The National Insurance plan Commission (NIC) manager has uncovered that procedures are underway for the insurance coverage market to only bear the value of towing stationary or broken down automobiles from the road.
Dr Justice Ofori in an job interview with Winston Amoah on JoyNews’ UpFront mentioned that the Ghana Coverage Association are enterprise the study course as a “give back” to modern society.
“So we engaged with our regulated entities, the Common Organization Insurers who had currently becoming doing the job on this in the earlier. And we sense that we really should be equipped to uncover a system within just the current top quality routine without having increasing any more price.
“Because we know that all extensive vehicles in our country has a towing aspect in it. It is not going to be an uncomplicated point but we want to pilot it in Accra, ideally by August we hope that we may be capable to commence at no price tag to the customer,” he reported.
Pursuing government’s unsuccessful endeavor to introduce a necessary towing levy in 2018, the NIC Commissioner was of the see that, the “free towing service” to be operationalized by insurers will highlight the worth of towing ruined motor vehicles off roadways to conserve lives.
“When the governing administration attempted introducing a levy culture didn’t like it, modern society has to in fact gain and see the relevance of the obligatory tow.
“But we all travel and we have found that stationary or disabled autos on our roads are a threat to drivers and pedestrians so whatever we can do to make our highway harmless, we are likely to start as an market and then get it from there,” he mentioned.
Revealing how the programme is heading to be funded, the NIC manager said that they would count on income from the extensive premiums that have been garnered so significantly.