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UN Charter of Road Traffic Victims’ Rights
¿Sabías que las víctimas de accidentes de tráfico tienen reconocido su catálogo de derechos por la Organización de Naciones Unidas? Tras un intenso trabajo a nivel internacional en el que el COB ha estado implicado, en Septiembre del pasado año 2021 se publicó la...
The “Council of Bureaux” renews its brand identity with a new logo and new brand name: COB
On 2nd June 2022, the 56th General Assembly of COB adopted a new brand name and a new logo for the organisation. The Council of Bureaux will from now on simply be known as ‘COB’. This brand name change follows the recent structural evolutions within the organisation...
Why there are no vowels in the Spanish number plates?
The Spanish number plate system dates to 1900, although the concept and layout has undergone several transformations since then. The latest format started September 2020. 1900 – 1971 1971 – 2000 2000 onwards The first registration system adopted in Spain, active until...
Spain: three insurance groups exceed 1 billion € in motor insurance premium.
MAPFRE leads the ranking of motor insurance premiums at the end of 2021. It is the only company that exceeds the barrier of 2 billion € income in the branch. Last year's podium in motor insurance is completed by the other two groups with more than 1 billion euros:...
Spain: FIVA detecs slight increase of the MTPL insured vehicle fleet
The number of insured vehicles in Spain stood at 32,597,487 units at the end of the fourth quarter of 2021. This data corresponds to the average of the months of October, November, and December, and comes from the Informative Records of Insured Vehicles (FIVA). In...
E-scooters in Spain: legal framework and accident liability (January 2022)
OFESAUTO’s contributing lawyer María Remedios (Maren) García-Valle Pérez from the firm GARCIA-VALLE ABOGADOS SLP analyses the legal framework applicable to electric scooters and summarises the liability for accidents involving this novel mode of transport in Spain....
Withdrawal of membership of the Israeli Insurance Bureau – modification of the IMIC
As it was announced during the last Annual General Assembly of the COB, Israel will no longer participate in the Green Card system as of 1st January 2022. At that date, the Israeli Bureau will no longer be a member of the Council of Bureaux. Israel’s departure from...
The new spanish “FRONTIER INSURANCE” form
As established under article 9 of the Ministerial Order EIC/764/2017 (26th July) which lays out the rules relating to the operation of the Spanish Motor Insurers’ Bureau (also known as OFESAUTO): The administrator of the so-called “Frontier Insurance” in Spain (also...
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