Fifth Motor Vehicle Directive

Proposal (10/6/02) for motor insurance against civil liability. Main points: the minimum sum should be set at €2 million throughout the EU; three-month deadline for registration of car with foreign plates; where an accident occurs and the vehicle cannot be linked to a specific country it will be linked to the country in which the accident occurred; insurance companies claims-representatives or branch offices in Member States should be able to settle claims; a person who buys a car abroad should be able to obtain 2-4 weeks full insurance to cover the return journey to the buyer’s own country.

Filing

In insurance, to submit a proposed policy form to get it approved by the insurance department of the jurisdiction where it will be issued.

Film finance insurance

Indemnifies the insured if, at the end of a specified period, the finance he has provided exceeds the revenue collected from the production and sale of the various films known collectively as a ‘slate. The sum insured represents the entire cost of producing a slate of films, i.e. a given number, and the premium is a percentage thereof.