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I was just wondering

How come there is no Auto Insurance ? In Pakistan

In Western Society , the Auto Insurance does few positive things in Economy

a) It creates Jobs in Insurance sector , Insurance advisors , customer support , claim agents etc

b) It gives protection to people in time of serious accidents , helps replace or repair your car. Helps protect you
if you kills someone in accident and you get sued in court

c) It forces people to drive safely or their Insurance rate will go up , if it is too high then you can't drive your driver license is cancelled. Car is confiscated

d) Expensive cars like BMW etc have higher rates of insurance

e) Car insurance also covers for Theft incidents


Motor Bikes have the "MOST EXPENSIVE insurance premiums due to dangers to society and danger of lethal accidents



> Police force , can better control illegal cars by checking Insurance coverage

In return may be the Insurance sector can contribute a premium into Police Force , by means of Direct funding to police department based on number of insured cars on road. Extra funding to increase police salaries


Insurance also forces , smaller numbers of cars on road


This sector could easily create Million Jobs in Pakistan


People who are caught with no insurance get their licence revoked , cars sent to recycle
auto-recycling.jpg


It is funny becasue car insurance help identify terrorist as well, most of time the Terrorist will not have any insurance paper


Typically if there is a criminal Warrent for a person , the info is channelled from police system to the insurance company so whenever the person is stoppped at road by police and they check his profile they will know he /she is a criminal wanted


Most police officers in Western Society ask 2 things (Ownership paper + Insurance)

Becasue of the fear of hig premium (monthly payments for insurance) if they get into acccident people all drive very carefully and it all contributes to a safe road experience


Some possible Job titles


> Insurance Broker
> Insurance Manager
> Under Writing agent
> Customer Service Representative (Call Center)
> Territory Managers

Indirect Jobs:
> Mechanical work done on car repairs done with Insurance company's approval
> Appraiser who judges the damage in accident prepares estimates
> Tow Truck
> Painters who paint the cars after accident brand new
> Auctioneers who buy write off cars and sell parts of it after purchase
> Car parts company in Pakistan sells new parts for repairs less chance of dented car running around city

>Lawyers pressing claims against insurance companies for negotiation of claim

Wellness Jobs:
> Nurse and Attendant care after accident paid by insurance company
> Physio therapy consultant

Private care in hospital:
>Paid for by insurance for legitimate accidents

> Fines for insurance violators (Revenue for Police department)
> Fines for people who have insurance but can't produce copy for officer

> Lawyers who work with claims against bodily harm (if you hit a person etc break their arm or kill somoene)


> Storage facilities where violator's cars are kept for demolishing or sale for unclaimed cars after certain days



Plus: Insurance dictates you install steering wheel blockers, GPS hidden locator etc so new gadgets are always being sold to consumer



Note: Added this line later when people pointed on some places who offer auto insurance , however may be 0.05% of people would have auto insurance as it is not mandatory like it is
all over the world. i.e if you have a car you need to have insurance. The fact even I did not knew about existence shows how little developed area this is
 
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There is no auto insurance???? That is surprising........


It is funny becasue car insurance help identify terrorist as well, most of time the Terrorist will not have any insurance paper

Wrong.... If a person can get his license plate (or registration) he can get an insurance also....... The insurance is for the vehicle in the name of the registered owner......
 
As an actuary, the driving habits of Pakistanis would generate more losses than premiums in a very short amount of time. There is the also the problem of poor enforcement of traffic laws, and safety procedures. Not enforcing proper traffic regulations and laws also results in illegal vehicles ending up on the road that would drive up an unnecessary cost of claim.
 
What happens when you bang or the vehicle is stolen? Or a tree falls on it?
 
Here are some names I found for auto insurance in Pak

@AZADPAKISTAN2009

Askari General Insurance Rawalpindi +92 51 9272425-7
EFU General Pakistan Karachi + 9221 3231 3471 to 90
Habib Insurance Company Karachi +92 (21) 111-03-03-03
New Jubilee Insurance Karachi (021 ) 35205094
 
There are 10's of car insurance if not 100s . search before speak

That isn't the point. The point is that there are rather vast number of cars that are uninsured and drive up the claim costs for insurance companies since it is not a state enforced law. Therefore, it is illogical for an auto insurance company to operate. However, I do see a great market for crop insurance in Pakistan.
 
I was just wondering

How come there is no Auto Insurance ? In Pakistan

In Western Society , the Auto Insurance does few positive things in Economy

a) It creates Jobs in Insurance sector , Insurance advisors , customer support , claim agents etc

b) It gives protection to people in time of serious accidents , helps replace or repair your car. Helps protect you
if you kills someone in accident and you get sued in court

c) It forces people to drive safely or their Insurance rate will go up , if it is too high then you can't drive your driver license is cancelled. Car is confiscated

d) Expensive cars like BMW etc have higher rates of insurance

e) Car insurance also covers for Theft incidents


Motor Bikes have the "MOST EXPENSIVE insurance premiums due to dangers to society and danger of lethal accidents



> Police force , can better control illegal cars by checking Insurance coverage

In return may be the Insurance sector can contribute a premium into Police Force , by means of Direct funding to police department based on number of insured cars on road. Extra funding to increase police salaries


