Romanian Homeowners Have Until July 15, 2011 To Get Mandatory Home Insurance

Homeowners have until July 15, 2011 to get mandatory home insurance or they will be fined by local authorities, said the ministry.

The Pool of Insurance Against Natural Disasters (PAID) began selling mandatory home insurance policies this July. Around 125,000 policies had been issued by November this year.

Romanian President Traian Basescu have recently passed a bill amending the Law on mandatory home insurance against earthquakes, landslides or floods, so that it would exempt people who already have home insurance against natural disasters from getting mandatory insurance.