Hapcheon-gun Expands Coverage and Enrollment for 'Citizen Safety Insurance'

Expansion of Gunmin Safety Insurance Coverage from 13 to 18 Areas for Enhanced Safety Protection

Hapcheon County Office building exterior view

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam Province announced on the 29th that it has renewed the citizen safety insurance, which expires on the 30th.

The citizen safety insurance newly subscribed this time has been enrolled annually since 2019, with a one-year subscription period.

The citizen safety insurance has expanded its coverage from 13 categories to 18 categories. The coverage now includes gas, infectious diseases, and public transportation in addition to the previous 13 categories such as public transportation accidents, explosions, fires, landslides, hit-and-run, traffic accidents in child protection zones, violent crime incidents, and agricultural machinery accidents. The maximum coverage limit is 100 million KRW (varies by category), and benefits can be received concurrently with other insurances.

The infectious disease category added this year provides an insurance payout of 5 million KRW in case of death due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), aiming to fully support citizens' losses caused by COVID-19.

So far, two people have benefited (two deaths from agricultural machinery accidents), each receiving an insurance payout of 10 million KRW.

A county official stated, “We hope that subscribing to the citizen safety insurance will help victims and their families return to daily life after various disaster accidents, even if only a little.”