Sejong-si, "Expanding Citizen Safety Insurance Coverage... Maximum Coverage Amount 10 Million Won"

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Sejong City is expanding the coverage items of the Citizen Safety Insurance. The maximum coverage amount available depends on the coverage item and is up to 10 million KRW.

The city announced that from the 29th, the Citizen Safety Insurance coverage items will be expanded to 13 categories. The Citizen Safety Insurance was introduced in 2019 to ensure that citizens can receive insurance payouts of up to 10 million KRW through insurance companies in case of death or permanent disability caused by various disasters or accidents.

This year, two additional coverage items were selected through a citizen preference survey: emergency room treatment costs for dog bite incidents and treatment costs for traffic accidents in Silver Zones.

The additional coverage provides a fixed support of 200,000 KRW for treatment costs when a citizen receives emergency room treatment due to a dog bite incident, and up to 5 million KRW for citizens aged 65 or older who are injured in traffic accidents within elderly protection zones.

Other existing coverage items include ▲death caused by natural disasters ▲injury death and permanent disability caused by explosion, fire, collapse, or landslide ▲injury death and permanent disability while using public transportation ▲traffic accident treatment costs in school zones (for children under 12) ▲hit-and-run or uninsured vehicle injury death and permanent disability ▲robbery injury death and permanent disability ▲legal support for medical accidents.

All citizens registered in Sejong (including registered foreigners) are automatically enrolled and eligible for insurance benefits without any separate procedures. However, death benefits are excluded for those under 15 years old.

Citizens who suffer damage from accidents covered by the insurance can claim insurance payments from the insurer within three years by the insured person or legal heirs. Inquiries can be made through the Korea Local Finance Association customer center.

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