Gwangjin District Residents Supported Up to 1 Million KRW for Injury Medical Expenses

Additional Compensation for Injury Death, Aftereffects, and Burn Surgery Costs... Up to 10 Million KRW Coverage

Automatic Enrollment for All Gwangjin-gu Residents, Promoting Residents' Life Stability with More Practical Benefits

Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin District

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) operates the 'Resident Life Safety Insurance' to protect residents from various safety accidents, and this year, it draws attention by expanding the coverage scope.

The district has increased the injury medical expense coverage limit to 1 million KRW per person (from 700,000 KRW to 1 million KRW).

Regardless of the victim's fault, emergency costs, treatment, surgery, hospitalization, and even funeral expenses related to injury accidents can be claimed.

Additionally, the coverage has been expanded to broaden the benefits. Starting this year, claims can also be made for ▲ injury death ▲ aftereffects ▲ burn surgery costs.

In case of injury death, 10 million KRW is paid, and for aftereffects, compensation of up to 10 million KRW can be received. For burns, surgery costs up to 1 million KRW per occurrence can be claimed, and multiple compensations are possible regardless of the number of surgeries. However, coverage related to traffic accidents, industrial accidents, other liability insurance, and government disaster relief funds are excluded.

All residents registered in Gwangjin-gu are automatically enrolled. The enrollment period is from the 1st of this month to December 31st, and claims must be made within 3 years from the date of the accident to receive compensation.

Residents wishing to receive compensation should prepare the required documents and contact the Life Safety Insurance Consultation Center. Last year, 298 residents received compensation benefits.

Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, “We have expanded the coverage to provide practical help essential for daily life,” and added, “We will do our best to help residents who have experienced unexpected accidents quickly regain their life stability.”

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