(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) China's three departments promote epidemic prevention and control insurance to encourage "spending small money to do good things"
China News Service, Beijing, July 1st (Reporter Wang Enbo) The "Notice on Promoting Epidemic Prevention and Control Insurance to Help Market Entities Ensure Employment and People's Livelihood" formulated by China's National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Finance, and China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission. announced.
The official said that this move can provide protection for those who have stopped work and production due to the epidemic, so as to "spend small money and do good things."
Since the beginning of this year, the new crown epidemic caused by the mutant strain of Omicron has spread to most provinces in China. Enterprises and employees who have stopped production and production due to epidemic prevention and control measures have been significantly impacted, and stabilizing the employment of market players is facing new challenges.
According to the relevant person in charge of the Finance Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, in recent years, some local governments in China have cooperated innovatively with insurance companies. The government has mobilized or organized relevant companies to apply for insurance and given certain premium subsidies. Insurance companies have provided service-oriented enterprises and employees affected by the epidemic. Compensation has been widely concerned and positively evaluated by the society.
Based on the in-depth investigation of some localities and insurance work cooperation models in the early stage, the three departments studied and drafted the "Notice" to promote effective epidemic prevention and control insurance work practices in some localities, and help ensure market entities, employment and people's livelihood.
Encourage qualified places to provide policy support for epidemic prevention and control insurance, and give priority to organizations in the logistics, catering, retail, cultural tourism and other hard-hit industries to purchase insurance.
The aforementioned person in charge stated that the biggest highlight of the "Notice" is to promote local governments to introduce market-based insurance methods into a policy toolbox for efficiently coordinating epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, so as to effectively share the cost of epidemic prevention and control among the government, the market, and social entities. Providing protection for market entities and individuals who have been affected by the epidemic and suspended production and production can effectively achieve "precise drip irrigation" for market entities that protect people's livelihoods.
At the same time, the "Notice" also innovatively put forward measures to guide and promote insurance companies to develop and improve epidemic prevention and control insurance products, support and guide insurance institutions to explore the establishment of epidemic prevention and control insurance co-insurance bodies, and expand the application of "insurance +" services, and actively encourage local integration. Practically innovate working methods, effectively help various difficult market entities and groups to cope with the impact of the epidemic, enhance market confidence, and build a solid foundation for stable economic growth.
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