Namwon-si Enrolls in 'Citizen Safety Insurance' for 2 Consecutive Years

[Namwon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Young-kwon] Namwon City, Jeonbuk (Mayor Lee Hwan-joo) is operating and enrolling citizens' safety insurance for residents registered in Namwon City and registered foreigners this year as well as last year.

According to the city on the 8th, citizens' safety insurance is automatically enrolled without any separate subscription procedure and is automatically canceled or enrolled according to moving in or out.

Also, insurance benefits are paid once per single incident, and benefits can be received regardless of other personal insurance subscriptions.

The coverage includes a total of 11 items such as ▲death caused by natural disasters like typhoons, floods, and earthquakes ▲death caused by drowning accidents ▲death and aftereffects caused by explosions, fires, and collapses ▲death and aftereffects caused by robbery ▲death and aftereffects caused by traffic accidents while using public transportation ▲death and aftereffects caused by agricultural machinery accidents, with coverage up to 10 million KRW.

Since the city started citizens' safety insurance coverage last year, it has paid a total of 61.3 million KRW in insurance benefits for 9 cases.

In particular, the most insurance payments were related to agricultural machinery accidents, followed by payments related to fire accidents.

Insurance benefits can be claimed up to 3 years from the date of the accident or the date of diagnosis of aftereffects, and for incidents occurring since last year, victims or legal heirs can apply by attaching supporting documents for covered items.

For accidents that occurred last year, applications should be made to NH Insurance, and for accidents that occurred this year, applications should be made to the Korea Local Finance Association.

Mayor Lee Hwan-joo said, "Disaster and safety accidents should prioritize prevention, but we are enrolling and operating citizens' safety insurance to provide some support to citizens who experience unexpected accidents," and added, "We will continue to actively strive for disaster and safety accident prevention and the livelihood stability of citizens affected by disasters."

For more details, inquiries can be made to the Safety and Disaster Division of City Hall.

Namwon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Young-kwon wjddudrnjs@asiae.co.kr

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