Insurers are obliged to cover accidents involving alcohol consumption after Congress approved a bill on its third reading.

From a statement issued by the National Assembly of Panama:

Bill No. 232, which imposes rules for obtaining a certificate of vehicle inspection to act as an insurance policy that includes coverage for accidents resulting from the consumption of alcohol, was approved on its third reading by the full National Assembly.

“This approval in a third debate is the product of consensus of all sectors that are impacted by this and who those decide on the issue, and the document was adopted with all the proposed amendments and, indeed, after the necessary consultations with all sectors, ” said deputy Héctor Valdés Carrasquilla, chairman of the Transportation Committee.