As summer approaches, bringing increased heavy rainfall and typhoons, the Insurance Development Institute is implementing an emergency evacuation alert service to help quickly relocate vehicles parked in flood-risk areas.
The Insurance Development Institute announced on June 24 that it has been operating the 'Emergency Evacuation Alert Service' since June of last year in collaboration with non-life insurance companies to prevent vehicle flood damage.
This service allows patrol officers from insurance companies, local governments, and police to input vehicle license plate numbers into a system for cars parked in flood-risk areas. Owners receive evacuation notifications via text message (SMS), voice alerts, and KakaoTalk.
According to the Insurance Development Institute, there were a total of 35,011 vehicle flood incidents reported by 12 non-life insurance companies from 2021 to 2025. Of these, 33,490 incidents occurred between July and October, accounting for 95.7% of the total.
The service began around June 2024. As of the end of May this year, there were 2,503 users, and among the 2,802 vehicles that received evacuation alerts last year, only 9 were involved in flood incidents.
The Insurance Development Institute urged users to verify the official sender number and KakaoTalk authentication channel to avoid mistaking emergency evacuation alerts for phishing scams or spam. The evacuation alert messages do not contain internet addresses (URLs) or app installation links.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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