自賠責保険料１６％引き下げ　３年ぶり、４月から―政府

　政府は２２日、自動車やバイクの所有者に加入を義務付けている自動車損害賠償責任（自賠責）保険の保険料を、４月から平均１６．４％引き下げることを決めた。自動ブレーキなど安全装備の普及で交通事故件数が減少しているのに伴い、保険金の支払額も減って収支が改善しているため。値下げは２０１７年４月以来、３年ぶり。
　自賠責保険審議会（金融庁長官の諮問機関）を同日午前に開催した。新保険料（２年契約、沖縄県と離島を除く）は、自家用乗用車が２万１５５０円、軽自動車は２万１１４０円。引き下げ幅は、それぞれ４２８０円（１６．６％）、３９３０円（１５．７％）。排気量２５０ｃｃ超のバイクは１８４０円（１６．０％）下がり９６８０円に、原動機付き自転車も１０００円（１０．１％）安い８９５０円にいずれも見直した。（2020/01/22-10:50）

The Japanese government decided on Wednesday to reduce compulsory automobile liability insurance premiums by 16.4 pct on average, beginning in April.
   The first reduction since April 2017 comes as the financial standing of the insurance program improved after the wider use of automatic braking systems and other vehicle safety equipment helped push down the number of traffic accidents and the amount of insurance payments.
   The two-year insurance premium will be cut by 16.6 pct to 21,550 yen for private passenger cars and by 15.7 pct to 21,140 yen for minivehicles, according to the decision, made at a meeting of the Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance Council, which advises the commissioner of the Financial Services Agency.
   For motorcycles with engine displacements of over 250 cc, the premium will be set at 9,680 yen, down by 16.0 pct. The premium for scooters will decline by 10.1 pct to 8,950 yen.
   The new premiums will apply to all areas excluding the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa and other remote island regions.