Activities of Werner LANGEN related to 2013/2174(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the insurance of natural and man-made disasters PDF (151 KB) DOC (68 KB)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the unequal degree of penetration in the Member States, conditioned by legal, geophysical, historic and cultural differences resulting in the varying levels of demand, can be seen as necessitating action at European level, especially in the field of information and prevention policy;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the market in natural catastrophe insurance is affected by the extent of preventive measures in the form of adaptation to climate change (e.g. creation of flood defences), while the market in man-made disaster insurance aims to meet liability requirements imposed by safety standards, which means that it is inappropriate to treat non-life and liability insurance in the same way;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that natural catastrophes affect both private households and business activities, and encourages insurance companies to offer affordable coverage and to propose economic incentives to encourage citizens to take out insurancecredit citizens and undertakings for preventive measures as an incentive for prevention and cost- efficient insurance coverage, thereby encouraging them to protect and insure their property in case ofagainst damage; invites companies to devise incentives responding to insurance needs in terms of environmental liability, e.g. for enterprises in the gas or the nuclear sector;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages insurance companies to simplify contracts for consumers and to provide information on preventive measures to facilitate consumers’ choices;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the risk of moral hazard when citizens assume that their government is using public resources from the national budget to cover losses; is therefore critical of actions and measures discouraging citizens from taking measures to protect themselves such as taking out compulsory insurance for example;