Frontier Insurance

Any holder of a motor vehicle registered in a country other than the EEA countries and Switzerland is obliged, on entering any of the above-mentioned countries without a valid Green Card certificate, to conclude, prior to the crossing of the frontier, a contract of insurance against civil liability of motor insurance holders - so-called frontier insurance.

Any holder of a motor vehicle registered in a country other than the EEA countries and Switzerland entering any of the above-mentioned countries with a valid Green Card certificate which expires in the meantime is obliged to conclude a contract of insurance against civil liability of motor insurance holders - frontier insurance, unless the insurance term is prolonged or the insurance policy is renewed.

The frontier insurance contract may be concluded at the customs offices at the border or at a branch, agency or representative office of an insurance company, without using the services of insurance intermediaries.

A contract of such insurance shall be effected for a minimum period of one month and for no longer than three months. The insurance contract becomes effective as from the date and the hour of signing thereof and terminates at midnight on the expiry date, specified in the contract.

In case the frontier insurance expires before the motorist leaves the territory of Republic of Bulgaria, the same is obliged to conclude another contract, before the expiry term of the valid insurance.

The frontier insurance policy is issued together with a Green card certificate.

The insurance premium under the frontier insurance is non-recurrent and is paid at the insurance contract conclusion.

In case of an accident, the insured has to refer:

- in the territory of Bulgaria – to the Insurer that has issued the policy

- abroad – to the National Bureau of the respective country, the contact details of which are indicated at the back of the Green Card Certificate.

The insured is obliged to keep with him the frontier insurance policy together with the Green Card Certificate and to submit it before the police authorities upon request as an evidence of the insurance cover.