The Divorce Insurance
The Divorce Insurance is a 2025 South Korean romantic comedy workplace television series written by Lee Tae-yoon, directed by Lee Won-suk and Choi Bo-kyung, and starring Lee Dong-wook, Lee Joo-bin, Lee Kwang-soo and Lee Da-hee. It aired on tvN every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 from March 31 to May 6, 2025. It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea and Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.
It became one of the lowest-rated Korean dramas of 2025. A 0.9% viewership rating was recorded nationwide for the series' penultimate episode, making it one of the lowest in the network's history.
Synopsis
Noh Ki-jun is a successful actuary at an insurance company whose love going badly. After going through three divorces and losing a lot of money and happiness each time, he decides to make a new kind of insurance: divorce insurance. As Ki-jun works through the challenges of creating and launching this unique product, on his journey, he faces different types of problems at work and in his personal life. Ki-jun works with a group of co-workers, each with their special traits and backgrounds, as they try to determine how much divorce costs and learn more about love and relationships. As Ki-jun looks more closely at divorce, he starts to think about his past relationships and why they did not work out. He begins to like one of his coworkers, which could lead to a workplace romance.Kang Han-deul is a smart underwriter, but her divorced life was imperfect; she did not have a good relationship with her family either. She joined an insurance company with a group of co-workers who decided to make a new type of insurance. Ki-jun and Han-deul overcame many obstacles and problems in launching this unique product, yet still through the unique ideas and special skills of each co-worker, they learn more about relationships, love, and divorce. Han-deul likes one of her co-workers, which could lead to office romance.
Cast and characters
Main
- Lee Dong-wook as Noh Ki-jun
- Lee Joo-bin as Kang Han-deul
- Lee Kwang-soo as An Jeong-man
- Lee Da-hee as Jeon Na-rae
Supporting
- Kim Won-hae as Na Dae-bok
- Chu So-jung as Jo Ah-young
- as Park Woong-sik
Special appearance
- Jo Bo-ah as one of Ki-jun's ex-wife who later became a monk
Production
Development
Director Lee Won-suk, who directed Killing Romance, and Choi Bo-kyung to co-direct while writer Lee Tae-yoon, who wrote Secret Royal Inspector & Joy, penned the series. It was planned by CJENM Studios and KT Studio Genie and produced by MongJakSo and Mondo Studio.Casting
In June 2024, Lee Dong-wook had been offered the series' lead role and was in the final stages of coordination. The next month, it was reported that both Lee Kwang-soo and Lee Joo-bin were cast. In September 2024, Lee Da-hee was cast to play one of the lead roles.In February 2025, the four Lees had confirmed their appearances for the series.