A website was launched for flood damage compensation in Jeddah

A website was launched for flood damage compensation in Jeddah

A website was launched for flood damage compensation in Jeddah

The new website will accept applications from those claiming damages.

Jeddah (Pakistan News November 28, 2022) A website was launched for the compensation of flood damage in the coastal city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. According to Gulf News, Saudi Arabia's Civil Defense Service announced the launch of a website to receive applications for damages caused by floods in the port city of Jeddah last week.

It has been reported that torrential rains caused flash flooding in Jeddah, closing schools, delaying flights, disrupting traffic and stranding many cars in floodwaters that devastated the city in 2009. Reminisced about the Lewa flood.

The eight-hour downpour also led to two deaths, officials said, while Saudi Civil Defense said a new website would accept applications from those claiming damages, requiring claimants to appear in person.

After the heavy rains in Saudi Arabia, the important announcement of the insurance companies came out, according to which the damage caused to the vehicles as a result of the rain and floods will be covered by comprehensive insurance, Adel Al-Eisa, the spokesman of the Saudi insurance companies, said that including the rain.

Compensation will be paid for damage caused by natural calamities, insurance coverage limit in vehicle insurance policies is 10 million Saudi Riyals and in case of rain, the insured vehicles will be covered by comprehensive insurance.

He explained that the compensation for vehicles depends on the severity of the damage, if the vehicles are repairable then the coverage will be for the repair work and if the vehicle suffers irreparable damage then the compensation will be according to the market value or insurance value of the vehicle. , it is mandatory for insurance companies to provide insurance coverage against natural calamities for vehicles with comprehensive insurance from January 2018 as per Saudi government directives.

The Economic Adviser on Insurance and Reinsurance Matters pointed out that the limit of insurance coverage in respect of damage to the insured vehicle is the limit fixed by the insurer, which is equal to the value of the vehicle to the extent that the vehicle results in any loss.

As for third-party damage coverage, the maximum limit is 10 million Saudi Riyals, split equally between bodily injury and property damage.