The compensation body intervenes within two months of the date on which the injured party submits a claim for compensation. It will cease to intervene if, within this two-month period, the insurance undertaking or its claims representative has given a reasoned response to the claim.
The compensation body’s offer is subsidiary. It pays the compensation that cannot be paid under any other heading, awarded to the victims or their dependants, when the accident gives rise to a right to compensation. Payments made to victims or their dependants which cannot give rise to a recourse action against the party responsible for the damage are not considered as compensation in any other capacity.