Jeongeup-si Expands Coverage Items for 'Citizen Safety Insurance'... Up to 10 Million KRW

Published 05 Jan.2024 10:27(KST)

Jeongeup City in Jeollabuk-do is expanding the coverage items of the Citizen Safety Insurance to create a safer Jeongeup.

According to the city on the 5th, Citizen Safety Insurance is a system that pays insurance benefits to citizens who suffer damage from unpredictable disasters, accidents, and safety incidents, and it has been subscribed to for five years since 2020.

The support target is citizens with an address in Jeongeup, who are automatically enrolled without any separate procedures, and benefits can be received automatically upon meeting compensation requirements or reaching the eligible age, including those who move in during the insurance period.

Jeongeup City Hall. [Photo by Jeongeup City]

This year, the city invested 70 million won for Citizen Safety Insurance, 2.3 times more than last year's budget, subscribing to insurance that covers up to 10 million won for a total of 14 items.

This year, the scope of injury death and disability, which was limited to natural disasters, explosions, fires, collapses, landslides, and robberies, has been expanded to include water play accidents, suffocation, and falls, allowing compensation for these as well.

Additionally, items such as death from social disasters, death and disability from acute infectious diseases, and treatment costs for traffic accident injuries in the Silver Zone (65 years and older) have been added.

Insurance claims can be received regardless of the accident location or other insurances, and applications can be made within three years from the date of the accident. However, according to Article 732 of the Commercial Act, death under the age of 15 is not covered.

The city plans to promote the Citizen Safety Insurance through various methods such as posting on the city website, SNS promotion, banners, and distributing flyers and leaflets so that many citizens can use it.

Mayor Lee Hak-su said, “We have increased the coverage items and subscribed to insurance so that citizens who suffer damage from disasters and accidents can benefit, but what we hope for most is that no disaster or accident occurs,” adding, “We will do our best to make Jeongeup free from disasters and safety accidents.”