Type
General Knowledge
Author
TRL
Organization
GRSP
Published in
2002
Submitted by
Rikke Rysgaard
Related theme(s)
Road Safety
Region
All Regions
Country
International

The Role of the Motor Insurance Industry in Preventing and Compensating Road Casualties

 

The overall aim of the study was to identify how the motor insurance industry could assist in reducing the burden of road trauma in low Income Countries (LICs). With this overall aim in mind, important objectives were:

1. provide an overview of the motor insurance industry’s efforts in promoting road safety and ameliorating the consequences of road collisions,

2. highlight good practice, and how procedures can be improved in LICs

3. review the implications of motor insurance for DFID policy,