More than 200,000 grace applications for payment of life insurance premiums New Corona July 17 23:42

It was found that by the last month, life insurance companies had applied for more than 200,000 applications for special measures to postpone insurance premium payments for policyholders whose cash flow became difficult due to the new coronavirus. .. Industry groups will consider additional measures if the difficult situation continues.

Life insurance companies have taken special measures to delay the payment of insurance premiums until April of next year for policyholders whose cash flow is becoming difficult due to the effects of the new coronavirus.

Regarding this, Chairman Akio Negishi, who was newly inaugurated on the 17th, announced at a press conference on the 17th that there were 209,000 applications as of the end of last month.

In addition, he said, "It is increasing at a faster pace than when the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred. You can read the situation where the new coronavirus is directly hitting the household." It was

Regarding the increase in the number of infected people again, mainly in Tokyo, Chairman Negishi said, "We will consider whether to refrain from visiting sales again based on the request of the national and local governments. We would like to share our efforts." He said that he would proceed with efforts to prevent the spread of infection so that he could carry out insurance procedures without facing the customer.