During its next session, to be held next Tuesday, the Federal National Council will ask two parliamentarians questions for government representatives about mechanisms for dealing with damages resulting from bad weather, such as rain, torrential rains and floods that the country recently witnessed, and the possibility of compensating those affected, while the First Deputy Speaker of the National Council stressed The Federalist, Hamad Ahmad Al-Rahoumi, that he seeks, through a parliamentary question regarding compensation for vehicles affected by torrential rains and rain, to remove any ambiguity and confusion about the procedures for insurance coverage for nature accidents, considering that «the insurance coverage file contains many of Things incomprehensible and non-obvious and non-declared, all of which relate to the possibility of compensation for those affected, and compensation mechanisms ».
In detail, the Federal National Council will hold its third session of the first ordinary session of the seventeenth legislative term, headed by Speaker of the Council, Saqr Ghobash, in the presence of the Minister of Infrastructure Development and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Authority for Land and Maritime Transport, Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al-Nuaimi, and the Minister of State for Financial Affairs, Obaid Humaid Al Tayer.
The session will witness the discussion of two federal laws, the first on the adoption of the unified final account of the Union and the final accounts of entities independent of the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2018, and the second on railway regulation.
The members of the Council are scheduled to see a letter issued to the government regarding the follow-up to the recommendations of the Council in the sixteenth legislative term. They will also see five general topics referred by the concerned committees to agree to direct them to the Council of Ministers to request their parliamentary discussion, including “the role of the Ministry of Energy and Industry in developing National Industry ”,“ The Ministry of Health and Community Protection Policy regarding promoting mental health in the state ”,“ Family cohesion and its role in achieving sustainable social development ”,“ Sheikh Zayed Housing Program policy ”, and“ Ministry of Justice’s efforts in developing a profession Law Firm ».
In the Parliamentary Questions item, three members of the Council direct five questions to government representatives, related to the sectors of insurance, environment, health and social development, including a question from the First Vice-President of the Federal National Council, Hamad Ahmed Al-Rahoumi, to the Minister of Climate Change and Environment, Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zyoudi, on «the decision Minister No. (468) of 2019 regarding surface fishing by nets by way of the barber », which is the question to which the member refused a written government response regarding it during the last council session, preferring the minister to attend for discussion, and another from Rahoumi to the Minister of Community Development, Hessa bint Issa Buhamid , About " The support provided to families with (3) people of determination. ”Also, the council member, Naima Abdul-Rahman Al-Mansouri, asked a question to the same minister about“ autistic patients ”.
According to the session’s agenda, the list of parliamentary questions includes two questions about the mechanisms of dealing with damages resulting from rain and torrential rains that the country recently witnessed, and the possibility of compensating those affected by it. The first is directed by the First Vice-President of the Council, Hamad Ahmed Al-Rahoumi, to the Minister of Economy, Chairman of the Insurance Authority’s Board of Directors, Engineer Sultan Bin Saeed Al-Mansoori, on “compensation of insurance companies for rain and torrential damage to vehicles”, while the second is directed by Council member Saeed Rashid Al-Abdi to the Minister of Infrastructure Development, Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al-Nuaimi, about “some areas of the country being affected by monsoons.”
Rahoumi told «Emirates Today» that he is seeking, through his question about compensation for vehicles affected by torrential rains and rain, to remove any ambiguity and confusion regarding the procedures for insurance coverage for nature accidents, especially as there are people whose vehicles were damaged, as a result of the recent rains in the country.
Rahoumi said: “The damages of rain and floods revealed that the insurance coverage file contains many incomprehensible, unclear and unannounced matters, all of which relate to the possibility of compensating the affected people, and the mechanisms of compensation, especially since the question that has become the most frequently asked among citizens and residents, is it permissible to pay compensation For vehicles affected by rain and torrential rain, then it was my duty to parliamentarians to seek to provide answers to the general public on this question, who is responsible for the matter ».
Insurance coverage for those affected
“The usual practice in the past was that there were no insurance coverage for those affected by rain, torrential rain and floods, but with the development of the insurance policy, there was discussion of the possibility of compensating those affected, and this led me to define three questions.” I will address it to the agency concerned during the session. ”
He explained that the first question “Are such accidents and damages resulting from rain and floods already covered by insurance?”, And the second “What are the measures that must be taken by those affected to obtain insurance compensation?” And finally, “Where is the insurance authority’s role in raising public awareness about this matter?” Especially in light of the great ambiguity that characterizes the file? ».
- “The National” has 5 general topics referred to it by the concerned committees.