"Is This the Official 'Find My Insurance'? Life and General Insurance Associations Warn Against Similar Sites and Apps"

The Korea Life Insurance Association and the General Insurance Association of Korea have urged consumers to verify the operator when using websites or applications with names similar to the insurance policy history lookup service 'Find My Insurance.'

Logo of the General Insurance Association of Korea

According to the Korea Life Insurance Association and the General Insurance Association of Korea on September 22, there have been recent instances of personal information being collected through websites and apps with names similar to 'Find My Insurance,' and then used for insurance sales and other purposes.

Because consumers may mistake such similarly named services for the official service operated by the associations when checking their insurance policies, it is necessary to confirm both the operator and the purpose of personal information collection and use before entering any personal data.

'Find My Insurance' is a service jointly provided by the Korea Life Insurance Association and the General Insurance Association of Korea. Consumers can authenticate themselves and check their insurance policy history, unclaimed insurance benefits, dormant policy funds, and more. 'Find My Insurance' only requires users to provide essential personal information necessary for policy history lookup. It does not seek optional consent for insurance sales purposes such as solicitation of insurance products.

The associations have recommended that consumers access 'Find My Insurance' via the official websites of the Korea Life Insurance Association or the General Insurance Association of Korea. Even if the name of the site or app is similar, consumers must verify whether the operator is indeed the association.

Consumers should also review the consent details for personal information collection, use, and provision to third parties. It is important to check whether personal information will be used for purposes other than policy history lookup, such as insurance consultations or product introductions.

The Korea Life Insurance Association and the General Insurance Association of Korea plan to post a guidance popup on the 'Find My Insurance' homepage, so that users can confirm whether the service is official.

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