"People Complete Care"...Korea Life Insurance Association Honors 12 Care Workers

[Financial News] The life insurance industry has selected and honored 12 outstanding workers who have cared for older adults' daily lives in long-term care and caregiving settings.
The Korea Life Insurance Association held the 1st Life Insurance Senior Life Care Awards at the Seoul Life Insurance Education and Culture Center on the 21st. It said plaques were presented to 12 caregivers and nurses affiliated with Samsung Noble Life, Shinhan Life Care, and KB Golden Life Care.
The event was organized to highlight the role of workers responsible for service quality in the field as demand for long-term care and caregiving continues to grow amid an aging population.
Caregivers and nurses support older adults with physical activities and daily living, monitor their health, and provide emotional care. The Korea Life Insurance Association explained that their professionalism and sense of responsibility underpin high-quality care services.
The event was attended by Korea Life Insurance Association Chairman Kim Cheol-joo and the heads of long-term care subsidiaries of life insurance companies. Kim personally presented the plaques to the recipients and encouraged the workers for their dedication in the field.
Kim said, "Good facilities, systems, and new technologies are important, but people are what complete care. The unseen dedication of caregivers and nurses who quietly stay by older adults' sides in the field is raising the dignity of care in our society."
The life insurance industry is expanding its business beyond insurance into senior life care, including long-term care and caregiving. The Korea Life Insurance Association plans to broaden the care ecosystem through the training and education of care workers, senior food, and AgeTech. It also plans to help establish a sustainable care system involving both the public and private sectors.
Kim Cheol-joo stated, "The life insurance industry, too, will expand its role beyond insurance into an industry that helps care for people's lives in old age. We will expand the care ecosystem through training and education for care workers, senior food, and AgeTech."
Park Hyun-sook, a caregiver affiliated with Samsung Noble County who represented the award recipients, has worked in long-term care for 13 years. Park said, "I feel the greatest sense of fulfillment when I see older adults living comfortably and happily. I will take this award as a sign of encouragement and continue doing my best in my role by staying by older adults' sides, just as I have until now."
According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare's (MOHW) "2025 Long-Term Care Survey," the average length of employment at their current long-term care institution among facility-based care workers is 6.3 years. The Korea Life Insurance Association plans to use the awards as an opportunity to continuously identify and encourage outstanding care workers while raising respect for field staff and the quality of care services.
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