Key figures related to insurance claims due to the northern Osaka Earthquake as of July 2, 2018

July 06, 2018

The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) has released the following updated figures as of July 2: 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)
Shiga	246	82	42	27,599
Kyoto	5,728	1,686	1,022	707,358
Osaka	67,241	22,236	16,091	12,350,281
Hyogo	4,237	1,275	663	449,988
Nara	1,077	320	176	142,971
Other prefectures	309	73	16	11,650
Total	78,838	25,672	18,010	13,689,847

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*2 The number of settled cases includes the those cases where claims were paid as well as those where claims were withdrawn as a result of actual investigations.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