Following 'Yama-to-Keikoku Mountaineering Insurance', Sales of 'Search and Rescue Expense Insurance Mountain Group Plan' Started
Yama-kei Publishers, in partnership with ABC Short-Term Insurance, launched the 'Search and Rescue Expense Insurance Mountain Group Plan' on April 1st, a bulk insurance plan for mountain groups of 5 or more people.
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Yama-kei Publishers Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and President: Hirofumi Ninomiya), which operates the media business in the mountain and nature fields within the Impress Group, will start selling the "Search and Rescue Expense Insurance Mountain Group Plan" on Wednesday, April 1, following the "Yama-to-Keikoku Mountaineering Insurance (Search and Rescue Expense Insurance)". This insurance adds a "Special Clause Concerning the Issuance of Blanket Insurance Policies, etc." to the official insurance name "Search and Rescue Expense Insurance" (Underwriting short-term, small-amount insurer: ABC Short-Term Insurance Co., Ltd.). Yama-kei Publishers Co., Ltd. will work as the handling soliciting agency.
The "Search and Rescue Expense Insurance Mountain Group Plan" can be applied for by mountain groups and circles of 5 or more people, with the representative as the insurance policyholder.
**Features of the "Search and Rescue Expense Insurance Mountain Group Plan"**
1. Fully compensates up to a maximum of 3 million yen per person for expenses related to search and rescue activities, including primary rescue and secondary search.
2. Even if search and rescue expenses are not incurred, a flat rate of 50,000 yen per person is paid for family travel expenses and medical treatment costs.
3. For mountain groups of 5 or more people, the representative can apply in bulk as the insurance policyholder.
4. The annual premium is 3,500 yen/person for a contract with 5 to 9 insured persons, and 3,200 yen/person for a contract with 10 or more people.
5. Not only non-snow mountain climbing, but various domestic outdoor activities such as alpine climbing, rock climbing, snow mountain climbing, backcountry skiing, and trail running are covered. *Marine distress is excluded.
6. Distress due to natural disasters such as earthquakes and eruptions is also covered.
Details of the product and applications for enrollment are posted on the special page for the Search and Rescue Expense Insurance Mountain Group Plan (ABC Short-Term Insurance).
URL: https://www.abc-rq.com/group-plan?r=Z00000000160
* The "Search and Rescue Expense Insurance Mountain Group Plan" is an insurance product that adds the "Special Clause Concerning the Issuance of Blanket Insurance Policies, etc." to the official name "Search and Rescue Expense Insurance".
Additionally, the "Yama-to-Keikoku Mountaineering Insurance", which started sales in April 2025, continues to be sold. This insurance is an insurance product that adds the "Special Clause Concerning the Electronic Delivery of Communications and Credit Card Payment of Insurance Premiums" to the official name "Search and Rescue Expense Insurance" (Underwriting short-term, small-amount insurer: ABC Short-Term Insurance Co., Ltd.). The annual premium is 3,300 yen.
The "Search and Rescue Expense Insurance Mountain Group Plan" can be applied for by mountain groups and circles of 5 or more people, with the representative as the insurance policyholder.
**Features of the "Search and Rescue Expense Insurance Mountain Group Plan"**
1. Fully compensates up to a maximum of 3 million yen per person for expenses related to search and rescue activities, including primary rescue and secondary search.
2. Even if search and rescue expenses are not incurred, a flat rate of 50,000 yen per person is paid for family travel expenses and medical treatment costs.
3. For mountain groups of 5 or more people, the representative can apply in bulk as the insurance policyholder.
4. The annual premium is 3,500 yen/person for a contract with 5 to 9 insured persons, and 3,200 yen/person for a contract with 10 or more people.
5. Not only non-snow mountain climbing, but various domestic outdoor activities such as alpine climbing, rock climbing, snow mountain climbing, backcountry skiing, and trail running are covered. *Marine distress is excluded.
6. Distress due to natural disasters such as earthquakes and eruptions is also covered.
Details of the product and applications for enrollment are posted on the special page for the Search and Rescue Expense Insurance Mountain Group Plan (ABC Short-Term Insurance).
URL: https://www.abc-rq.com/group-plan?r=Z00000000160
* The "Search and Rescue Expense Insurance Mountain Group Plan" is an insurance product that adds the "Special Clause Concerning the Issuance of Blanket Insurance Policies, etc." to the official name "Search and Rescue Expense Insurance".
Additionally, the "Yama-to-Keikoku Mountaineering Insurance", which started sales in April 2025, continues to be sold. This insurance is an insurance product that adds the "Special Clause Concerning the Electronic Delivery of Communications and Credit Card Payment of Insurance Premiums" to the official name "Search and Rescue Expense Insurance" (Underwriting short-term, small-amount insurer: ABC Short-Term Insurance Co., Ltd.). The annual premium is 3,300 yen.