Key figures related to insurance claims due to the Tottori-ken Chubu Earthquake as of November 30, 2016

The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) has released the following updated figures as of November 30: 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)

Tottori

5,997

5,277

4,393

3,471,333

Okayama

237

194

101

76,588

Other prefectures

579

405

221

146,635

Total

6,813

5,876

4,715

3,694,556

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*2 The number of settled cases includes the those cases where claims were paid as well as those where claims were withdrawn as a result of actual investigations.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