The Council of Bureaux is the managing organisation of the international motor insurance card system (the “Green Card System”) under the aegis of the United Nations (Economic Commission for Europe – UNECE).

The Hungarian Lawyers Association Section for Insurance Law was established in 1970, and joined the same year the International Association for Insurance Law (AIDA), as the Hungarian Chapter of AIDA. Since its formation the Chapter has been performing national and international scientific activity on insurance law. Since that date it has been organizing its national programs, 2 – 4 times yearly, on current issues on insurance and insurance law joining to all codification works relating also to insurance.

The Section as the Hungarian Chapter of the AIDA, is actively participating in the life of AIDA. It is represented since 1970 on the world congresses being held every 4 years, on three world congresses one of the major reports of the given world congress was held by a Hungarian lawyer (Gyula Eörsi, Tamás Lábady, Károly Bárd). Hungarian insurance lawyers are regularly participating in the work and in the programs of the working parties of the AIDA. The president of the Section – Károly Bárd -, had been Co-President of the AIDA for several years, and is currently its Honorary President, Ferenc Kiss is member of the Presidential Council.

The VII. World Congress of the AIDA in 1986 has been held by the Section in Budapest, for 1200 delegates, of which ca. 1000 were foreign delegates. Since 1970 the Section organizes every 2 years the AIDA Budapest Insurance Colloquia of AIDA Budapest, in 2006 the IX. Colloquia. The colloquia have at an average 120-150 Hungarian and foreign participants and 10 -15 presenters (amongst them a great number of foreigners). The themes of the colloquia can be seen on our homepage.

The events of our Section are visited by average 50-100 enquirers. According to the working parties of the AIDA, the following national working parties are active: Working Parties for motor insurance, for life and pension insurance, for insurance brokerage, for the state supervision of insurance.

The Section also plays a major role in the life of the Hungarian Lawyers Association with its events, publications, it is in continuous cooperation with the Hungarian Insurers Association and its Legal section, as well as with the other sections of the Hungarian Lawyers Association.

Internet: www.aidahungary.hu

The Association of Hungarian Insurance Companies was founded and is operated by domestic insurers, in order to validate and protect their common professional interests, to raise the standards of professionalism and financial culture and to provide tasks linked to insurance institutions.

The Association of Hungarian Insurance Companies has written the Code of Ethics and Competition in parallel with the creation of insurance market during the regime change. The Code of Ethics and Competition of the Hungarian Association of Insurer Companies is not equal with the Behaviour Codex of the Law on Unfair Commercial Practices.

MABISZ is committed to the protection of personal data and takes the appropriate and necessary measures within its competence to ensure that risks caused during completing its functions and during the use of www.mabisz.hu remain in the safe level in accordance with the relevant Hungarian and European legislation.

MABISZ and its member insurance company consider their priority to promote consumer protection as fully as possible within the entire insurance sector. For this purpose it has established a Consumer Protection Policy. The Consumer Protection Policy of MABISZ is not equal with the Behaviour Codex of the Law on Unfair Commercial Practices.

It is the mutual interest of the stakeholders of construction works (principally clients, investors, builders, general contractors, health & safety and fire safety engineers and experts) and insurers to minimize the potential damages caused by fire, hazards and accidents and to protect human life on construction sites. This objective encourages those involved in construction and renovation works to adhere to reasonable preventative measures. Through this guideline, the Association of Hungarian Insurance Companies seeks to reduce the risk of fire and the risk of emergencies requiring evacuation for other reasons, by introducing appropriate systems in accordance with the guidelines of the European Union and Hungarian regulations.