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Necessary Documents

In case of damage, you should submit the following documents to Türk Nippon Sigorta General Directorate Claims Department or the expert appointed for your file, by indicating your claim file number, within the soonest possible time in order that file investigations and approval procedures can be completed quickly.











1- Automobile insurance Insurances

In case of hitting, collision:


· Copy of the policy

· Policy premium payment slip

· Traffic accident establishment minutes (certified copy) or traffic accident establishment minutes involving material damage (original signatures of the vehicle drivers involved in the accident)

· In cases where no minutes have been kept, detailed damage declaration together with the reason of not keeping minutes

· Alcohol report (certified copy)

· Copy of the traffic registration certificate (license)

· Copy of the driving licence

· Dispatch note and weight-scale slip in vehicles that transport cargos,

· In cases of trailer damages (having frigorific chests) certificate of convenience and pictures

· Pictures of the damaged vehicle

· In cases of severely damaged vehicles, certificate of prohibition from traffic (company will inform about the steps regarding the document to be obtained after opening of the file and performance of the expert investigation.)

· Scrap certificate in vehicles which have been set aside as scrap (company will inform about the steps regarding the document to be obtained after opening of the file and performance of the expert investigation.)

· Letter of consent to be taken from the relevant institution, if there are any loss payees,

· Bank account details

In case of the damage occurs outside the boundaries of the Republic of Turkey;

· Certified copy and certified translation of the minutes kept by the official bodies of the country in which the damage has occurred

· Damage report prepared by international survey institutions and copy of such report certified by the local Turkish Consulate

In case the vehicle is stolen:

· Minutes of the initial application to police station (certified copy),

· Letter indicating that it could not be found, which letter shall be obtained from the police station with which the initial application was filed (the necessary letter of request shall be obtained from our company)

· Letter indicating that the vehicle could not be found, which letter is to be obtained from automobile robbery office, and in provinces where automobile robbery office does not exist, from the relevant unit of the security (the letter of request necessary to take such document shall be provided by our company)

· Copy of the traffic certificate (since at the time of obtainment of license containing theft stamp from the registration directorate traffic certificate is also taken, it is necessary to take a copy beforehand)

· Original traffic registration certificate (licence) from the traffic registration branch directorate with which the vehicle is registered, having a stolen stamp on it (the necessary letter of request for this document shall be provided by our company)

· Copy of the driving licence of the driver

· Document evidencing that there are no tax debts (to be obtained from the tax department),

· Document evidencing that the record with the ministry of finance has been cancelled (shall be obtained from the tax department)

· Original power of attorney (sample power of attorney shall be provided by our Company)

· Originals of the automobile insurance and traffic policies of the vehicle,

· Premium payment slips

· Traffic file of the vehicle (invoice issued at the time of purchase of the vehicle, technical documents, tax payments made after purchase of the vehicle, etc.)

· If there are any loss payees, letter of consent to be obtained from the relevant institution

· Original and substitute keys of the vehicle

· Bank account details

In cases of burning, the following documents need to be provided in addition:

· Fire brigade report

In Case of Radio- Tape Theft:

In case of radio-tape theft, the coverage that exists in your policy as original or optional equipment shall end. In case a radio-tape is installed into the vehicle, you will need to contact with your agency in order for an additional coverage to be inserted into your policy.

· Police station application and witness report minutes (certified copy)

· Copy of the traffic registration certificate (license) and driving licence

· Letter of consent to be obtained from the relevant institution if there is any loss payee

2- Traffic and Optional Liability Insurances

In cases of material damages:

· Traffic accident establishment minutes (certified copy)

· Minutes of the traffic accident involving material (financial) damage (original signatures of the vehicle drivers who have been involved in the accident)

· Original of the alcohol report relating to the drivers of the insured and aggrieved vehicles

· Copy of the traffic registration certificate of the aggrieved vehicle (license)

· Copy of the driving licence of the person driving the aggrieved vehicle

· Turkish Citizenship number of the aggrieved person, if it is a company, company’s tax registration certificate

· Copy of the policy

· Pictures of the damaged vehicle

· Copy of the driving licence of the insured driver of the vehicle

· Copy of the vehicle traffic registration certificate (license) of the insured

· Letter showing whether indemnity has been received from any other insurance company

· Bank account details

In physical damages :

In case of injury:

· Traffic accident establishment minutes (certified copy)

· Copy of the traffic registration certificate (license) and driving license of the insured

· Hospital expertise report

· Final doctor’s report evidencing that treatment has been completed

· Originals of the treatment expense documents (prescription, invoice, payment slips, drug/medicine cuttings)

In case of disability:

· Traffic accident establishment minutes (certified copy)

· Copy of the traffic registration certificate (license) and driving license of the insured

· Disability report showing % of disability (shall be obtained from a fully equipped hospital)

· Letter from the social security institution on whether payment has been received or not

In case of death:

