Key figures related to insurance claims due to the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake as of June 27, 2016

June 30, 2016

The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) has released the following updated figures as of June 27: 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	15,875	14,273	9,976	6,388,864
Saga	2,474	2,162	1,549	1,050,806
Nagasaki	693	628	419	252,587
Kumamoto	211,114	201,778	186,684	312,006,363
Oita	13,371	12,312	9,979	8,321,410
Miyazaki	387	336	216	187,700
Kagoshima	330	297	165	85,971
Other prefectures	621	549	305	238,350
Total	244,865	232,335	209,293	328,532,051

*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*2 The number of settled cases includes the those cases where claims were paid as well as those where claims were withdrawn as a result of actual investigations.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.