“The situation is frankly dire. We have discussed this many times and the Ministry of Finance, of course, supports increasing the fine to an economically reasonable level… Of course, this is not 800 rubles. I think it should be at least 5000. If someone pays 800 rubles for each camera, I think the fines cannot be increased,” Mr Moiseev told the Federation Council.
“An economically reasonable fine” is generally a cool term, you can’t say anything about it. Especially with regard to OSAGO, which through the efforts of lobbyists and officials has long since changed from insurance to a company that, in terms of profitability, rivals perhaps only the drug and arms trade.
Judge for yourself: according to the Central Bank, insurers in 2022 collected 273 billion rubles from car owners and reimbursed only 150 billion in damage. They left 123 billion for themselves – 40% of sales. Although by law they are entitled to pocket only 20% of the collected amount to cover the “cost of doing business”. But 40% is an average. Some insurance companies managed to get 60-65% of CMTPL’s revenue last year!
And at the same time, representatives of the insurance lobby do not tire of impudent whining that, they say, many car owners do not buy policies and therefore deserve the most brutally increased fines. In fact, they infringe on the sacred – on the profits of the high insurance agent!