Rabattgrundjahr

English translation: see below

11:08 May 28, 2000
German to English translations [PRO]
German term or phrase: Rabattgrundjahr
The text is about a car insurance policy, a confirmation that X did not have to make any claims for accident over a certain period of time. "Der Vertrag war in SF 20 (Rabattgrundjahr 1977=23 Jahre) Beitragssatz 30% eingestuft."
Heather
English translation:see below
Explanation:
The abbreviation SF stands for "Schadensfreiheitsklasse". The first year of coverage was 1977 and the insured had 23 years without a claimed accident. (The 20 probably means over 20 years) - If he had an accident during those 23 years, he paid the repair costs himself to avoid losing his "Schadensfreiheitsrabatt", his "no claim bonus / discount", these names seem to be used in Asia and Australia. -

The Canadian and Texas phrase seems to be:

"discounts or rebates for claim-free driving" -

http://psyc.queensu.ca/target/chapter11.html -

http://www.txcuins.com/auto/index.htm -

I have not found the British phrase yet, but my "Wörterbuch für alle Sparten der Versicherung" also shows "no-claim bonus". You can take your choice and add "... beginning of coverage" or "... basis year" or "... initial year" or "... policy issuance year" to translate "Rabattgrundjahr".




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Dan McCrosky (X)
Local time: 20:02
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Thanks very much - also to the person who mailed me at home with the answer within a few minutes of me asking the question...trouble is, you don´t get any points that way!
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Dan McCrosky (X)
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2 hrs
see below


Explanation:
The abbreviation SF stands for "Schadensfreiheitsklasse". The first year of coverage was 1977 and the insured had 23 years without a claimed accident. (The 20 probably means over 20 years) - If he had an accident during those 23 years, he paid the repair costs himself to avoid losing his "Schadensfreiheitsrabatt", his "no claim bonus / discount", these names seem to be used in Asia and Australia. -

The Canadian and Texas phrase seems to be:

"discounts or rebates for claim-free driving" -

http://psyc.queensu.ca/target/chapter11.html -

http://www.txcuins.com/auto/index.htm -

I have not found the British phrase yet, but my "Wörterbuch für alle Sparten der Versicherung" also shows "no-claim bonus". You can take your choice and add "... beginning of coverage" or "... basis year" or "... initial year" or "... policy issuance year" to translate "Rabattgrundjahr".






Dan McCrosky (X)
Local time: 20:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Thanks very much - also to the person who mailed me at home with the answer within a few minutes of me asking the question...trouble is, you don´t get any points that way!
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4 hrs
discount base year


Explanation:
McCrosky's explanation is very good and detailed, but I cannot see a translation for the word Heather asked for, so here is my version.

Dierk Seeburg
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