The Israeli Compensation System in Respect of Road Accidents Ilan Kaner, Adv. AIDA Motor Insurance Working Party Athens, May 2014 AIDA
2 Israeli Motor Vehicle System - No Fault Under the Israeli Law – compensation to any injured
Mandatory Insurance – Bodily Injury Insurance policy - mandatory 3
Limited Compensation - Loss of income – three times the average wage - Non-monetary damage – fixed amount 4
Exclusive Cause of Action No claim under general Tort Law 5
Regulated Mandatory Insurance Policy wording – dictated by Regulator 6
Highly Regulated Field (a) Full compensation (b) Terms of insurance set by the Regulator (c) Insurer cannot consider age, number of passengers, etc. 7
The POOL The POOL – for “unattractive” insureds 8
Motor Vehicle Reform High premium for 2-wheel vehicles - Arrangement for allocation compensation between heavy and light vehicles 9
Profitable Results For Insurers 10
“Karnit” Fund for indemnification of injured by non- insured / stolen vehicle or hit-and-run accidents 11
Issues In Dispute - What is a motor vehicle? Electric bicycle? Electric buggy? Motorised mechanical engineering equipment? - What is a road accident? 12
Easy To Handle By Plaintiff - No medical opinion required - No need to prove liability - Regulated limited lawyer’s fees 13
Thank you Ilan Kaner, Adv.