Lippische Landesbrandversicherung AG
Lippische
Lippische is a motor third-party liability insurance for the Germany market with online purchase and 24/7 assistance.
Direct payment
The first premium falls due within 14 days of receiving the policy certificate and must be paid without delay. Subsequent (follow-up) premiums are due on the date stated in the certificate or premium invoice, payable monthly (only possible via SEPA direct debit), quarterly, half-yearly or annually, by bank transfer or direct debit.
Geographic scope
Regional insurer headquartered in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia; per its own terms it operates primarily in the Lippe region, distributed nationwide via the Provinzial group network.
Cover applies within the geographical borders of Europe and the non-European territories belonging to the EU; extended to additional non-European countries listed on an issued Green Card, provided the country name is not crossed out.
Unique selling points
- AutoPlus offers up to 100 million EUR combined liability cover with a 15 million EUR per-person sub-limit, well above statutory minimums.
- PrivatService provides free chief-physician treatment and single/double hospital rooms after a road accident, a benefit many competitors charge extra for.
- New-value (replacement) compensation for total loss or theft for up to 24 months after first registration.
- Free 'Mallorca' top-up cover for rental cars driven abroad, included for three consecutive months under AutoPlus.
- Optional AutoSchutzbrief roadside assistance with a 24-hour breakdown service hotline.
Coverage limits
Bodily injury liability sub-limit (per injured person)
Not established from the insurer's documents
Per-injured-person annual sub-cap that sits within the overall flat liability sum: AutoBasis caps compensation at 8 million EUR per injured person per year (within its 50 million EUR aggregate); AutoPlus raises this sub-cap to 15 million EUR per injured person (within its 100 million EUR aggregate).
Combined flat liability sum (property, personal injury and financial loss)
Not established from the insurer's documents
Combined lump-sum liability limit covering property damage, bodily injury and pure financial loss together per claim event: 50 million EUR under AutoBasis, rising to 100 million EUR under AutoPlus. Bodily injury is additionally sub-capped per injured person (see bodily_injury_liability).
Defence against unfounded third-party claims
Not established from the insurer's documents
The insurer indemnifies justified claims in cash and defends unjustified claims (including claims unjustified as to amount) against the policyholder at its own cost, and is authorised to settle or contest claims on the policyholder's behalf. No separate legal-defence sum is stated; this is not declared unlimited in the source.
International Motor Insurance Card (Green Card)
Not established from the insurer's documents
If Lippische has issued an international insurance card, MTPL cover extends to the non-European countries named on it, as long as the country designation is not crossed out; the scope of cover follows at least the level of the German contract. Activates only if a card has been issued for the specific journey/country.
AutoSchutzbrief (roadside assistance / breakdown cover)
Not established from the insurer's documents
Separately purchasable, legally independent add-on providing service or cost reimbursement after breakdown, accident, theft, illness or death on a journey, valid across Europe, EU external territories and non-European Mediterranean neighbouring states. Self-organised sub-limits include: roadside repair 100 EUR, self-arranged towing 150 EUR, recovery 250 EUR, mistaken refuelling 350 EUR, replacement vehicle up to 500 EUR for up to 7 days, overnight stay up to 100 EUR per person/night (max. 3 nights).
FahrerSchutzPlus (driver accident cover)
Not established from the insurer's documents
Optional, legally independent Kfz-Unfallversicherung payable only if taken out together with the MTPL policy (for Pkw, Lkw up to 3.5t used for own-account transport, or campers). Compensates the authorised driver's personal injury from an accident while steering the vehicle as though a third party were liable, up to 15,000,000 EUR per claim event; excludes pain-and-suffering damages and legal costs.
PrivatService (private hospital treatment benefit)
Not established from the insurer's documents
Tier-conditional benefit included only under AutoPlus (entirely removed under AutoBasis). Reimburses hospital 'Wahlleistungen' — chief-physician treatment and single/double-room accommodation — for the driver or other authorised occupants injured in an accident involving the insured car, for the first uninterrupted stay of up to 30 days, capped at 100,000 EUR; a 20 EUR/day allowance applies per waived benefit if better accommodation or private treatment is not claimed.
