Have you ever heard of the word “four major insurances”?
If you’ve watched news and TV a lot while living in Korea, you’ve probably heard it at least once. But what’s the big four insurance policies? Does it matter to foreigners?
I’ll tell you more about the four major insurances today.


What are the four major insurances?
Korea’s four major insurances refer to all four insurances directly managed by the government to ensure a stable economic life for the people from social risks. In Korea, people with income, companies, and institutions are required to pay four major insurances! It’s a mandatory subscription insurance that all workers must sign up for, regardless of whether they are interns, non-regular workers, or regular workers!
Foreigners also have to pay four major insurances if they work for a Korean company! When you look at job postings on recruitment sites, there are often the same conditions as “four major insurances included.” Some companies offer four major insurances instead, or some companies have such conditions, such as 50%.
What are the four major insurances?
The four major insurances include national pension, national health insurance, employment insurance, and industrial accident compensation insurance. In the case of international students, if they live in Korea for more than six months, they are obligated to pay national health insurance every month. If you get a job in Korea, you have to pay the national pension, employment insurance, and industrial accident compensation insurance in addition to the national health insurance. Then what kind of benefits do you think each insurance provides? The four major insurances don’t usually get any benefits right away, but they can get benefits depending on the conditions of the insurance
the national pension


The National Pension Service pays 4.5% of its monthly salary as an insurance premium almost every year. The national pension, which is later paid for retirement, is a system created in preparation for not being able to work if a worker retires after a certain age. In other words, when you retire later, you have the amount you can get every month, and that amount will be returned to the National Pension Service we paid for!
employment insurance


It is a system created for support purposes such as paying salaries and arranging jobs so that workers can continue to live for a certain period of time if they are unemployed or do not earn income due to leave of absence. If you take a leave of absence due to a sudden incident while working, it will be hard to make a living because you can’t get paid. You can get benefits if you pay employment insurance then. However, you need to sign up for more than 6 months to get the benefit.
the national health insurance
The medical expenses charged one day after visiting the hospital for medical treatment, the state already supports a certain amount, and only the remaining amount is to be charged
industrial accident insurance
When a worker is injured at work, the employer has to compensate the worker according to the Labor Standards Act, and at that time, it is industrial accident insurance. There may be cases of illness, disability, or injury, and if an occupational accident is recognized, the employer pays 100% of the industrial accident insurance premiums that provide medical treatment or death insurance!