Yeonggwang-gun, Get Insurance Premium Discounts by Walking Exercise

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeon Seong] Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Junsung) announced on the 27th that several domestic non-life insurance companies provide a service that refunds part of the insurance premium when the insured achieves a target number of steps.

From the insurance companies' perspective, who have to pay premiums when receiving medical treatment at hospitals, it is beneficial to maximize profits if the insured remains healthy.

The reason insurance companies chose ‘walking’ among various exercises is that walking is accessible to everyone and can be done multiple times a day in divided sessions, making it efficient in many ways.

A county official said, “In an era where the more you walk, the higher your health index and the lower your insurance premiums, we plan to do our best to make the county a walking city.”

Meanwhile, following Usan Park and Mulmusan Happiness Forest, the county plans to start construction in the first half of this year to create a flat forest trail in Seongsan Park that all residents can easily access and use.

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