Jindo-gun Strengthens Coverage of 'All Residents Safety Insurance'

Additional Coverage This Year for Deaths from Infectious Diseases Including COVID-19 and Dog Bite Incidents

[Jindo=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-kyung] Jindo County, Jeollanam-do, is strengthening the coverage of the "All Residents Safety Insurance."

The All Residents Safety Insurance is a system where Jindo County contracts with insurance companies and bears the cost to pay insurance benefits to residents who suffer damage from disasters and accidents.

The county has been implementing the residents' safety insurance for three years to guarantee a minimum standard of living for residents who suffer damage from unexpected accidents or disasters in daily life.

This year, coverage has been added for victims of sexual violence crimes, deaths from infectious diseases such as COVID-19, and emergency room treatment for dog bite accidents.

The coverage includes a total of 17 items such as ▲death from agricultural machinery injury ▲death from explosion, fire, or collapse injury ▲death from drowning accident ▲death or permanent disability from injury while using public transportation ▲death or permanent disability from robbery injury ▲treatment costs for injuries from school zone traffic accidents ▲death from gas injury, among others.

Residents registered and residing in Jindo County (including registered foreigners) can receive benefits without a separate subscription application.

The coverage period is one year, and insurance claims can be made within three years from the date of the accident. Overlapping coverage with individually subscribed injury insurance is also possible in case of an accident.

Enrollment or cancellation is automatic upon moving in or out, and compensation is available even if the accident occurs in another region, as long as the person is a Jindo resident.

Meanwhile, last year, the county paid a total of 55.8 million KRW in insurance benefits to eight residents and bereaved families due to agricultural machinery injury, fire, drowning deaths, and other incidents.

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