Tag: insurance
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OSAGO may become free for some drivers
The Duma is preparing a bill on a special procedure for the payment of mandatory motorcycle liability insurance for disabled people of the first group, children of disabled people or persons caring for them. They can get a 100% discount – that is, the “car citizen” will become completely free for them if the initiative…
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Insurers have found the most stolen cars in 2023
Last year the number of car thefts tripled compared to 2022. It is true that these statistics take into account only cars insured under CASCO with the Rosgosstrakh company. According to the data, in 2023 car thieves were most interested in ‘Koreans’ and ‘Japanese’ – Hyundai and Kia, Toyota and Lexus. Renault and Skoda close…
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New Year’s traditions: from January 1, car inspections will become more expensive again
According to the FAS order, regional governments must set new rates for technical inspections by December 20. And judging by the documents published by the authorities, most Russian regions will increase the maintenance price for passenger cars (vehicle category M1) by 12% – from 913 to 1022 rubles. As Kommersant reports, the most expensive technical…
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Taxi insurance turned out to be more expensive than policies for any other mode of transport
The rates for compulsory civil liability insurance (OSGOP) for taxis will be as high as possible. So much so that experts generally doubt that this so-called “imaginary protection” will be purchased at all. As Izvestia reports, the Central Bank has set tariffs for OSGOP for taxis – the presence of such insurance will become mandatory…
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Cameras will start ‘fining’ drivers after the New Year for the lack of mandatory motorcycle liability insurance
They may start using traffic cameras to detect the absence of mandatory motorcycle liability insurance as early as the first quarter of next year. However, not all drivers are fined for driving without a license, but only those who have violated other traffic rules. At a press conference organized by the Russian Union of Automobile…
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Insurers said when mandatory motorcycle liability insurance could increase in price without restrictions
President of the Russian Union of Automobile Insurers (RUA) Evgeny Ufimtsev spoke about the prospects for abolishing legal restrictions on the cost of mandatory car insurance. This allows insurance companies to sell policies at any price imaginable. – The right of insurance companies to determine the amount of the discount coefficient for short OSAGO policies…
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Insurers are threatening a ‘return of the 90s’ due to changes in OSAGO
Insurance companies are seriously concerned about the prospect of drivers being exempted from the obligation to provide mandatory motorcycle liability insurance when registering a vehicle with the traffic police. They are confident that this will return motorists to the 1990s. The Russian Union of Automobile Insurers (RUA) believes that eliminating the need to present a…
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Insurers had to electronically compensate losses under mandatory motorcycle liability insurance
From January 2025, all insurance companies in Russia are obliged to reimburse losses under mandatory motorcycle liability insurance on their website or application. They can do this now, but only on a voluntary basis. As Rossiyskaya Gazeta reminds, drivers can currently offset their losses under the Europrotocol through the State Services and the State Services…
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It will be possible to register a car without mandatory third party insurance
The State Duma adopted amendments to the law “On State Registration of Vehicles” in its first reading. They were developed by the head of the State Duma Committee on Transport, Evgeny Moskvichev. As Kommersant reports, the changes will allow cars to be registered with the traffic police without mandatory motorcycle liability insurance. Moskvichev motivated this…
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They’ll Make You Guilty: Why It’s Necessary to Post an Emergency Sign After an Accident
After a traffic accident, most drivers think that the worst and most dangerous things are behind them. In fact, this is far from the case. The Supreme Court explained how the participant in the accident cannot be assigned “no additional blame” at a time when the problems are prima facie over. The accident that became…