Insurance also forces , smaller numbers of cars on road


This sector could easily create Million Jobs in Pakistan


People who are caught with no insurance get their licence revoked , cars sent to recycle
auto-recycling.jpg


It is funny becasue car insurance help identify terrorist as well, most of time the Terrorist will not have any insurance paper


Typically if there is a criminal Warrent for a person , the info is channelled from police system to the insurance company so whenever the person is stoppped at road by police and they check his profile they will know he /she is a criminal wanted


Most police officers in Western Society ask 2 things (Ownership paper + Insurance)

Becasue of the fear of hig premium (monthly payments for insurance) if they get into acccident people all drive very carefully and it all contributes to a safe road experience


Some possible Job titles


> Insurance Broker
> Insurance Manager
> Under Writing agent
> Customer Service Representative (Call Center)
> Territory Managers

Indirect Jobs:
> Mechanical work done on car repairs done with Insurance company's approval
> Appraiser who judges the damage in accident prepares estimates
> Tow Truck
> Painters who paint the cars after accident brand new
> Auctioneers who buy write off cars and sell parts of it after purchase
> Car parts company in Pakistan sells new parts for repairs less chance of dented car running around city

>Lawyers pressing claims against insurance companies for negotiation of claim

Wellness Jobs:
> Nurse and Attendant care after accident paid by insurance company
> Physio therapy consultant

Private care in hospital:
>Paid for by insurance for legitimate accidents

> Fines for insurance violators (Revenue for Police department)
> Fines for people who have insurance but can't produce copy for officer

> Lawyers who work with claims against bodily harm (if you hit a person etc break their arm or kill somoene)


> Storage facilities where violator's cars are kept for demolishing or sale for unclaimed cars after certain days



Plus: Insurance dictates you install steering wheel blockers, GPS hidden locator etc so new gadgets are always being sold to consumer

I don't understand what you are trying to say "no auto Insurance"? Pakistanis don't have culture of auto insurance generally but it doesn't mean auto insurance is not available.

Still majority of new vehicles are insured.
 
That isn't the point. The point is that there are rather vast number of cars that are uninsured and drive up the claim costs for insurance companies since it is not a state enforced law. Therefore, it is illogical for an auto insurance company to operate. However, I do see a great market for crop insurance in Pakistan.

  • becuase its unislamic (insurance is not allowed in islam)
  • Because repair , parts and labor is cheaper, then whats the point ?
 
I was just wondering

How come there is no Auto Insurance ? In Pakistan

In Western Society , the Auto Insurance does few positive things in Economy

a) It creates Jobs in Insurance sector , Insurance advisors , customer support , claim agents etc

b) It gives protection to people in time of serious accidents , helps replace or repair your car. Helps protect you
if you kills someone in accident and you get sued in court

c) It forces people to drive safely or their Insurance rate will go up , if it is too high then you can't drive your driver license is cancelled. Car is confiscated

d) Expensive cars like BMW etc have higher rates of insurance

e) Car insurance also covers for Theft incidents


Motor Bikes have the "MOST EXPENSIVE insurance premiums due to dangers to society and danger of lethal accidents



> Police force , can better control illegal cars by checking Insurance coverage

In return may be the Insurance sector can contribute a premium into Police Force , by means of Direct funding to police department based on number of insured cars on road. Extra funding to increase police salaries


Insurance also forces , smaller numbers of cars on road


This sector could easily create Million Jobs in Pakistan


People who are caught with no insurance get their licence revoked , cars sent to recycle
auto-recycling.jpg


It is funny becasue car insurance help identify terrorist as well, most of time the Terrorist will not have any insurance paper


Typically if there is a criminal Warrent for a person , the info is channelled from police system to the insurance company so whenever the person is stoppped at road by police and they check his profile they will know he /she is a criminal wanted


Most police officers in Western Society ask 2 things (Ownership paper + Insurance)

Becasue of the fear of hig premium (monthly payments for insurance) if they get into acccident people all drive very carefully and it all contributes to a safe road experience


Some possible Job titles


> Insurance Broker
> Insurance Manager
> Under Writing agent
> Customer Service Representative (Call Center)
> Territory Managers

Indirect Jobs:
> Mechanical work done on car repairs done with Insurance company's approval
> Appraiser who judges the damage in accident prepares estimates
> Tow Truck
> Painters who paint the cars after accident brand new
> Auctioneers who buy write off cars and sell parts of it after purchase
> Car parts company in Pakistan sells new parts for repairs less chance of dented car running around city

>Lawyers pressing claims against insurance companies for negotiation of claim

Wellness Jobs:
> Nurse and Attendant care after accident paid by insurance company
> Physio therapy consultant

Private care in hospital:
>Paid for by insurance for legitimate accidents

> Fines for insurance violators (Revenue for Police department)
> Fines for people who have insurance but can't produce copy for officer

> Lawyers who work with claims against bodily harm (if you hit a person etc break their arm or kill somoene)


> Storage facilities where violator's cars are kept for demolishing or sale for unclaimed cars after certain days



Plus: Insurance dictates you install steering wheel blockers, GPS hidden locator etc so new gadgets are always being sold to consumer
Seriously?
http://www.pakwheels.com/car-insurance/
 
In India auto insurance is mandatory...sometimes I really feel the law is just to promote the insurance sector and create job rather than a genuine intention to help auto owners....
 

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