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Other Operating Expenses (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Other Operating Expenses |
Schedule of other operating expenses |
|  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2018
|  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$
Write-offs for operating risks (*) |  | 5,475 |  | 6,360 |  | 11,378
Operations expenses leasing |  | 1,893 |  | 10,152 |  | 4,501
Card administration |  | 3,921 |  | 2,890 |  | 2,640
Provisions for contingencies |  | 6,880 |  | — |  | 3
Other |  | 8,767 |  | 6,466 |  | 11,064
Total |  | 26,936 |  | 25,868 |  | 29,586
(*) As a consequence of the technological security incident that affected the Bank on May 24, 2018, a net write-off has been recognized for external fraud committed directly against the Bank in its accounts held with foreign correspondent banks for Ch$6,002 million. As a result of the procedures of the insurance policies contracted to cover the losses associated with this type of events, at the end of the year were recognized revenues for the entirety of this amount. See Note No. 38 “Reimbursements for insurance policies”.

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