UCI – Ufficio Centrale Italiano

The bureau that handles claims for accidents caused in Italy by foreign-registered vehicles.

Under Articles 125 and 126 of the Private Insurance Code and the Green Card system, the UCI handles and settles claims for accidents caused in Italy by vehicles registered abroad, as if they were insured in Italy, usually through a correspondent of the foreign insurer.

For a foreign firm, the UCI is the starting point when its client is injured in Italy by a vehicle from a third country. The Italian rules on the claims procedure and on the valuation of damages then apply.

In English: Italian Motor Insurers’ Bureau

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Sources

Private Insurance Code (Codice delle assicurazioni private), Legislative Decree No 209 of 7 September 2005 (Normattiva, 2005)
Directive 2009/103/EC relating to motor vehicle liability insurance (EUR-Lex, 2009)

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