EU MOTOR INSURANCE CONSULT

BY KEITH NUTHALLA NEW public consultation could spark further improvements to the European Union (EU) system helping cross-border motor insurance claims, when insurers are unable or unwilling to settle quickly or efficiently. The consultation has been launched by the European Commission, which wants to test the operation of national compensation bodies established by the 2000 fourth motor insurance directive. Where drivers suffer damage in a foreign EU member state, they can apply to their home country national compensation body for financial assistance when an ...


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