Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and Kyobo Life Insurance Sign MOU to Promote Pre-Registration for Missing Person Prevention

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and Kyobo Life Insurance have joined forces to prevent the disappearance of children and dementia patients and to strengthen the social safety net.

At the 'Pre-Registration Activation for Missing Person Prevention' agreement ceremony held on the 5th, Park Jungbo, Chief of Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (third from right), is taking a commemorative photo with officials. Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency

The two organizations announced that at 2:00 p.m. on the 5th, they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Mugunghwa Conference Room of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency to activate pre-registration for missing person prevention. The purpose is to establish a public-private cooperation model to raise awareness of and expand participation in the pre-registration system for missing person prevention.

The main content of the agreement is that subscribers to children's insurance and dementia insurance who certify their pre-registration for missing person prevention will receive a discount of up to 1.5% on their insurance premiums. The pre-registration system for missing person prevention allows the police to pre-register information such as fingerprints, photos, and guardian contact details for children or dementia patients. It is designed to facilitate the rapid discovery and safe return of missing individuals to their families.

In Seoul, the pre-registration rate for missing person prevention currently stands at about 65.7% of all eligible individuals and continues to rise each year. A police official emphasized, "Pre-registration is not simply a choice but an essential task to protect the socially vulnerable," adding, "Voluntary participation from all sectors, including not only the police but also private companies, is necessary."

The two organizations plan to launch a nationwide promotional campaign as a result of this agreement.

Park Jeongbo, Chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, stated, "The heartfelt policing that Seoul Police pursue is about comforting anxious citizens, empathizing with those who are hurting, and reaching out with warmth," and added, "Through our cooperation with Kyobo Life Insurance, we will establish a robust safety net to protect the socially vulnerable."

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