Reporting Center Opens for '8-Week Rule' Traffic Accident Treatment Disputes

Here is the first piece of useful news.

Reporting center for damages related to the '8-week rule'.

If treatment following a traffic accident exceeds 8 weeks, it is referred to as the '8-week rule', during which authorities review whether long-term treatment is truly necessary.

A reporting center for related damages begins operations today (October 12).

Targets for reporting include cases of unfair claims handling, such as insurers failing to provide necessary guidance or passing the cost of issuing medical certificates onto patients, as well as pressuring patients to settle before treatment is completed.

The General Insurance Association of Korea plans to verify the facts upon receiving reports, take corrective measures, and reflect recurring issues in institutional improvements.
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