Third-party liability insurance
- Damage to other vehicles
- Injury to third parties
- Damage to buildings and objects
- Damage caused by passengers
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If your car is also driven outside the Netherlands, the territorial scope is the decisive question. That is the first point on which we assess this product.
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- We compare the offerings of several insurers
- An adviser checks whether the cover suits your situation
- We arrange the switch, including cancellation
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- Switching arranged
- Help with claims
In brief
The third-party liability cover of a car with a Dutch registration is governed by Article 2 of the Dutch Motor Insurance Liability Act (WAM) and follows you to the countries listed on your certificate of insurance. What changes as soon as you cross the border is not the cover but the law that determines the compensation. An accident in France or Italy is settled under the law of that country, with its own standard amounts for injury and its own limitation periods.
We therefore assess this product from the point of view of use across the border: a second home abroad, a car that stands elsewhere for months on end, or journeys outside the European Union. It is then about the list of countries, about the maximum continuous period outside the Netherlands and about what happens if the car is stranded on the way and has to be brought back.
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The structure of the cover in three parts, with an overview per situation below.
Third-party liability + fire and theft
Alongside third-party liability cover, protection against damage to your own car from external causes you cannot prevent.
- Fire and storm damage
- Theft and burglary
- Windscreen breakage and glass damage
- Collision with animals
Comprehensive insurance
The most complete cover, including for damage to your own car, theft and total loss. We compare Chubb's comprehensive variant with the market.
- Hail damage
- Damage through your own fault
- Vandalism
- Unknown party at fault
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 Chubb |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Chubb 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.
What does your premium depend on?
- The territorial scope chosen. Europe only or also beyond; wider country lists cost more.
- Share of kilometres driven abroad. How much of your annual mileage is driven outside the Netherlands and in which countries.
- Sum insured for liability. A higher sum is relevant as soon as you drive in countries with more generous injury awards.
- Value and repairability of the car. Repairs outside the Netherlands and parts that have to come from the factory push up the claims burden.
- Address where it is kept at home and abroad. A second permanent base changes the theft and weather risk and must have been declared.
- Assistance and repatriation. Insuring recovery, storage and returning the vehicle counts separately.
Insurers weigh these details differently. That is where your saving is.
How we arrange it
- You request a quoteWe take stock of your situation, your risk and your wishes.
- We compareseveral insurers, on premium as well as conditions.
- You receive a proposalWith an explanation of the differences and the exclusions.
- We arrange the switchIncluding cancellation, so there is no gap in cover.
Why arrange it through Finass Verzekert?
We look at the terms as well as the premium, and stay your point of contact when there is a claim.
Independent
We are not tied to one insurer and compare on the basis of an objective analysis of several companies.
One fixed adviser
You call or email someone who knows your file. No menu options, no changing call centres.
Switching without hassle
We cancel your old policy and align the start date, so you are never a day without cover.
Help with claims
We report the claim and monitor how it is handled. In urgent cases you can reach us on the emergency line.
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9.8Claims handling
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.
Where things go wrong in practice
Four points that make the difference between a policy that pays out and one that does not.
The territorial scope is on paper, not in your head
Your certificate of insurance states the countries for which the cover applies. Countries not listed there or crossed out fall outside it. If you drive there anyway, you are uninsured for liability there. Outside the area where the registration document is enough, a green card or local frontier insurance is needed. Check the list before you leave, because it is amended periodically and differs per insurer.
Liability is settled under foreign law
If you cause injury abroad, the law of the country of the accident determines which heads of loss are compensated and how high they are. Damages for pain and suffering, loss of earning capacity and the circle of relatives who can claim differ considerably. The statutory minimum amounts are not the same everywhere. So look at what sum insured your policy applies abroad and whether it gives room above the local minimum.
If the car is stranded abroad
After a collision far from home a second process begins: recovery, storage, a loss adjuster on the spot and the question whether the repair is carried out there or in the Netherlands. Repatriation of the vehicle, storage costs and bringing back luggage and passengers are not automatically part of the own-damage cover. Often they sit in a separate assistance section or in the breakdown module. Check which of those items are insured and up to what limit.
What falls outside the cover
Driving in a country outside the territorial scope is not covered. Circuit runs, training days and speed events are excluded, even where the circuit is offered as a tourist route. Damage while the car is being transported by boat, train or transporter falls under transport cover and not under own-damage cover. Hire and paid passenger transport are excluded, as is damage through intent or wilful recklessness under Article 7:952 of the Dutch Civil Code.
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Frequently asked questions
This is what people ask us most.
Am I covered throughout Europe on this policy?
Not automatically. Your certificate of insurance names the countries for which the cover applies; countries not listed or crossed out fall outside it. Within the area where the Dutch registration serves as proof, you need nothing extra. Outside that, a green card or frontier insurance is required. Go through the list before you leave, even if you drove the same route last year.
May my car stay abroad for a longer period?
Policies apply a maximum continuous period outside the Netherlands for this. If the car stays longer in a fixed place abroad, that is a change in risk you have to report. In some cases a local policy is needed. If you do not report it and something goes wrong there, the insurer can rely on the changed risk. Ask about this before the car leaves.
Who arranges bringing my car back after a claim?
That usually runs through the emergency centre attached to your policy, provided assistance and repatriation are insured. They arrange recovery, storage and transport and instruct a loss adjuster. If you call a recovery firm yourself without consultation, payment of those costs is not guaranteed. Keep the emergency centre's telephone number separately, so not only in the car itself.
Do my no-claims years still count after a claim abroad?
An at-fault claim works through into your no-claims step in the same way as a claim in the Netherlands. The place of the accident makes no difference. Settlement does take longer, because foreign law and sometimes a local claims handler are involved. As long as the file is open, the claim is provisionally recorded against you. Ask for an updated no-claims statement once it is closed.
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About our service
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.