Senators were speaking yesterday while meeting the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Amb. Claver Gatete to who they expressed worries about the abrupt hike in premiums without considering the economic status of the clients. <\/p>\n
Senate Vice-President, Fatou Harelimana said that premiums hike will benefit Insurance companies not clients.<\/p>\n
She said that it is not understandable how the number of vehicles keeps growing in the country, but insurance companies fail to break even. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf a person owns a car and earns Rwf200,000 or Rwf300,000, and now motor insurance is doubled but a person remains with the same income, this is a problem. We should not consider ourselves as a developed country,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are hiking insurance premiums but the income of population is not developing. It is a problem. Few people using cars will park them or use them without insurance,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Senator Ntawukuriryayo Jean Damasc\u00e8ne said that hiking prices would best be considered in rhyme with people\u2019s incomes .<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you increase premiums by 40% while the car owner\u2019s income did not increase by 40%, it will cause some people to use cars without insurance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Minister Gatete said that hiking premiums followed a study by Acsterv Consultant Company which aimed at assessing profitability of the sub-sector and determine premium rates.<\/p>\n
He said that they raised the premium rates after considering findings of the study. He however assured that there is a new insurance law that is in offing.<\/p>\n
About people\u2019s incomes, Gatete said that law governing salaries is also in offing and soon will be taken to the cabinet. He said that the law will solve salary problems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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