Gasoline Stations Now
With Indemnity Insurance
The Instituto Nacional
de Seguros (INS) and the
Asociación Costarricense
de Expendedores de
Combustible (ACEC)
yesterday signed an
insurance policy that
will cover personnel and
clients of a gasoline
station in the event of
an accident.
The policy, called the
Póliza de
Responsabilidad Civil y
Seguro de Daño Físico
Directo.
The Póliza de
Responsabilidad Civil
insures the gasoline
station up to ¢100
million colones for
damages to third parties
in the event of an
accident where the
station was culpable or
negligent in causing the
accident, while the
Póliza de Daño Físico
Directo, covers damages
caused by fire,
lightning, earthquake,
volcanic eruption,
flooding and vehicle
collision, among many of
the items.
The policy covers all
206 gasoline stations
associated with the ACEC.
Gasoline stations not
affiliated with the ACEC
can also purchase the
insurance policy on an
individual basis.
The president of the
INS, Guillermo Constenla,
said that the INS will
make the policy
available to any owner
of a gasoline station,
however, the rate
negotiated collectively
by the ACEC stations is
much better than that
available to the
independent station
owners.
Bernard Rodríguez,
president of the ACEC,
said the policy is an
added value to the more
than 1 million customers
of gasoline stations
each month.
The cost of the policy
is ¢148.200 colones
annually.
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