2022 Amendments to the Act on Securing
Compensation for Automobile Accidents
Background of the Revision
Measures to support victims and prevent accidents have been implemented by managing Special Accounts for a reserve fund that utilizes investment profits from premiums as a source of funds.
Although the number of victims of automobile accidents is decreasing each year, the number of people needing assistance from the reserve fund is not.
On the other hand, low interest rates have reduced the investment income generated from the reserve fund, and the reserve fund has been continually drawn down to cover the operating expenses for victim support and accident prevention measures each fiscal year. The fund could be depleted in as little as 10 years.
[Changes in the number of traffic accident fatalities, persons with severe disabilities due to automobile accidents, and persons eligible to receive benefits for home nursing care (for reference)]
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- Note: The calendar year is used for traffic fatalities (within 24 hours of the accident).
- Note: The number of persons eligible to receive benefits for home nursing care is the number of persons certified as eligible to receive benefits for home nursing care by the National Agency for Automotive Safety and Victims' Aid (NASVA) (as of the end of the fiscal year).
- Note: The number of persons with severe disabilities due to automobile accidents is the number of CALI (mutual insurance) payments that were approved for a grade of residual disability requiring nursing care that corresponds to Appended Table 1 of grade of residual disabilities (Enforcement Order for the Act on Securing Compensation for Automobile Accidents).
Expansion of the shared charge and its Use
Originally, the shared charge was mainly used to compensate for accidents caused by vehicles without CALI (mutual insurance) (uninsured vehicles) and for the deaths and injuries of hit-and-run victims. However, in April 2023, the Act was amended to expand the shared charge. The funds are now also used to improve support for victims, including support for nursing care and rehabilitation, and to promote accident prevention measures such as the introduction of advanced safe vehicles.
[Image of the relationship between financial resources and their use (Amounts are for private passenger vehicles (one-year contract)]
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The specific amounts are as follows, respectively.
[Amount of shared charge allocated to remedy accidents caused by hit-and-run and uninsured vehicles for each main vehicle type] (for one-year contracts)
| Vehicle type | Fiscal 2022 | Fiscal 2023 Fiscal 2024 |
Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi (Tokyo, etc.) |
166 yen | 37 yen | ▲129 yen |
| Bus (for commercial use) |
63 yen | 14 yen | ▲49 yen |
| Truck (for commercial use, over 2 t) |
46 yen | 11 yen | ▲35 yen |
| Private automobile |
16 yen | 4 yen | ▲12 yen |
| Light automobile (subject to inspection) |
16 yen | 4 yen | ▲12 yen |
| Motorized bicycle |
6 yen | 2 yen | ▲4 yen |
[Amount of shared charge allocated to victim support and accident prevention measures for each major vehicle type] (in the case of a one-year contract)
| Buses for commercial use, taxis, trucks, etc. |
150 yen/vehicle per year |
|---|---|
| Private passenger car, light automobiles, etc. |
125 yen/vehicle per year |
| Motorized bicycle, etc. | 100 yen/vehicle per year |
[CALI (mutual insurance) premiums for each major vehicle type] (for one-year contracts)
| Vehicle type | Fiscal 2022 | Fiscal 2023 Fiscal 2024 |
Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi (Tokyo, etc.) |
93,120 yen | 78,100 yen | ▲15,020 yen |
| Bus (for commercial use) |
37,830 yen | 31,920 yen | ▲5,910 yen |
| Truck (for commercial use, over 2 t) |
28,380 yen | 24,100 yen | ▲4,280 yen |
| Private automobile |
12,700 yen | 11,500 yen | ▲1,200 yen |
| Light automobile (subject to inspection) |
12,550 yen | 11,440 yen | ▲1,110 yen |
| Motorized bicycle |
7.070 yen | 6,910 yen | ▲160 yen |
Program for the Promotion of Victim Protection, Etc.
In accordance with the revised Act on Securing Compensation for Automobile Accidents enacted in June 2022, the Program for the Promotion of Victim Protection, Etc. has been implemented as a permanent project since April of the same year. It is intended to support accident victims and prevent accidents under the CALI system. In order to efficiently implement it, the Program was prepared and published after listening to the opinions of relevant parties such as automobile user groups, accident victims' groups and academics.
Study Group on the Program for the Promotion of Victim Protection, Etc.
Based on the Plan for the Promotion of Victim Protection, Etc. (created in April 2023), MLIT established the Study Group on the Program for the Promotion of Victim Protection, Etc.. It consists of third parties such as automobile user groups, accident victims' groups, and academics. The Study Group conducts an effectiveness review of the Program for the Promotion of Victim Protection, Etc. every fiscal year to evaluate and verify its validity as a program.
Please use this information to ease your
concerns and for support.
If You Are Involved in a Traffic Accident
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has prepared a pamphlet titled "If You Are Involved in a Traffic Accident." This pamphlet informs and guides people who have been involved in a traffic accident about various systems and procedures. The challenges you face due to a sudden traffic accident will change over time. Please use the information in this pamphlet according to your situation at the time.
Traffic Accident Victim's Notebook
MLIT has created the “Traffic Accident Victim's Notebook” with the hope of providing support to automobile accident victims. The notebook allows victims and their families to record accident details and provides information about support systems available through police, local governments, and private victim support organizations. We also hope that it will provide support to all accident victims, and help to ease their concerns.