Hwaseong City Relaunches Citizen Safety Insurance Program

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-seong] All Hwaseong citizens will now be able to receive coverage of up to 700,000 won per person for injury accidents occurring within the country.

Hwaseong City announced on the 30th that the citizen safety insurance program, which was first introduced in 2019, had its operations suspended when two bidding processes prior to policy expiration failed. However, after consultations with relevant agencies, a contract was signed and insurance coverage was resumed as of the 28th.

The citizen safety insurance program is a free insurance that protects daily life for all citizens with residence registration in the city from various accidents and disasters occurring domestically.

Particularly starting this year, the citizen safety insurance and bicycle insurance have been integrated, allowing coverage for injuries from bicycle accidents as well.

The coverage applies to all citizens with residence registration in Hwaseong City, including registered foreigners and overseas Koreans with residence registration, without any separate enrollment procedures.

The insurance covers out-of-pocket medical expenses from injury accidents occurring within the country, providing coverage up to 700,000 won per person after deducting a 30,000 won deductible.

Covered incidents include ▲bicycle accidents ▲natural disasters ▲mountaineering accidents ▲fire and explosions ▲electrical accidents (electrocution) ▲falls and collapses ▲water-related accidents (submersion, drowning) ▲agricultural machinery accidents, and most other injury accidents.

However, the insurance does not cover all traffic accident medical expenses except bicycle accidents, industrial accidents, non-covered medical items, medical expenses covered by the National Health Insurance Service, and accident compensation processed through other liability insurance or government support.

The insurance claim period is within 3 years from the date of accident, and insurance payment may not be made if the total insurance limit is exhausted.

For more information, contact by phone (1661-4326). Insurance claims can be filed through the ‘Hwaseong City Citizen Safety Insurance Reception Center’ via fax (070-4758-9626) or email (safety4326@naver.com).