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The Verona bus tragedy compensation case is coming to an end after an agreement has been reached between the insurer and the people involved in the Verona bus accident and their family members to distribute the full compensation coverage. In one of the most complex Hungarian insurance cases, Groupama pays almost 1.89 billion HUF to the wounded, the insurer told MTI on Monday.
It is recalled that the bus operator’s liability insurance contract involved in the tragic accident that occurred on January 20, 2017 was administered by Groupama Insurance. The insurance company paid special attention to the settlement of claims from the beginning, already in the first stage of the settlement of claims, paid advances to the interested parties, in addition to the settlement of the costs incurred and material damages in a short period of weather. Furthermore, it maintained continuous and active contact with interested parties, cooperated with the Hungarian and Italian authorities and informed the Hungarian supervisory body about the state of the matter, they emphasized.
It was emphasized that the accident was one of the most complex claims in the Hungarian insurance profession. It took a long time to evaluate all claims and negotiate with the interested parties and their Italian and Hungarian legal representatives on the most careful allocation of the amount of damages. Meanwhile, a full investigation into the circumstances of the tragedy and a criminal trial to establish those responsible have not yet been completed.
It is written that, in light of the foregoing, Groupama Insurance did not want to wait for court proceedings to be completed in the coming years, so it did its best to pay claims as soon as possible. As a result of consultations with clients, agreements were reached with almost all stakeholders. The insurance company is confident that some of the missing agreements can be signed in a short time, they wrote.
During the claims settlement process, the insurer fulfilled various obligations. In accordance with the law, Groupama Insurance also pays significant non-material damages, so-called damages, in addition to damages to the property of close relatives of the deceased, as well as those who are seriously or easily injured, as well as those who have not suffered direct physical damage. The insurers transferred the amounts under the agreements to the interested persons and their relatives.
Insurer Groupama pays the maximum amount of compensation specified in the law, HUF 1.89 billion, for personal injury, along with advances, compensation amounts and damages already transferred, thus closing one of the chapters of the Verona bus tragedy , the tragic accident. insurance case in Hungary – was written.
Near Verona, Italy, 17 people died on the night of January 20, 2017, when a bus accident involving students and teachers at Szinyei Merse Pál High School in Budapest was involved. Fifty-six were traveling on the bus, 43 children, 11 adults, and two drivers.
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