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- Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. engages primarily in the non-life insurance business in South Korea. The company offers fire and property insurance; marine insurance; automobile insurance; medical and health insurance; injury, accident, driver, and children's insurance; travel and leisure insurance; pension, savings, and annuity insurance; long-term casualty insurance; group insurance; bancassurance products; and specialized insurance for individuals and corporations; as well as general loan products including insurance contract loans. Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance, founded in 1948 and headquartered at 68 Saemunan-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea, operates within the Taekwang Group and was formerly known as Heungkuk Ssangyong Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. prior to its name change in 2009. In recent years, Taekwang Industrial Co., Ltd., a key affiliate, acquired an additional 19.5% stake in the company from Heungkuk Life Insurance Co., Ltd. in 2022 for approximately KRW 490 billion, increasing its ownership to around 39.13% and strengthening group control. The company continues to focus on customer-oriented innovations such as direct online subscriptions and simplified claims procedures amid stable sector growth in corporate lending and premium increases.