Lower Payments on Industrial Accidents
The local companies dealing with compulsory insurance of disability of individuals from accidents and occupational diseases collected 27.1 million manats by October 1 (+ 11.1% versus the same period last year).
According to the data of the Association of Insurers of Azerbaijan (AIA), the services in this segment are provided by three financial institutions that specialize in life insurance.
Payments on this type of insurance amounted to 1.8 million manats (+ 9.2%) at a ratio to premiums at 6.6 kopecks to 1 manat. According to experts, this is an extremely low level. The average level of payments in the CIS is 25%, and in Europe - 35-40%, depending on the country.
The law "On compulsory insurance of disability of individuals from accidents and occupational diseases" came into force on 16 December 2010. --17D-
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