Insurance Association of Malawi (IAM) says they count on improved effectivity by all the final insurance coverage corporations within the nation following the introduction of the brand new Digital Motor Vehicle Insurance Certificates (DMVIC). 

IAM consultant, Dickson Malamba made the remarks in Mzuzu on Monday when the affiliation held an interface session with police site visitors officers, the media and others to temporary them in regards to the growth and key distinguishing options between the outdated and new certificates. 

He stated all basic insurance coverage corporations will stop to problem pre-printed certificates by December 31 this 12 months, and the brand new system permits them to make use of one system for issuing the certificates, subsequently there will likely be no excuses for inefficiency. 

“Effective January 1, 2025, IAM will no longer use pre-printed insurance certificates for printing insurance certificates. Preprinted insurance certificates will be valid until December 31 2026. Further, the system will be instrumental in tracking stolen vehicles and eliminating fraudulent motor vehicle certificates on the roads of Malawi.”

“It is therefore important that we engage these stakeholders including the media so that they help us disseminate the information with the masses,” stated Malamba.

Regional Police Traffic Officer for the North, Superintendent Augustine Chakanika recommended IAM for the sensitisation assembly. 

“We thank IAM for engaging us and for the new system. Our work involves enforcing such things like insurance, we therefore needed to know of the changes and how to easily track the counterfeit ones through the verification process that we have been told,” he stated. 

One of the journalists, Grecian Mbewe from Tuntufye Radio in Karonga additionally recommended IAM for together with them within the image.

“As journalists from community radios, we play a big role in sensitising members of the community on any new developments. Most people follow community radios because they relate well with developments around their locations and the local languages used. The DMVIC will play a crucial role in eliminating accidents in our areas especially those caused by drivers with fraudulent certificates, this time they can’t beat the system,” stated Mbewe.

Through the system, individuals can entry DMVIC from their brokers digitally utilizing platforms like WhatsApp after which print. 

They may also confirm the validity of the certificates utilizing USSD code *4273# or obtain an software and set up of their smartphones.