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- Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. engages primarily in the non-life insurance business in South Korea and internationally; the company offers fire insurance, marine insurance, automobile insurance, medical and health insurance, illness and injury insurance, children's insurance, driver and accident insurance, annuity and pension insurance, property insurance, travel and leisure insurance, group insurance, and bancassurance products; it also provides loan services including insurance contract loans, general loans, mortgage loans, and credit loans. Founded in 1948 and headquartered at 68 Saemunan-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea, the company operates as part of the Taekwang Group's Heungkuk Financial Group and serves individual and corporate customers across diverse segments such as property and casualty, health, auto, and specialty insurance. In recent developments, Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance launches the 'Non-dividend HeungGood Preceding 3 Major Diseases Coverage Insurance' in October 2024, offering advance diagnosis fee payments for conditions like diabetes and hypertension alongside enhanced treatment cost coverage up to 1.7 billion KRW for cancer and 700 million KRW for cerebrovascular or ischemic heart diseases over 10 years; additionally, the company establishes a next-generation new contract premium and reserve pricing calculation system in January 2025 to streamline insurance product development through automation and standardization.