Liu Yaozong (middle), mayor of Hualien Shoufeng Township, announced that the whole township accepts accident insurance group insurance, with a maximum claim of 150,000 yuan per person.

(Provided by Shoufeng Township Office)

[Reporter Wang Junqi / Hualien Report] Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, after Xincheng, Guangfu and Fengbin Township, has become the fourth township to offer "Rural Villagers' Group Injury Insurance". More than 100 yuan, with a maximum claim of NT$150,000. The policy will take effect on the 13th, and the insurance period will be at the end of the year.

Shoufeng Township set up a group insurance for the villagers. Without compressing or crowding out other budgets, it raised funds by itself and was supported by the township representative. The final bid amount of 1.08 million yuan was guaranteed for the whole township. The contract is signed, and the guarantee period is December 31 this year.

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Township head Liu Yaozong said that Shoufeng has a population of about 17,000 people. It faces the Pacific Ocean in the east and has the Central Mountains and Coastal Mountains in the territory. The risks of fishing, hunting, and farming in the scorching sun are not small.

He said that many people died or were seriously disabled due to intentional accidents. In the face of sudden accidents, follow-up medical expenses, physical disability or death have put their families in difficulties. , build a sound social safety net, as long as those registered in Shoufeng can be protected.

Liu Yaozong emphasized that if the insured dies unexpectedly, the payment will be 150,000 yuan; if the accident causes disability, the maximum insurance amount is also 150,000 yuan; if the body is injured due to an accidental injury accident, including natural disasters, the insured will be paid on the day of the accidental injury accident. Within 180 days of death, disability or continuous coma for more than 6 months, death or disability insurance benefits can be paid according to the insurance contract; the Civil Affairs Division and each village office can accept applications.

New urban and rural areas are the first in Hualien to offer group insurance for villagers in 2021. New welfare measures will be introduced this year. Villagers will be given 1,000 yuan in hospitalization, limited to once a year; Guangfu Township also follows up with accident group insurance, with a maximum claim of 150,000 yuan; Feng Binxiang has insured more than 4,000 people in the township in June this year. The insurance period expires at the end of the year, and the maximum compensation is 300,000 yuan. It is the township with the largest amount of compensation in the county.