Suwon City Expands Citizen Safety Insurance Coverage Nationwide

Suwon Citizen Safety Insurance Information Poster

The city of Suwon in Gyeonggi Province is expanding the coverage area for injury medical expenses under the ‘Citizen Safety Insurance’ to nationwide. In the event of death due to an injury accident, funeral expenses of up to 20 million KRW will be supported.

On the 15th, Suwon City announced that it enrolled in the ‘2024 Suwon Citizen Safety Insurance’ earlier this year, which provides insurance benefits of up to 20 million KRW to Suwon citizens (including registered foreigners and overseas Koreans residing in Suwon) who suffer unexpected fires, safety accidents, and other incidents. Notably, the coverage area for injury medical expenses, which was previously limited to ‘facilities managed within Suwon City,’ has been expanded nationwide.

Suwon citizens are automatically enrolled in the insurance, and the coverage period is from January 1 to December 31 of this year.

Since 2019, Suwon City has enrolled every resident registered in Suwon in the Citizen Safety Insurance, which provides free insurance benefits annually. Since 2020, the Citizen Safety Insurance and the ‘Suwon Citizen Bicycle Insurance,’ which covers bicycle accident compensation, have been integrated into the ‘Suwon Citizen Safety Insurance.’

This year, the coverage items have been revised to include injury medical expense support (up to 1 million KRW, with a deductible of 30,000 KRW) and injury death funeral expense support (up to 20 million KRW, for those aged 15 and older). If treatment is received for injury accidents occurring nationwide, including accidents involving electric wheelchairs, bicycles, and shared PMs (Personal Mobility devices), emergency costs, treatment fees, surgery fees, and hospitalization fees can be covered up to 1 million KRW.

Insurance claims can be made within 3 years from the date of the accident, but only for treatments received within 1 year from the accident date.

After contacting the Suwon Citizen Safety Insurance Compensation Center (02-2135-9453) and preparing the necessary documents, individuals can directly claim the insurance benefits. Coverage can overlap with personal insurance.

Detailed information on coverage items and limits can be found by searching ‘Suwon Citizen Safety Insurance’ on the Suwon City website search bar.

A Suwon City official stated, "To allow more citizens to benefit from the Citizen Safety Insurance, we have expanded the coverage area for injury medical expenses nationwide," and added, "We will strive to operate an effective Citizen Safety Insurance to assist Suwon citizens affected by unexpected disasters and accidents."

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