Key figures related to insurance claims due to the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake as of June 6, 2016

June 09, 2016

The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) has released the following updated figures as of June 6: the number of inquiries (*1), the number of settled cases (*2), the number of claim payments, and the total amount of claims paid for "Earthquake Insurance on Dwelling Risks".

The figures below were gathered from both domestic and foreign insurance companies.


Region / Prefecture	Number of inquiries (*1)	Number of settled cases (*2)	Number of claim payments	Total amount of claims paid (in thousands of yen)
Fukuoka	12,480	11,089	7,670	5,014,359
Saga	1,889	1,644	1,162	764,281
Nagasaki	584	517	335	177,435
Kumamoto	190,426	162,417	150,996	259,384,053
Oita	11,118	9,870	7,974	6,748,337
Miyazaki	345	248	153	126,767
Kagoshima	278	207	109	59,271
Other prefectures	505	408	220	130,874
Total	217,625	186,400	168,589	272,405,377

*1 The number of inquiries includes the number of cases where insurance companies received requests for damage investigations, inquiries about earthquake insurance coverage, and requests for advice on policyholder contracts. The number includes inquiries for both buildings and contents.

*2 The number of settled cases includes the those cases where claims were paid as well as those where claims were withdrawn as a result of actual investigations. It also includes cases that were resolved when insurance companies received inquiries.