Relo Club to Provide "Hail Protection Body Cover" Privilege Service for SBI General Insurance Auto Insurance Policyholders

Relo Club Inc. (part of Relo Group, Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market 8876), a top company in welfare outsourcing services, is pleased to announce the launch of a new service in its CRM business. This service will provide SBI General Insurance Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Nao Ono, hereinafter "SBI General Insurance")'s auto insurance policyholders with a specially discounted custom-fit body cover to protect their beloved cars from hail damage, in collaboration with AUTOLAB Inc. (headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Shun Senda, hereinafter "AUTOLAB"). This service offers products that can be used as a proactive measure against the risk of automotive damage from hail, which is increasing nationwide in recent years, at a special discount of **15% OFF the regular price for SBI General Insurance auto insurance policyholders**. ### ■ Risk of Natural Disasters Such as Hail is Doubling Hail frequently occurs in Eastern Japan, particularly in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region, from May to July. *2 For example, in May 2000, hail fell over a wide area from Ibaraki to Chiba, causing damage to 33,000 vehicles, estimated at approximately 13 billion yen. *3 As seen above, since the 2000s, cases causing widespread damage in a short period due to the development of cumulonimbus clouds associated with atmospheric instability have increased. Damage to automobiles, in particular, has become more frequent and severe.