KB Insurance Activates "Emergency Response Process" for Heavy Summer Rains

On July 15, KB Insurance announced that it has activated an "emergency response process" to prepare for potential vehicle damage caused by heavy summer rains and typhoons.

KB Insurance plans to minimize customer inconvenience and provide prompt recovery and compensation support in situations where claims for flooded vehicles and roadside assistance requests surge due to worsening weather conditions. The emergency response process is operated in stages according to the extent of the damage: the pre-preparation stage, prevention stage, initial control stage, on-site control stage, and emergency camp stage. At each stage, the company will systematically and swiftly carry out tasks such as collecting weather information, conducting site patrols, securing emergency support infrastructure, providing evacuation guidance, and operating emergency camps.

KB Insurance Headquarters Gangnam Building

In the "pre-preparation stage," the company will collect and analyze weather information and notify service partners in advance to check the readiness of personnel, vehicles, equipment, and other emergency support infrastructure. In addition, KB Insurance will secure vehicle assembly points, equipment, and personnel required for operating emergency camps, and will pre-coordinate response measures with relevant departments.

During the "prevention stage," center managers and service partners in charge of areas at risk of flooding will patrol the region to identify vulnerable vehicles. They will register vehicle information through the "emergency evacuation notification system," which is jointly operated by the Korea Insurance Development Institute, the General Insurance Association of Korea, and Korea Expressway Corporation, and promptly guide vehicle owners to evacuate. The company also plans to send disaster alert text messages to customers, urging caution in high-risk areas.

In the "initial control stage," KB Insurance will monitor accidents and dispatch status in disaster-prone areas in real time and check the emergency support infrastructure, such as tow trucks, to maintain a state of emergency preparedness. The company will also share information with local governments and maintain a coordinated response system.

Upon reaching the "on-site control stage," the company will deploy the standby emergency support infrastructure to affected areas and, if necessary, allocate additional resources to minimize damage. At the same time, KB Insurance will secure assembly points for emergency camps to ensure prompt response and compensation.

In the "emergency camp stage," key equipment and personnel will be concentrated at emergency camps set up in affected areas to focus on managing the intake and release of flooded vehicles, selling salvageable items, and assisting customers with recovery and compensation. The emergency camps will be established in cooperation with local governments at locations with ample parking space to ensure swift processing of flooded vehicles and enhance customer convenience.

A KB Insurance representative stated, "This summer, instead of typical monsoon rains, we are experiencing frequent localized heavy downpours, which have significantly increased the risk of unexpected vehicle flooding." The representative added, "KB Insurance is fully committed to minimizing customer damage by implementing a thorough emergency response process to prepare for such situations."

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