way provided by the Law on Compulsory Traffic Insurance (RS Official Gazette, No 51/2009, 78/2011, 101/2011, 93/2012 and 7/2013- Decision of the Constitutional Court), the damages to third persons made by the means of transport, regardless of who was in the driver’s seat. Continue reading Accident insurance for passengers in public transport

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

Motor vehicle insurance

Motor vehicle insurance can be compulsory and volunatary.

Compulsory motor vehicle insurance

The motor third party liability insurance represents insurance against liability of owners or users of the motor vehicles for the damage caused to third parties or for damage to or destruction of things during a using of the motor vehicle.

In almost all countries, was introduced as a compulsory insurance.

According to provisions of Article 4 of Law on Compulsory Traffic Insurance the owners of means of transport, used for public transport, and the owners of other means of transport (motor vehicles, boats, aircrafts) , shall be required to sign a contract on compulsory insurance before the means of transport is used for transport. Continue reading Motor vehicle insurance