Thailand’s Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) announced a coordinated Songkran festival initiative with the insurance industry and other agencies to promote the use of insurance as a practical tool to reduce losses and improve public protection, structured around three priorities: health and wellbeing, safer travel, and longer-term financial planning. The programme includes basic health screening and expert advice, alongside public messaging on accident and non-communicable disease risks and the addition of “insurance” as a risk-management element. For travel safety, the OIC is working with the Road Accident Victims Protection Company Limited to provide vehicle checks, free light-bulb replacement and free engine-oil changes, while encouraging uptake of compulsory motor insurance and voluntary motor cover; it will also support proactive measures during the 10–16 April 2026 “seven dangerous days” road-safety period as a network partner of the Ministry of Interior’s Road Safety Operation Center. On financial planning, the OIC is promoting savings, investment, life insurance and health insurance and is offering free credit information checks through the National Credit Bureau Company Limited. As part of the campaign, the OIC is promoting two low-cost insurance products available via nationwide partners from 31 March to 30 June 2026, each providing 30 days’ cover: “Songkran cheerful insurance” (premiums from THB 10, coverage up to THB 250,000) and “Home deposit travel with peace of mind insurance” (THB 10 premium, coverage up to THB 30,000). It also opened an online “energy saving and health” activity across its nine regional Facebook pages, offering prizes including vaccine vouchers and microinsurance policies.
Thailand Office of Insurance Commission 2026-04-04
Thailand Office of Insurance Commission launches Songkran safety drive and THB 10 low-cost insurance offers
The Thailand Office of Insurance Commission launched a coordinated Songkran festival campaign with insurers and other agencies to promote insurance for loss reduction and public protection, focusing on health, safer travel and longer-term financial planning. Measures include health screening and risk-awareness messaging, vehicle safety checks and promotion of compulsory and voluntary motor insurance, financial planning outreach and free credit checks, plus two low-cost 30-day microinsurance products and online engagement activities with insurance-related prizes.