· Traffic accident establishment minutes (certified copy)

· Traffic registration certificate (license and driving licence copy of the insured)

· Copy of the family birth registry certificate

· Dead examination minutes and autopsy report, if any

· Certificate of inheritance

· Certificate of death

· Document showing the earning status of the person who died

· Expert report relating to the faults

3- Personal Accident Insurances

In case of death:

· Accident establishment minutes (certified copy)

· Copy of the family birth registry certificate

· Dead examination minutes and autopsy report, if any

· Certificate of death

· Certificate of inheritance

In case of disability:

· Accident establishment minutes (certified copy)

· Disability report showing % of the disability (from a fully equipped hospital)

· Letter from the social security institution concerning whether payment has been received from social security institution

In case of injury:

· Accident establishment minutes (certified copy)

· Originals of the treatment expense documents (invoice, prescription, payment slip, medicine cuttings)

· Expertise report from the hospital

· Bank account details

4- Theft Insurances

· Original or copy of the policy

· Policy premium slip

· Minutes of application to police station (certified copy)

· Place of incident witness minutes (certified copy)

· Letter of the policy station or gendarmerie concerning whether the stolen goods have been found or not (shall be obtained 30 days after the date of damage)

· Detailed picture of the place of incident

· Invoices of the damaged goods, manuals, etc.

· Entry and exit invoices of the purchased and sold goods (for workplaces)

· Inventory records (for workplaces)

· Bank account details

5- Glass Breakage Insurances

· Copy of the policy

· Policy premium slip

· Declaration of the insured

· Photo

· Invoice of the damaged glass

· Bank account details

6- Employer’s Financial Liability Insurances

· Reports kept by work safety and social security institution inspectors (certified copy)

· Minutes relating to the work accident

· Social Security Institution payroll of the employee

· Payroll of the employee who has had an accident (six months)

· If an indemnity lawsuit has been filed by the employee or the Social Security Institution against the employer, the lawsuit petition

· Court rulings, execution orders, payment slips finalised against the employer

· Letter of undertaking from the insured if no lawsuits have been initiated


In case of death, in addition;

· Dead examination minutes and autopsy report, if any

· Certificate of death

· Certificate of inheritance


In cases of disability and injuries, in addition, the following documents are necessary;

· Hospital report

· Report showing % of disability (from a fully equipped hospital)

· Letter evidencing whether payment has been received from social security institution

· Originals of treatment expense documents (invoice, payment slip, prescription)

7- Compulsory Bus Chair Personal Accident Insurances

· Traffic accident establishment minutes (certified copy)

· Document evidencing the status (passenger, assistant of the driver, or driver) of the injured persons in the insured vehicle (in case it does not exist in the minutes)

· List of passengers and passenger tickets of the aggrieved passengers

· Official document showing that the driver and his assistant worked in the insured vehicle


In case of death, in addition, the following are necessary;

· Corpse examination minutes and autopsy report if any

· Certificate of death

· Certificate of inheritance

· Copy of the birth registration certificate


In case of disability, the following documents are also necessary;

· Report showing the % of disability (to be obtained from a fully-equipped hospital)

· Letter from the social security institution to evidence whether payment has been received or not


In case of injury the following documents are also necessary;

· Originals of treatment expense documents (invoice, payment slips, medicine cuttings)

· Hospital expert’s report

· Bank account details

8- Compulsory Land Transportation Financial Liability Insurances

· Traffic accident minutes of establishment and expert’s report (certified copy)

· Document evidencing the passenger status of persons who have incurred damages (passenger ticket)

· International or inter-city transportation authorization certificate

· Copy of the traffic registration certificate

· Copy of the driving license of the driver

· Driver’s alcohol report (certified copy)


In case of death, the following documents are also needed;

· Corpse examination minutes and autopsy report if any

· Certificate of death

· Certificate of inheritance

· Copy of the birth registration certificate

· Document evidencing the income status of the passenger who has died

In case of disability, in addition, the following documents are necessary;

· Report demonstrating the % of the disability (to be obtained from a fully equipped hospital)

· Letter from the social security institution evidencing whether payment has been received

In cases of injury;

· Original of the treatment expense documents (invoice, payment slip, prescription, medicine cuttings)

· Hospital expert’s report

· Bank account details

9- Travel Health Insurances

· Copy of the policy

· Travel ticket

· Customs records (evidencing that the travel was made)

· Original invoices (evidencing the detailed breakdown of the medical aids that were provided)

· Prescription, medicine invoice and cuttings

· Reports of the official institutions (necessary when there has occurred a traffic accident or a judicial accident during a travel)

· Examination of corpse and autopsy report, if any, (necessary for funeral transports)

· Bank account details

10- Fire insurances

Fire damages;

· Copy of the policy

· Premium slip

· Declaration explaining how the incident occurred (if the incident has been notified to the police station, the minutes)

