Incheon Apartment electric vehicle fire damage: 600 vehicles ‘car insurance claim’ … expected to increase further

▲ Joint investigation of a fire​​​​ in the underground parking lot of Cheongna Apartment in Incheon [연합뉴스]
It has been reported that 600 vehicle damage coverage (car insurance) claims have been submitted to insurance companies by car owners who suffered damage from an electric vehicle fire that occurred in an apartment building in Incheon.

According to the non-life insurance industry on the 11th, the total number of claims for car insurance from car owners who suffered a fire​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​or major damage from an electric car fire that occurred in the first parking lot of Cheongna Apartment in Incheon on the 1st. it is almost 600.

Vehicle insurance compensates for damage that occurs directly to a vehicle as a result of an accident during the ownership, use or maintenance of the vehicle, up to the sum insured.

In fact, it was found that about 300 claims for auto processing were received from Insurance Company A, and about 70 claims were received from Company B, another insurance company.

As a result of the operation of the fire department’s field damage reception center, the number of damaged vehicles was 880, including 42 completely burned, 45 partially burned, and 793 damaged, and the insurance claims are expected to increase further.

Insurance companies are expected to first receive applications for car damage insurance from owners of damaged cars, pay the insurance money, and then start submitting claims for compensation based on liability.

The targets are likely to be vehicle manufacturers, battery manufacturers, car owners, apartment management offices, etc.