MVA ready for deadly December
• Getting ready for festive season
In 2021, the MVA fund paid out 2 741 claims valued at N$71 million, and in 2022, 2 581 claims amounting to N$62 million were settled.
The Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund CEO, Rosalia Martins-Hausiku, said on Friday that the fund is ready for December, when car crashes are expected to rise steeply again.
Martins-Hausiku said this during a media information engagement where she highlighted the fund's aggression towards safety on the roads.
"It still looks like we're going to end the year with a decline in crashes and fatalities because we are now past the notorious months of June, July, and August because of the trade fairs and the Heroes Day celebrations.
"Those are quite notorious for us. But now it's going to quiet down a bit, and then in December, during the festive season, it rises again. So we're going to be very aggressive again this December so that we can maintain the low fatalities," she said.
She noted that the fund has seen a decline in crashes and fatalities over the last three years. In 2021, the fund recorded 3 104 crashes, 550 fatalities, and 5 458 injuries.
Last year, it recorded 3 070 crashes, 466 fatalities, and 5 262 injuries.
Between January and August this year, the fund recorded 1 943 crashes, 264 fatalities, and 3 457 injuries.
Not over yet
The fund revealed that annually, it budgets for N$200 million in claims, and so far between January and August, they've spent just over N$25 million on 1 552 claims.
Martins-Hausiku said clients have 12 months to file claims, so the claims might still increase.
"The year is not over, so the amount for claims might still increase within the next few months," she said.
The claims cover funeral costs, injury, loss of support, and income. In 2021, the fund paid out 2 741 claims valued at N$71 million, and in 2022, 2 581 claims amounting to N$62 million.
Martins-Hausiku said this during a media information engagement where she highlighted the fund's aggression towards safety on the roads.
"It still looks like we're going to end the year with a decline in crashes and fatalities because we are now past the notorious months of June, July, and August because of the trade fairs and the Heroes Day celebrations.
"Those are quite notorious for us. But now it's going to quiet down a bit, and then in December, during the festive season, it rises again. So we're going to be very aggressive again this December so that we can maintain the low fatalities," she said.
She noted that the fund has seen a decline in crashes and fatalities over the last three years. In 2021, the fund recorded 3 104 crashes, 550 fatalities, and 5 458 injuries.
Last year, it recorded 3 070 crashes, 466 fatalities, and 5 262 injuries.
Between January and August this year, the fund recorded 1 943 crashes, 264 fatalities, and 3 457 injuries.
Not over yet
The fund revealed that annually, it budgets for N$200 million in claims, and so far between January and August, they've spent just over N$25 million on 1 552 claims.
Martins-Hausiku said clients have 12 months to file claims, so the claims might still increase.
"The year is not over, so the amount for claims might still increase within the next few months," she said.
The claims cover funeral costs, injury, loss of support, and income. In 2021, the fund paid out 2 741 claims valued at N$71 million, and in 2022, 2 581 claims amounting to N$62 million.
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