The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) reported that the National Disaster Insurance scheme has approved over 56 million baht in claims, assisting 4,820 households, with efforts to provide rapid and comprehensive relief according to their entitlements.
On 8 Nov 2023 GMT+7, Mr. Nirat Pongsitthaworn, Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), Ministry of Interior, stated that the government has implemented a disaster insurance system to protect citizens from three types of natural disasters: flooding, windstorms, and earthquakes. This mechanism aims to strengthen security and assurance for affected households. Nationwide, as of 8 Nov 2023 GMT+7, 40,546 people have registered to claim benefits under the National Disaster Insurance policy through the government’s insurance purchase project. Insurance companies have approved claims for 4,820 individuals, totaling 56,005,000 baht, divided as follows: 1) Residential insurance policies for floods and water encroachment have been approved and payments transferred to 4,517 claimants totaling 52,225,000 baht; windstorm claims approved and paid to 303 claimants totaling 3,780,000 baht; 2) Group accident insurance policies for death cases have been approved and paid to 2 claimants totaling 4,000,000 baht.
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, the Office of Insurance Commission, and the Thai General Insurance Association are jointly integrating government databases and expediting fact verification processes to ensure timely and thorough assistance to the public, following directives from Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who also serves as Minister of Interior, and Deputy Minister Je-sed Thaiset.