Category Automobile Insurance

According to a local news source: "Beginning in February, police and traffic inspectors will be testing a technological program to verify the status of a car’s insurance policy and soon reporting an accident will be automated. Traffic cops will enter the license plate number into a mobile unit and the system will indicate if the car has a VALID policy something that is mandatory by law. If the car does not have a current policy it will be TOWED".

Although most vehicles sold in Panama do NOT have US specs, you must still consider the import duties when assigning an agreed value to your automobile.

Visit these sites to get an idea of the current value of your vehicle. I use 33102 (Miami) as a Zip Code.

To obtain a custom designed quote after you calculate the $$$ value of your vehicle, email us or call.....Kevin 6674-1063

This is a link to check your driving record here in Panama. You will need to have your drivers license handy to submit the control number (small numbers on lower right side):

Several insurance clients have communicated to me that the Panama Transito police have stopped them for an infraction or at one of the frequent roadblocks and asked them to provide various documents. In some cases, the vehicle was impounded for failure to produce a "valid" drivers license,