Insurance Company Refusing Transgender Resident Registration Number Change... Human Rights Commission "Resolving During Investigation"

An insurance company that refused to change the resident registration number of a transgender person who completed gender correction through the court has decided to correct the gender on the resident registration number during the investigation by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK).

On the 24th, the NHRCK announced that insurance companies A and B agreed to correct the gender on the resident registration number of transgender individuals who requested changes, resolving the cases during the investigation.

According to the NHRCK, complainant Mr. C requested a change in the resident registration number following gender correction, but Company A informed him that the change was not possible and suggested contract termination. However, after the NHRCK began its investigation, Company A changed the resident registration number entry for Mr. C and decided to maintain the insurance contract.

Additionally, complainant Mr. D was refused a change in his resident registration number by Company B because the insurance he had purchased before gender correction was a product exclusively for the previous gender. The NHRCK investigated whether this action constituted discrimination against transgender individuals and whether it violated the Act on Real Name Financial Transactions and Confidentiality and the Personal Information Protection Act. During the investigation, Company B agreed to change the resident registration number entry and issue a new insurance policy, leading the NHRCK to close the case.

The NHRCK stated, "We will continue to pay close attention and make efforts to ensure that transgender individuals do not suffer disadvantages due to gender correction."

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