"If You Catch COVID-19 After Taking a Taxi, 1 Million Won"… Banban Taxi Introduces Safety Insurance

[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] Konatus, the operator of 'Banban Taxi,' announced on the 22nd that it will apply a dedicated COVID-19 safety insurance.

The COVID-19 dedicated safety insurance applies to passengers and drivers using the Banban Taxi call app. In case of COVID-19 infection during taxi use, it provides compensation of 100,000 KRW per day and up to 1,000,000 KRW annually to both passengers and drivers. Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance, SK Gas, and SIMG participated together.

The company stated, "If infected with COVID-19, both passengers and drivers face financial burdens due to business suspension," adding, "We expect to reduce this burden by compensating through business suspension loss indemnity."

Konatus is also leading efforts to create a safe and comfortable taxi environment by installing sterilizing deodorants and droplet-blocking partitions inside vehicles under the franchise taxi brand 'Banban Taxi Green.'

Reflecting the growing importance of safe transportation, Banban Taxi's dedicated sterilizing deodorants are being sequentially installed in Banban Taxi Green vehicles. In cooperation with SK Gas, eco-friendly partitions called ‘Eco Guardians’ are also installed between the driver and passenger seats. Eco Guardians are provided free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis to Banban Taxi Green vehicles operating in Seoul and the metropolitan area that use SK Gas charging stations.

Kim Kidong, CEO of Konatus, said, "Although overall transportation demand has decreased due to COVID-19, the demand for 'safe transportation' has rather increased," and added, "Banban Taxi is striving to ensure users can travel safely and securely by establishing a system covering prevention, disinfection, and compensation."

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