The NBI covers the damages caused by foreign motor vehicles in Switzerland and in Liechtenstein. The NBI also fulfils the tasks of the information centre and coordinates the conclusion of frontier insurance policies.
NBI...The NGF covers the damages caused in Switzerland by unidentified or uninsured motor vehicles, trailers, bicycles and devices assimilated to vehicles. The NGF also intervenes in case of bankruptcy of the competent Swiss MTPL insurer and fulfils the tasks of the compensation body.
NGF...The Information Centre gives road traffic victims and social insurance bodies the information they need in order to be able to introduce a compensation claim.
Information Centre...Claimants residing in Switzerland can address their motor third party liability claims from damages caused in Switzerland to the Compensation Body of the Swiss National Guarantee Fund in case of violation of legal obligations in respect of claims handling.
Compensation Body...As of 01.1.2023, Daniel Diez will lead the operational business of both associations as the new Managing Director. Daniel Wernli will succeed Thomas Lang as President of the NBI and the NGF.
Informations...Following the Russian Federation's military invasion into Ukraine and the subsequent refugee crisis, CoB member states are confronted with a certain number of UA-registered vehicles entering their territory.
Informations...The membership of the Insurance Bureau of Israel in the Council of Bureaux (CoB) has ended on 31.12.2021. Read here what the most important consequences of the withdrawal are:
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