Hwaseong City Expands Citizen Safety Insurance to Include Personal Mobility Device (PM) Accidents

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Hwaseong City announced on the 2nd that it has been expanding its citizen safety insurance coverage since December 19 of last year to include accidents involving personal mobility devices (PM).

The newly added personal mobility devices refer to single-occupant transportation vehicles powered by electricity, which must be motorized bicycles with a maximum speed of 25km/h and a vehicle weight of less than 30kg, with electric kickboards falling into this category.

In particular, the coverage includes not only electric kickboards owned by individuals but also electric kickboards rented by sharing companies.

The city's citizen safety insurance automatically covers residents with registered addresses within the city, and benefits can be received regardless of the accident location. Duplicate compensation is also possible even if citizens are enrolled in other accident damage insurance.

The coverage amount provides up to 1 million won per person for injury medical expenses incurred in treatment, and up to 10 million won per person for injury-related funeral expenses. However, non-covered items, accidents resulting from general traffic accidents, industrial accidents, and accidents that can be compensated through other liability coverage are excluded from compensation.

Insurance claims can be made within 3 years from the date of the accident, and claims are processed by submitting the necessary documentation to the insurance company. For more details and document formats, search for 'Hwaseong City Citizen Safety Insurance' on the Hwaseong City website's City Notification section.