On February 23, the parliamentary committee dealing with finance, budget, entrepreneurship, and competition development plans to discuss the proposed changes.
It is proposed to amend the law that regulates mandatory insurance of residential premises against fires and natural disasters.
According to the current version, insured events are divided into four categories:
1) fire;
2) flooding as a result of firefighting measures;
3) natural disasters of natural origin;
4) dismantling and relocating insured housing to a safe zone to prevent damage during natural disasters.
Under the new version, it is proposed to lower the threshold values for a number of natural disasters that trigger an insured event.
| “strong wind” | |
| Current standard | New standard |
| 25 m/s | 20 m/s |
| “heavy snowfall” | |
| Current standard | New standard |
| 200 mm in 12 hours | 150 mm in 12 hours |
| “hail” | |
| Current standard | New standard |
| hailstone diameter from 20 mm | no size restrictions |
| “earthquake” | |
| Current standard | New standard |
| 6 points and above | 5 points and above |
