Key figures related to insurance claims due to the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake as of August 31, 2016

The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) has released the following updated figures as of August 31: 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

19,586

18,749

13,583

8,400,830

Saga

3,065

2,909

2,157

1,660,478

Nagasaki

826

803

542

316,954

Kumamoto

221,885

218,913

203,153

336,565,726

Oita

15,424

15,050

12,284

9,667,789

Miyazaki

480

450

308

266,977

Kagoshima

402

391

213

103,597

Other prefectures

655

625

366

269,648

Total

262,323

257,890

232,606

357,251,999

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*2 The number of settled cases includes the those cases where claims were paid as well as those where claims were withdrawn as a result of actual investigations.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

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