On the website of the Latvian Motor Insurers’ Bureau (LTAB) http://www.ltab.lv it is possible to request, free of charge, a certificate of a person’s insurance history accumulated in Latvia, for submission to foreign insurers.
On this website drivers can also submit to Latvian insurers a certificate of insurance history accumulated abroad. “Latvia is one of the first countries in Europe to offer a centralized procedure for the circulation of insurance history information in electronic format, thus allowing car owners to obtain data quickly and conveniently for submission to insurers in Latvia or abroad,” explains LTAB IT Department Head Agris Daukste.
The certificate, which is prepared in Latvian and English, shows the vehicle owner’s insurance history data since 01.05.2004 – insurance contracts and insurance events. To receive the certificate, authorization is required and, after receiving the relevant request, LTAB will prepare and send the certificate in electronic format within 3 working days. “Such certificates are needed if the car owner plans to register and insure a car in another country, which allows the foreign insurer to verify the person’s insurance history and accordingly determine the amount of the MTPL premium,” explains A. Daukste.
“Compared to other European countries, where data exchange is often very time‑consuming, in Latvia drivers have access to a service that allows them to receive the necessary information in a very short time. Moreover, the client does not need to visit the LTAB office in person; the required information can be requested electronically,” says A. Daukste, adding that LTAB is constantly working on improving the MTPL information system in order to provide drivers and insurers with fast and convenient services.
Work on the creation of the MTPL information system began back in 1997. It underwent significant changes in 2004, when the introduction of centralized data exchange between system users was launched. The largest step in the development of the MTPL information system so far was taken on 1 June 2008 with the introduction of the “e‑policy”. The MTPL IT system provides online data exchange in 24/7 mode between responsible state institutions, such as the CSDD, VTUA, State Police, VDEĀVK, insurance companies and other institutions, allowing its users – supervisory institutions, insurers and drivers – to use various services related to MTPL insurance not only here in Latvia, but also in many other European countries with which the corresponding information exchange agreements have been concluded. A major innovation in the MTPL sector was also introduced a few years ago, enabling the coordinated statement on a road traffic accident to be completed online and signed electronically in the LTAB MTPL application.
In 1997 the MTPL system was introduced in Latvia. The right to provide MTPL insurance in Latvia is held by AAS “Balta”, AAS “Baltijas Apdrošināšanas Nams”, AAS “BTA Baltic Insurance Company”, “Compensa Vienna Insurance Group” ADB Latvian branch, “ERGO Insurance” SE Latvian branch, ADB “Gjensidige” Latvian branch, “If P&C Insurance” AS Latvian branch, “Swedbank P&C Insurance” AS Latvian branch and “Balcia Insurance” SE.
Originally published at https://inc-baltics.com/bez-maksas-iespejams-iegut-izzinu-par-auto-apdrosinasanas-vesturi/
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