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An insurance company sued over 20 million won in compensation for an elementary school student who was left alone after losing his father in a traffic accident. As the story became known, the controversy eventually ended, and the insurance company dropped the lawsuit and issued an apology.

Reporter Jeon Hyung-woo reports.

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In June 2014, a motorcycle and a car crashed at a crossroad in Jangheung, Jeollanam-do, where Mr. A was killed.

The car passenger was also injured, but the negligence ratio was 5 to 5.

Hanwha Insurance, an insurance company for automobile drivers, paid death insurance to the family of Mr. A.

The wife returned to her hometown of Vietnam and paid 40 million won to her aunt, the guardian of Mr. A's son B, according to the inheritance rate.

Four years later, an injured passenger sued.

Hanwha Insurance paid 53 million won for treatment costs and claimed a claim of over 26 million won according to the negligence rate to the 12-year-old B group who was orphaned.

[Han Moon-cheol / Lawyer: (B-gun) You got the address and sued immediately. What does this child know? I don't know, so I'm going to make a ruling and follow him all my life.]

Claiming a claim is a legitimate process, but it does not take into account that the other person is actually an orphan elementary school student.

In particular, the fact that the insurance money was only partially paid according to the inheritance rate and that the compensation was charged to the child in full was bought.

As the controversy grew, the insurance company dropped the lawsuit and the representative issued an apology.

"It was a legitimate legal process, but we couldn't take a close look at the litigation party's assumptions and economic situation," he said. "I will reorganize the internal system to prevent this from happening again."

Hanwha Insurance added that the right to be paid immediately by a legitimate right holder will be paid for insurance benefits for wives whose payment is withheld.

(Video coverage: Namseong Kim, Video editing: Yumira, courtesy: Moon Moon-cheol, lawyer)