Country

Insurable risks

Insurance rules

Pricing

Compensation limits/

Deductibles

State role

Eq

Rate (%)

Fl

Rate

(%)

St

Rate

(%)

OvR rate

(%)

Austria

All hazards except volcanic eruptions

Optional.

Protection against storm is included in households’ insurances

The policy price is free

and risk-based

Maximum indemnity up to 50% of the capital insured or a fixed amount ranging from 3.700? to 10.000?(F). Limit is about 7.500?for household (Eq)

The Disaster Fund supports the Länder since 1966 in covering the losses

5

18

90

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Belgium

Eq-Fl-H-Ls-Ss-St-SW

Semi-compulsory

(fire insurance contracts)

The policy price is free except when intervenes the Bureau de Tarification. This was created to specify the rules to be followed to fix the premiums in case they are too high or in case of properties not covered by the market

Deductibles are indexed to inflation (1.114,45? in 2010) (F, St, Eq)

A public-private partner-ship is active. The Caisse Nationale des Calamites guarantees the indemnity beyond the limits fixed by law

90

90

90

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Bulgaria

Eq-Fl-H-Ls-St-SW

The coverage is offered as an optional extension in basic homeowners contracts

The policy price is free: flat for flood and storm, risk-based for earthquake for which the premium is about 70?o:p>

No limits (F, St); Deductibles do not exceed 2% of the insured value and many companies do not apply any deductible. Policies usually cover 85% of the insured value (Eq)

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5

5

5

--

Cyprus

All, except

Dh-Ls-Ss-SW

Optional. Covering as an add-on of fire policies

The policy price is free

--

None

--

--

--

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Czech Republic

All

Policies are on voluntary basis. Insurance against floods is offered as an extension of property insurance. Insurances against earthquakes and storms are often bundled within a base contracts

The policy price is free and risk-based

Some contracts have compensation limit (F, Eq)

Losses for properties not covered by private insurance have often been covered by ex-post compensation by the State

50

50

50

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