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*Residential Earthquake Insurance Claims Handling Procedures for insurers
  • Procedures for Residential Earthquake Insurance Claims Handling Establishment of Total loss and Claims Processing Procedures  
  • * 1.Earthquake disaster occurs

  • * 2.Policyholder

  • 2.1Claims application( go to 8.1)

  • 2.1.1Non-life insurers

    2.1.2TREIF

    2.1.3Joint claims service center in disaster area

  • * 3.TREIF investigates quake and compiles data

  • 3.1Quake statistics compiled by National Disaster Prevention and Protection Commission or local government

  • * 4.TREIF internal meeting

  • 4.1Report to authority and non-life insurers

    4.2 Issue press release asking policyholders to report

  • * 5.Time of establishment of the central disaster response center

  • 5.1Convene emergency meeting discussion topics:

  • 5.1.1Determine whether to establish a central claims subcommittee to supervise and direct the joint claims      service center in disaster area

    5.1.2Determine whether to reduce comp -ensation and the ratio of reduction

    5.1.3Determine whether to initiate remote backup support

    5.1.4Other important matters

  • * 6.a When emergency meeting decides not to establish a central claims sub -committee.

  •   6.b When the local governm -ent establishes an emer -gency response center and the policyholder's

  •     residence is damaged

  •   6.c When the central and local governments both establish emergency response centers are not established,

  •     the policyholder's residence is damaged, and the internal meeting decides to esta -blish a central claims

  •     sub -committee.

  • 6.1 Establish a claims processing subco -mmittee work tasks:

  • 6.1.1Collection and reporting of infor -mation on earthquake and status of claims handling

    6.1.2Coordinate and dispatch qualified adjustors

    6.1.3Discuss compensation issues raised by policy writers and policyholders

    6.1.4Other related subjects

  • * 7.When neither the central claims subcommittee nor the claims processing sub -committee are established

  • 7.1Handling by non-life insurers.

  • * 8.Refer to appraisal results by adjustors called up on eme -rgency by the local government

  • 8.1Procedure for determining total loss and claims handling

  • * 9.Compilation by the TREIF

  • * 10.TREIF receives payment from reinsrers