· Letter of consent for the pledged building, goods and belongings

· Fire brigade report

· Verdict of non-prosecution from the public prosecution office, in case the lawsuit is prolonged, bill of indictment of the public prosecution office

· If it is a landlord, title deed, if it is a lessee, lease contract

· Detailed letter of request

· Entry and exit invoices, inventory and tax registration certificate (in case of cargo and fixture damages of the insured workplace)

· Accident establishment and police station minutes (in case of vehicle collission damages)

· Bank account details


Internal water and flood damages;

· Copy of the policy

· Premium payment slip

· Detailed declaration explaining the occurrence and result of the damage

· Letter of consent for the pledged building, goods and belongings


· If the insured is the landlord, title deed, if he is the lessee, lease contract

· Detailed letter of request

· Entry and exit invoices, inventory and tax registration certificate (in case of insured workplace cargo and fixture damages)

· If the damage was caused by a third party, a declaration showing the name and address of the third party

· Pictures of the damaged goods and sections

· Bank account details


Theft damages;

· Copy of the policy

· Premium payment slip

· Police station application and witness minutes

· Invoices and manuals of stolen goods

· Letter of consent fort he pledged goods, and belongings

· If the insured is the landlord, title deed, if he is the lessee, lease contract

· Tax registration certificate, fixed asset records in commercial enterprises

· Bank account details

· Letter to the effect that the belonging could not be found, which is to be obtained from the police station with which the initial application was filed (the letter of request necessary for this document shall be obtained from our company)


Storm damages;

· Copy of the policy

· Premium payment slip

· If the insured is the landlord, title deed, if he is the lessee, lease contract

· Tax registration certificate in commercial enterprises

· Meteorology report

· Detailed letter of request

· Bank account details

11- Construction Insurance

· Original or copy of the policy

· Policy premium payment slip

· Minutes relating to the incident and declaration of the insured

· Detailed letter of request

· Progress payment report (including the date of damage)

· Bill of quantity

· Agreement (between the contractor and the employer)

· Meteorology report (if damage occurs as a result of storm)

· Certified copy of the fire brigade report (if damage occurs as a result of fire)

· Certified copy of the police station minutes (if damage occurs as a result of theft)

· Certified copy of accident establishment minutes (if damage occurs as a result of traffic accident)

· Accounting records in relation to insured values (invoice, dispatch note, etc.) if damage occurs as a result of theft

· Bank account details

12- Assembly Insurances

· Copy of the policy

· Premium payment slip

· Minutes in relation to the incident and declaration of the insured

· Detailed letter of request

· Progress payment report (including the date of damage)

· Bill of quantity

· Agreement (between the contractor and the employer)

· Meteorology report (if damage occurs as a result of storm)

· Certified copy of the fire brigade report (if damage occurs as a result of fire)

· Certified copy of police station minutes (if damage occurs as a result of theft)

· Accounting records of the insured assets (invoice, dispatch note, etc) if damage occurs as a result of theft

· Bank account details

13- Machinery Breakage Insurances

· Copy of the policy

· Premium payment slip

· Detailed letter of request

· Technical/authorised service report (including price details)

· Minutes relating to the incident and declaration of the insured

· Bank account details

14- Electronic Device Insurances

· Copy of the policy

· Premium payment slip

· Minutes relating to the incident and declaration of the insured

· Technical/authorised service report (including price details)

· Detailed letter of request

· Certified copy of minutes of police station (if damage occurs as a result of theft)

· Bank account details

15- Transportation Insurances

Cargo Insurances

· Policy (original policy signed by the insured)

· Invoice (will relate to the whole of the insured goods, original or copy)

· Bill of lading, cargo manifest, CMR, dispatch note

· Cargo report

· Customs entry and exit declarations (entry declaration in case of imports and exit declaration in case of exports)

· Customs inspection minutes

· Customs reserve minutes (shall be given if the goods were damaged at customs)

· Delivery order (certificate of delivery of insured goods. It is arranged in there is any shortfall in the goods that have come out of the vehicle, or if it did not come out of the vehicle at all)

· Transportation agreement (it will be arranged if transportation work has been tendered with an agreement)

· Letter of protest (in incidents involving recourse, it will be served to the transporter or ship agent within three days)

· Copy of the traffic accident establishment minutes, traffic registration certificate (licence), driving license of the driver (if the damage has occurred as a result of traffic accident)

· Bank account details


Hull insurances

· Copy of the policy

· Premium payment slip

· Declaration

· Traffic registration certificate (license) of the enterprise

· Certificate of seaworthiness

· Class certificate

· Deck and engine journals (relating to the accident)

· Meteorology report

· Minimum safety certificate for sailors

· Ship’s protest (it is a report kept by the captain, used for establishment of occurrence of all kinds of accidents during a voyage to the court together with the seamen)

· Bank account details


Carried money and value insurances;

· Minutes relating to the incident

· Documents evidencing the amount of carried money

· Detailed letter of request

· Bank account details