Article 1If a person seeking a disposition referred to in the main clause of Article 9, paragraph (1) of the Act on Securing Compensation for Automobile Accidents (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") seeks to provide a vehicle registration agency with the information required to be given in a certificate of automobile liability insurance pursuant to paragraph (2) of that Article, the person must ask this of the insurer in advance, either in writing or by electronic or magnetic means, pursuant to Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Article 1-2Persons, and affairs which those persons conduct, specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 10of the Act means:

Article 1-3Light motor vehicles not subject to inspection and motorized bicycles specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 10-2, paragraph (1) means light motor vehicles not subject to inspection and motorized bicycles which are put into operational use by a person set forth in each items of the preceding Article for the activities set forth in that item.

Article 2(1)The amount of insurance coverage referred to in Article 13, paragraph (1) of the Act is as follows for each person who dies or is injured:

(2)For the damages in cases where a person with a pre-existing residual disability is injured, and the injury sustained increases the severity of a residual disability to the same part of the body, the amount of insurance coverage as referred to in Article 13, paragraph (1) of the Act for the residual disability is the amount that Schedule I or Schedule II prescribes for the Grade prescribed in that Schedule under which the residual disability falls, less the amount that Schedule I or Schedule II prescribes for the Grade prescribed in that Schedule under which the pre-existing residual disability falls.

Article 3(1)A person must file a claim for the payment of damages as referred to in Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Act in writing, using a paper document that gives the following information:

(2)The following documents must accompany the document referred to in the preceding paragraph:

Article 3-2Damage specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 16-2 of the Act means damage due to the injured party's inability to work while in recuperation; and the amount prescribed by Cabinet Order referred to in the Article of the Act means 19,000 yen per day.

Article 4(1)If an insurer intends to pay the amount of compensation for damage, the insurer must hear the insured's opinion in advance.

(2)Having paid damages, an insurer must notify the insured of this without delay.

Article 4-2(1)Before providing the information prescribed in Article 16-4, paragraph (4) of the Act pursuant to that paragraph, an insurer must first indicate to the insured or the injured party the type and details of the means provided for in the first sentence of that paragraph that it will use (hereinafter referred to as "electronic or magnetic means"), and obtain that person's authorization to do so, in writing or by electronic or magnetic means.

(2)If an insurer that has obtained authorization under the preceding paragraph is notified by the insured or the injured party, in writing or by electronic or magnetic means, that the person will not accept information provided by electronic or magnetic means, the insurer must not use electronic or magnetic means to provide that person with the information prescribed in Article 16-4, paragraph (4) of the Act; provided, however, that this does not apply if the person has since reaffirmed the authorization under the preceding paragraph.

Article 4-3The provisions of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis if an insurer seeks to provide information as prescribed in Article 16-5, paragraph (5) of the Act pursuant to that paragraph.

Article 5The amount of a provisional payout referred to in Article 17, paragraph (1) of the Act is as follows for each person who dies or is injured:

Article 6(1)The provisions of Article 3 (except for the part concerning the basis for calculation of the amount being claimed) apply mutatis mutandis to a claim for a provisional payout as referred to in Article 17, paragraph (1) of the Act.

(2)The provisions of Article 4, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis if a provisional payout as referred to in Article 17, paragraph (1) of the Act is made.

Article 7If an insurer finds it to be particularly necessary to do so, it may request a person who has filed a claim for insurance proceeds, damages as referred to in Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Act, or a provisional payout as referred to in Article 17, paragraph (1) of the Act to submit a medical certificate from a doctor designated by the insurer. The insurer bears the necessary costs in such a case.

Article 8Notwithstanding Article 3, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 6), the documents referred to in items (i) and (ii) of that paragraph are not required to accompany the relevant documents if the following claims are filed:

Article 9The types of automobile referred to in Article 20, paragraph (2) of the Act are as follows:

Article 10(1)The amount of insurance premiums that the insurer may require the policyholder to pay pursuant to Article 22, paragraph (4) of the Act or that the policyholder may require the insurer to refund pursuant to paragraph (5) of that Article is the difference between the amount of insurance premiums, per diem, under a contract for bodily injury insurance covering the level of risk before the increase or decrease, calculated for the number of days running from the day on which the risk increases or decreases until the final day of the coverage period; and the amount of insurance premiums, per diem, under a contract for bodily insurance with the same coverage period but covering the new level of risk, calculated for that same number of days (this refers to the amount of insurance premiums from before any change in insurance premiums occurring after the start of the coverage period).

(2)Amounts calculated pursuant to the preceding paragraph are to be rounded down to the nearest 10 yen, and if the total amount so calculated is less than 100 yen, it is to be disregarded.

Article 11Legitimate reason specified by the Cabinet Order referred to in Article 24, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Act means:

Article 12The provisions of Articles 1, 2 through 8, and 10 apply mutatis mutandis to a contract for mutual liability insurance.In this case, the term "certificate of automobile liability insurance " in those provisions is deemed to be replaced with "certificate of mutual automobile liability insurance "; the term "amount of insurance coverage" is deemed to be replaced with "amount of mutual insurance coverage"; the term "insurer" is deemed to be replaced with "cooperative"; the term " policyholder" is deemed to be replaced with "mutual insurance policyholder"; the term "insurance proceeds" is deemed to be replaced with "mutual insurance proceeds"; the term "insured" is deemed to be replaced with "person covered under mutual insurance"; the term " liability insurance" is deemed to be replaced with "mutual liability insurance"; the term "insurance premium" is deemed to be replaced with "mutual insurance premium"; and the term "coverage period" is deemed to be replaced with "period of coverage under mutual insurance".

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Article 20(1)Amount specified by the Cabinet Order referred to in Article 72, paragraph (1) of the Act means the amount that Article 2 prescribes for each person who dies or is injured.

(2)Article 3-2 applies mutatis mutandis to indemnification for damage by the government pursuant to Article 72, paragraph (1) of the Act.

Article 21Laws and regulations specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 73, paragraph (1) of the Act means:

Article 22(1)Pursuant to Article 77, paragraph (1) of the Act, the national government may entrust an insurer or cooperative with accepting claims for payment of indemnities for damage, investigating the amount of damage that should be indemnified, paying indemnities for damage, and other services under Article 72, paragraph (1) of the Act other than deciding on the amount of indemnities for damage.

(2)The national government is to pay a sufficient amount to cover the costs reasonably arising under efficient management to an insurer or a cooperative to which it entrusts services pursuant to the preceding paragraph, as an entrustment fee.

(3)Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism provides for how the entrustment fee referred to in the preceding paragraph is paid and any other rules concerning entrustment agreements under paragraph (1).

Article 23(1)Authority specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 84, paragraph (1) of the Act means the authority of the Prime Minister that is provided for in Article 35 of the Act.

(2)Directors of District Transport Bureaus are called upon to exercise the authority of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism that is provided for in Article 9-2, paragraph (4) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 10-2, paragraphs (1) and (4) of the Act.

(3)Directors of District Transport Bureaus may also exercise the authority of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism that is provided for in Article 85, paragraph (1) of the Act.

Article 24Beyond what is provided for in this Cabinet Order, Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism provides for the necessary procedures and other particulars for bringing the Act and this Cabinet Order into force.