Key conditions
Territorial scope
MTPL cover applies within the geographical borders of Europe and the non-European EU territories; further extended to non-European countries listed on an issued Green Card.
Green card rules
Where an international insurance card (Green Card) has been handed out, cover extends to the non-European countries named on it that are not crossed out; the scope of cover follows at least the German contractual level.
Driver restrictions
The vehicle may only be used by a driver authorised by, and with the knowledge and consent of, the person entitled to dispose of it, and only by a driver holding the licence required for that vehicle class; the policyholder, keeper or owner must not knowingly permit use by an unauthorised or unlicensed driver.
Claim notification deadline
Any event that could result in a claim must be reported to the insurer within one week; immediate notification to the insurer's accident/breakdown hotline satisfies this deadline for the whole motor policy.
Bonus-malus rules
Premiums follow an annual no-claims class (SF-Klasse) system based on the claims history tables in Annex 1 of the T&Cs. AutoBasis applies its own, stricter downgrading table after a claim (Annex to the AutoBasis particulars) than the standard AKB table used for AutoPlus.
Documents
AKB 09.2022 – General Terms and Conditions for Motor Insurance, incl. Kundeninformation and AutoBasis particulars
Terms & conditions
IPID – Insurance Product Information Document (AutoBasis/AutoPlus), September 2021 edition
IPID
Provinzial group AutoBasis/AutoPlus/Auto50plus benefits comparison (group-level product comparison, not Lippische-specific)
Table of benefits
Policy specifics
Game/Wildlife collision coverage
Not established from the insurer's documents
Coverage for damage resulting from collision with game animals and wildlife
SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's documentAnimal bite and damage coverage
Not established from the insurer's documents
Coverage for damage from animal bites; AutoBasis covers bites without consequential damage up to 1,000 EUR, AutoPlus covers all animal bites including consequential damage up to 5,000 EUR
SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's documentSpecial equipment coverage
Not established from the insurer's documents
Coverage for special equipment and modifications; AutoBasis covers up to 1,000 EUR, AutoPlus up to 10,000 EUR
SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's documentGross negligence coverage
Not established from the insurer's documents
AutoPlus includes coverage for damage caused by the insured person's gross negligence; AutoBasis does not include this
SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's documentMallorca coverage (foreign rental vehicle coverage)
Not established from the insurer's documents
AutoPlus includes complimentary Mallorca-Police for 3 consecutive months covering the difference when renting vehicles abroad with insufficient local insurance limits
SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's documentPrivatService - private medical care benefit
AutoPlus includes PrivatService providing best medical care (chief physician treatment and single/double room accommodation) at no additional cost
SourceLiability limits - AutoBasis
Not established from the insurer's documents
AutoBasis: 50 million EUR flat coverage for property, personal injury and financial losses; capped at 8 million EUR per injured person per year
SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's documentLiability limits - AutoPlus
Not established from the insurer's documents
AutoPlus: 100 million EUR flat coverage for property, personal injury and financial losses; capped at 15 million EUR per injured person per year
SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's documentEnvironmental damage coverage
Both variants include coverage for environmental damages and exemption from public law claims
SourceComprehensive coverage restrictions - AutoBasis
Not established from the insurer's documents
AutoBasis offers basic comprehensive and collision coverage but excludes damage from gross negligence and certain animal-related damages
SourceThird-party source, not the insurer's documentRoadside assistance (Schutzbrief) availability
Both variants can include optional Schutzbrief (roadside assistance) providing service support for breakdowns, accidents, theft, illness or injury
SourceSources
- https://www.check24.de/kfz-versicherung/kfz-versicherer/lippische-landes-brandversicherungsanstalt/
- https://www.lippische.de/content/privatkunden/versicherungen/kfz-versicherung/auto-schutzbrief/
- https://www.lippische.de/content/privatkunden/versicherungen/kfz-versicherung/autoversicherung/
- https://www.lippische.de/versicherung/kfz-versicherung/autoversicherung.html
- https://www.verivox.de/kfz-versicherung/kfz-versicherer/lippische/