Korean Job Discussion Forums

[le-paul]

as stupid as my subject appears, I realised yesterday that I have no idea what happens to us if (god forbid) we have a fatal accident in Korea.
Do we get burried here or is our body shipped back home? do we need insurance to cover this incase it happens?
A guy i know was killed in an accident a few days ago and it got me thinking about all this.
Thanks for any help.

[Zyzyfer]

I don't think getting shipped home is cheap. I heard a figure once that was rather high, 65K maybe?

My grandmother has a small life insurance policy on me for such an event, sounds morbid possibly but after the chaos over my mother's funeral (she didn't have much money saved) it's good to know my body wouldn't cause so much drama for people if I die. I've even discussed what they should do in the event, just have me cremated here.

If it concerns you, you should talk with the family and work something out. I had no idea about this stuff either until a few years ago.

[eamo]

I think I'll get some insurance for that myself. ......there's no way anyone related to me can afford that kind of cost.

[davai!]

This is something we should ALL, as adults, think about and plan for.

In addition to average $10000-15000 funeral costs in your home country.....


It is VERY expensive for the airline "ticket" to send a casket --upwards of $10,000. This will be added on to the RT ticket(s) of your family member(s) who will come to retrieve it.

You should write a will, of course, and have TWO witnesses sign it. Also, leave instructions for how you want your funeral, etc. You could, for instance, insist that you are cremated in Korea, then just your ashes sent or accompanied home.



You should get life insurance. A $25000 policy is only 3-5 USD a month. Good peace of mind that you won't stick your family with those expenses.

Also, check with your embassy on their procedures, which are likely to not be free of charge.

[pegasus64128]

[PigeonFart]

This is an important topic that rarely gets raised. So rare in fact, i don't think i've thought about it all since arriving in Korea a long time ago.

I ought to deal with it now though. I should be an adult about such things and plan for such morbid eventualities. Wouldn't want my loved ones to face such crap after i'm gone, they'd have enough to deal with. Thanks for raising the subject.

[nathanrutledge]

In college, there was a (stereotype warning) Native American who lived above me and he drank himself to death. Had no family, boss didn't notice/care that he stopped coming into work. He died in his chair and they only found him when the smell got so bad that they went door to door looking. Took a while, but they found a cousin through an old employer - came and took him back to the reservation, did a religious ceremony in the apartment, and that was it.

I've wondered about that here though. I die, how long until the boss actually comes into my apartment to find my rotting corpse. (I pray that I don't pull a John Popper and vapor lock in mid stroke.)

[jvalmer]

In addition to the what to do with my body part, I always want to ensure someone just wipes all my computer's hard-drives clean. I don't want my mom finding my store of 'material'.

[cert43]

Depends on the religon; think cremating is the cheapest option ( in most cases)..Come to think of it, never even a typical graveyard in Korea..

[rchristo10]

[Riddle]

What will happen to our built-up pension funds if we pass away here? Can we assign a beneficiary?

[Died By Bear]

On another note, do you think that when we die we get to come back again and again (reincarnation), or is this it for us, after death - everything goes black and it's over?

[ajosshi]

[ajosshi]

[UlsanBoy]

good thread op and thank you for posting it. I do not want to burden my family with a massive payment to bring my remains home should I die (knock on wood). I will have to look into a life insurance policy.