Venezuela regulator asks insurers to maintain earthquake health coverage

Venezuela's state Superintendency of Insurance Activities (Sudeaseg) has issued a directive urging insurance and prepaid medicine companies to continue providing health coverage for earthquake-related incidents. The circular calls for companies to temporarily suspend exclusion clauses typically applied to natural disasters, catastrophic events, or earthquakes.

Sudeaseg communicated that this directive instructs insurers to "process, admit, and provide full and timely coverage for health and medical assistance claims filed from this date forward." The circular, identified as SAA-01-0137-2026, specifically addresses claims stemming from injuries sustained by policyholders due to recent seismic events.

Furthermore, the directive mandates that insurance companies establish priority service channels and simplify administrative procedures to ensure immediate and expedited care for affected individuals. According to the latest government figures released by Delcy Rodríguez's administration, the earthquakes resulted in at least 1,719 fatalities, 5,017 injuries, and the complete collapse of 189 buildings.

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process, admit, and provide full and timely coverage for health and medical assistance claims filed from this date forward.