Bankier.pl, 11.12.2007

Plan of the Association for Development of Motor Insurance and Automobile Market ”Pro Motor”

According to its earlier announcements, the Association for Development of Motor Insurance and Automobile Market ”Pro Motor” has started operating beginning December 2007.

The Association’s General Assembly of Members has adopted an annual plan of activities for 2008. We have set ourselves ambitious objectives because there is quite a lot to be done in the area of our focus. Last year in particular was the time when an organization like ours was clearly essential, said Franz Fuchs, PRO Motor Board’s chairman

PRO Motor is an association of private persons of different profiles: insurance companies, Insurance Guarantee Fund, PZMot, car expert firms, brokerage houses, etc. We want to become an information exchange and open discussion platform for motor and insurance business. This is why we are glad to have people of different experience and knowledge in the Association. Everybody who has an idea how to support the execution of our objectives is welcome to join us, declares Franz Fuchs.

The Association has stressed that it does not want to be seen as a competitor but a complement to other institutions present on the market .

We want to cooperate, not compete, with other institutions and organizations. We have managed to sign a cooperation agreement with the Insurance Guarantee Fund. We have offered cooperation to other organizations as well and we hope that they will be open to cooperation just like we are, added Franz Fuchs.

PRO MOTOR’s annual activity plan for 2008

1. In the organizational area
   • The objective is to develop infrastructure enabling operation of the Association:
   • start cooperation with certain institutions in Poland and abroad
   • create a foreign institutions database containing entities involved in motor business
   • create a database of foreign legislation regulating the motor market
   • create a statistical database on motor insurance
   • move PRO Motor representatives to expert and legislation bodies (Ministry of Finance, the Seym, Senate, ...)
2. In the expert and legislation area
   • The objective is to improve legislation regulating the motor market:
   • develop a report on motor insurance (together with the KNF, UFG and PZMot)
   • organize an international motor insurance forum (9-10/16-17.05.2008 (together with UFG, PIU, KNF, PZMot, PW).
   • develop a draft agreement on direct (quick) motor claims handling (together with PIU and RPU).
   • prepare a draft containing essential changes to the motor insurance market (together with PZMot)
   • prepare necessary changes in the vehicle registration and sales procedures (together with Warta, UFG, PZMot, MSWiA)
   • prepare a concept of „Pro Motor Index”
3. In the educational area
   • The objective is to increase Road safety, insurance awareness and high quality of insurance services:
   • start a specialized training program In motor claims handling
   • organize a nationwide competition in traffic law (together with PZMot and Police)
   • launch a special news column in Dz. U. and GU.
   • maintain cooperation with media
   • organize a contest for best diploma/thesis/engineering project relating to Road safety (together with PZMot, MSWiA)
4. in the consumer area
   • the objective is to enhance consumer’s position on the market:
   • open a legal consultation (intermediation) point for road accident victims, e.g. protecting the from unfair legal intermediaries
   • develop a system for using the potential of independent car experts in insurance companies
   • organize a competition „Customer friendly company” (together with KNF)
   • organize a competition for best social and legislative initiatives relating to consumer protection in insurance