Motor Third-Party Liability Insurance in Developing Countries : Raising Awareness and Improving Safety
This study focusses on motor insurance, possibly the most important type of insurance sold in developing countries. In most countries, motor third-party liability (MTPL) insurance is compulsory in order to protect the public. World Bank studies in...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2013
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/16404253/motor-third-party-liability-insurance-developing-countries-raising-awareness-improving-safety http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12960 |
Summary: | This study focusses on motor insurance,
possibly the most important type of insurance sold in
developing countries. In most countries, motor third-party
liability (MTPL) insurance is compulsory in order to protect
the public. World Bank studies in Africa, Central Asia, and
Europe have shown that motor insurance premiums represent at
least 30 percent of all non-life premium income. MTPL
insurance has been introduced in the formerly centrally
planned economies only in the past decade, and it is poorly
understood. Motorists are inclined to view it as a form of
tax that they are at liberty to evade, rather than as a
protection against their personal liability, a concept that
is not familiar to the general public. This report discusses
the high motor accident casualty rate in developing
countries, and predicts that it will increase dramatically
by 2020. It focuses specific aspects of MTPL systems, with
reference to the experiences gained in both developed and
developing markets. The report examines existing practices,
and discusses some aspects of the MTPL system, referring
especially to the experiences of Brazil, which sought to
correct uninsured vehicle rates that were as high as 60
percent or more. The study concludes with results from the
experiences of the countries studies, and outlines some
important features to guide future work in those countries.
It underlines the importance of MTPL insurance for road
safety, personal responsibility, and secure traffic systems
in developing countries. |
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