Gimhae City Enrolls in Citizen Safety Insurance for 3rd Year... Coverage Up to 10 Million Won for 11 Items

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gimhae City, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 24th that it will continue to subscribe to the Citizen Safety Insurance this year to support the minimum living stability of citizens who have suffered damage from disasters or accidents.

The insurance is contracted by the city with an insurance company and the cost is borne by the city. Citizens registered in Gimhae (including registered foreigners) are automatically enrolled in the insurance without any separate subscription procedure. Overlapping coverage with individual insurance is also possible.

Since subscribing in 2019, insurance payments have been made to a total of seven citizens: four cases of death by fire, and one case each of death by explosion, death by natural disaster, and permanent disability from public transportation accidents.

The coverage items include death or permanent disability from explosion, fire, collapse, landslide injuries; death or permanent disability from injuries while using public transportation; death or permanent disability from robbery injuries; death from natural disasters; injuries from school zone traffic accidents; legal costs for medical accidents; and death or permanent disability from agricultural machinery accidents, totaling 11 items. Coverage is provided up to a maximum limit of 10 million KRW.

If an accident corresponding to the coverage items occurs, a claim can be filed with NH Nonghyup Property & Casualty Insurance within three years from the date of the accident.

A Gimhae City official said, “We will continue to promote safety enhancement projects to protect citizens’ lives and property, prioritizing citizens’ safety as the highest value, and will lay the foundation as an international safe city.”

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