In Luxembourg, only third-party liability (RC) is legally required. The real choice is therefore about damage cover: partial casco (fire, theft, glass breakage, natural forces, animal collision) and full casco or omnium, which adds damage to your own vehicle even in an at-fault accident.
A decisive feature of the Luxembourg market: the bonus-malus scale is set by regulation and identical across all insurers. It has 25 degrees, from −3 (45% of the premium) to 22 (250%); you start at degree 11 (100%), gain one degree per claim-free year and fall back three degrees per at-fault claim. Your record follows you from insurer to insurer — which is why bonus protection options have become the main differentiator: LALUX’s “Bonus-Malus Joker” (first claim neutralised after 3 claim-free years on the Comfort tier, bonus fully protected on Performance), Baloise’s Indemnification pack, and equivalent options at Foyer and AXA.
Each insurer then structures its offer differently: Foyer separates mobilé (modular, 9 options, replacement vehicle from 5 to 60 days) from moov (an accessible formula aimed at young drivers and second-hand cars); LALUX offers easyPROTECT Auto in three tiers (Security, Comfort, Performance); AXA’s OptiDrive comes as Active, Active + Mini Casco and Privilège, with a pay-per-kilometre formula under 7,000 km/year and a reduced premium for hybrid and electric vehicles; Baloise includes driver protection as standard in its Drive formulas (Essentielle and Intégrale) and discounts bundled car + home contracts.
The criteria that actually matter
- Bonus protection: included, optional or absent — the biggest long-term driver of your premium.
- Replacement vehicle: from 5 to 60 days depending on insurer and tier.
- Driver protection: covers the driver’s own injuries even when at fault — standard at Baloise, optional elsewhere.
- Electric and hybrid vehicles: dedicated discounts and guarantees (battery, cables) at AXA and LALUX.
- New-value cover: reimbursement at purchase value for 3 years on a new vehicle (AXA, LALUX).
- Low-mileage drivers: AXA’s per-kilometre formula under 7,000 km/year.