Orange Card a must for vehicles going to Oman

Dubai: All vehicles travelling from the UAE to Oman will be required to obtain a new insurance card from October 1.

It will replace standard insurance packages and will be available from all insurance companies.

The instructions were made after discussions were held on the issue between a UAE-Oman joint insurance committee, according to Fatima Mohammad Al Awadi, deputy director of the Insurance Authority.

"There are always problems on the borders with Oman," said Al Awadi. If someone travelling there has an accident, they could face a variety of problems, including court proceedings, she explained.

"It's difficult," she said. "There is no one to help him."

Oman only recently joined the ranks of 20 Arab countries that are signatories to the 1975 Arab Insurance Card Convention, from which the Orange Card system stems.

The convention stipulates that each participating country will have a unified bureau office responsible for regulating and issuing the Orange Card.

Unified bureau offices receive vehicle accident reports and are responsible for paying accident compensation, as well as clearance of claims and settlements between other bureaus in the region.

Accidents occurring in Oman should be taken to the office there, which will deal with all proceedings. Compensation will be received via Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company, which carries out the unified bureau office duties in the UAE, Al Awadi said.

Source: Noor Takaful News