Sales of COVID-19 insurance policies in Taiwan rose to 2,500 per day on average in the first 17 days this month, 126 percent higher than in the same period last year, amid a rising number of local COVID-19 cases, Financial Supervisory Commission data showed last week.
From Jan. 1 to Monday last week, insurance companies sold 42,376 policies that cover losses incurred by COVID-19 infections, quarantine, home isolation or adverse reactions related to vaccinations, with combined premiums of NT$34.6 million (US$1.25 million), commission data showed.
Eighty policyholders received compensation during the period, with a total payout of NT$7.15 million, the data showed.
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