Third-party liability insurance
- Damage to other vehicles
- Injury to third parties
- Damage to buildings and objects
- Damage caused by passengers
A motorcycle is ridden for only part of the year, often comes off without any other party being involved, and can be in the back of a van within minutes.
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The single-vehicle fall is the type of loss that defines a motorcycle policy. Gravel on a bend, wet road markings or low speed while parking up: there is no other party and third-party liability cover pays nothing towards your own machine. Only own-damage cover does that. On a motorcycle with fairings, the cost of fairing panels, mirrors, levers and exhaust mounts up quickly after a low-speed fall.
Motorcycle clothing, helmet, boots and gloves are not automatically covered by the policy. There is a separate section for those, which usually pays out only where there is insured accident damage to the motorcycle at the same time. Wear and tear of clothing, or a helmet that fell off the mirror, stays outside that cover. The same applies to panniers, a satnav mount and a modified exhaust, unless they have been declared as accessories.
Out of season you can suspend the registration. The obligation under Article 2 of the Dutch Motor Insurance Liability Act (WAM) then lapses, but so does cover for use on the road. If you want fire and theft cover to continue while the machine is in storage, agree that expressly. If you also ride a lighter vehicle, see moped insurance through ASR.
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Get coveredThe structure of the cover in three parts, with an overview per situation below.
Third-party liability insurance is compulsory by law and covers damage you cause to others with your motorcycle, not damage to your own motorcycle.
Alongside third-party liability cover, protection against damage to your own car from external causes you cannot prevent.
The most complete cover, including for damage you cause yourself, theft and total loss. We compare ASR's comprehensive version with the market.
What is covered
| What we do | At Finass | Direct with Ansvar |
|---|---|---|
| Comparison across several insurers | Yes | No |
| Advice based on your own situation | Yes | Provided it is declared |
| One point of contact for claims | Yes | Provided it is declared |
| Cancellation with your current insurer arranged | Yes | No |
| We determine whether Ansvar is the best choice | Yes | No |
| Advice fees for you as a customer | No | No |
What we do
| What we do | At Finass | Direct with a.s.r. |
|---|---|---|
| Comparison across several insurers | Yes | No |
| Advice based on your own situation | Yes | Sometimes |
| One point of contact for claims | Yes | Sometimes |
| Cancellation with your current insurer arranged | Yes | No |
| We determine whether a.s.r. is the best choice | Yes | No |
| Advice fees for you as a customer | No | No |
This overview concerns our service, not the cover. What is actually covered is set out in the policy conditions and on the insurer's insurance card (verzekeringskaart); you receive both before you take out cover.
Insurers weigh these details differently. That is where your saving is.
We look at the terms as well as the premium, and stay your point of contact when there is a claim.
We are not tied to one insurer and compare on the basis of an objective analysis of several companies.
You call or email someone who knows your file. No menu options, no changing call centres.
We cancel your old policy and align the start date, so you are never a day without cover.
We report the claim and monitor how it is handled. In urgent cases you can reach us on the emergency line.
Customers rate our service on four aspects: personal service, service delivery, availability and the outcome. The reviews are collected and published by NH1816 and come from customers who have actually taken out a policy with Finass Advies B.V. or reported a claim.
Four points that make the difference between a policy that pays out and one that does not.
With motorcycle damage there is often no liable third party. Third-party liability cover is then worthless for your own repairs: fairing panels, tank, exhaust, brake levers and footrests are for your own account without own-damage cover. Weigh that against the market value of the machine. On a recent bike with a lot of bodywork, comprehensive cover often pays for itself; on an older tourer with little fairing, the balance can fall the other way.
The section for motorcycle equipment usually pays out only where there is covered accident damage to the machine at the same time, and has a limit of its own. A helmet that has to be replaced after a fall falls under it. A helmet that fell out of a cupboard does not. Keep the receipts for your suit, helmet and gloves, because payment is often made on a market value basis with an annual depreciation.
Insurers require a certified lock and, increasingly, that the machine is secured to a fixed point or kept in a locked space. On more expensive bikes a tracking system with a subscription is added. The requirement appears in the clauses and applies on the road too, for example at an overnight hotel stop. If the subscription for the tracking system expires, theft cover lapses wherever that system is a condition.
Outside the cover remain: track days, training on a closed circuit and timed runs; use for motorcycle instruction or hire; damage arising during maintenance work, dismantling or a test ride with an unapproved modification; motorcycle clothing without simultaneous accident damage to the machine; wear of tyres, brake pads and chain; and undeclared accessories such as panniers, exhaust or satnav.
Replacement transport after a claim Stay mobile with replacement transport.
This is what people ask us most.
Yes, a registered motorcycle can be suspended. The obligation under Article 2 of the Dutch Motor Insurance Liability Act (WAM) then lapses and you may no longer use the road. Cover for use on the road lapses with it. If you want fire, theft and storm damage cover to continue while the machine is in storage, that has to be stated expressly on the policy.
Only through a separate section, and usually only where there is covered accident damage to the machine at the same time. A limit of its own applies and often an annual depreciation based on the date of purchase. So keep the receipts for your suit, helmet, gloves and boots; without evidence the payment is lower.
No. Use on a circuit, training on a closed track and timed runs are excluded as standard, even where it is an instruction day with no competitive element. Separate one-day covers exist for such days, which you take out in advance. Arrange that before the day itself, because reporting it afterwards does not help.
Usually a certified lock, and on more expensive machines a tracking system with a current subscription. Increasingly there is also a requirement that the machine be secured to a fixed point or kept in a locked space. That requirement applies on the road as well. If the subscription for your tracking system lapses, the associated theft cover lapses with it.
Every situation is different. For these situations we have a separate page.
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Claim on the road? Emergency line 06 - 55 20 40 72.
Finass Verzekert is a trading name of Finass Advies B.V. We advise on and arrange non-life insurance on the basis of an objective analysis of several insurers, and receive commission for this from the insurer, which is included in the premium. You pay no separate advice fee. Before you take out cover, we establish your wishes and needs.
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The information on this page is general in nature and is not personal advice.
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